Nursery Manager

Love Childcare Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning group

Staff wellbeing focus

Autonomy to lead setting

Job summary

Love Childcare Recruitment seeks an experienced Nursery Manager for a busy Childwall setting in Liverpool. You'll lead a team of around 14 staff and 50 children daily, ensuring safe, high-quality provision within EYFS standards.

The role offers up to £35k dependent on experience, with a strong support structure from an award-winning group and opportunities to shape how the setting runs. Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm shifts.

Qualifications

• Level 3 or above in early years or childcare, with leadership/management qualifications desirable.
• At least two years in a management or leadership role within a childcare or early years setting.
• Safeguarding-led approach with staff supervision and compliance.
• Clear and organised, capable of budgets, occupancy, staffing, and funding administration.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and compliance: take day-to-day management responsibility and ensure EYFS/Ofsted and policy compliance.
• Safeguarding: oversee safeguarding practices and reports.
• Team management: lead recruitment, induction, supervision and performance of 14 staff.
• Quality and curriculum: monitor teaching, planning and assessment to keep standards high.
• Administration and finance: oversee budgets, occupancy, funding claims and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Safeguarding

Budgeting

Education

Level 3 in early years/childcare

Job description

Nursery Manager in Childwall, Liverpool - Award-Winning Nursery Group

Up to £35k (dependent on experience) + benefits

Location: Childwall, Liverpool (L16)

Our client is an award-winning day nursery group with a strong, long-standing reputation across South Liverpool. They're looking for an experienced Nursery Manager to take the lead at their Childwall setting, overseeing a team of 14 staff and around 50 children a day.

This is a nursery that does things properly. Outdoor play sessions, yoga, daily mindfulness and a genuine "family feel" run through everything they do, and it shows in the awards on the wall, including multiple Nursery World finalist placings and an award for staff wellbeing. As Manager, you'll have real ownership of the day-to-day running of the setting, backed by a supportive area management team rather than left to figure it out alone.

On offer is a salary of up to £35k, the backing of an established, well-resourced group, and genuine scope to shape how your nursery is run.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, working shifts within the nursery's 8am-6pm opening hours.

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership and compliance: Take overall day-to-day management responsibility for the setting, ensuring full compliance with the EYFS statutory framework, Ofsted requirements and company policy.
• Safeguarding: Act as or oversee the Designated Safeguarding Lead role, ensuring the whole team knows how to recognise and report concerns.
• Team management: Lead recruitment, induction, supervision and performance management for a team of 14, making sure ratios and qualification requirements are always met.
• Quality and curriculum: Monitor teaching, planning and assessment across the nursery, using self-evaluation and quality assurance to keep standards high.
• Administration and finance: Oversee budgets, staffing, occupancy, funding claims and reporting to the nursery owners and area managers.

About you:

• Qualified: Level 3 or above in early years or childcare, with a leadership and management qualification desirable.
• Experienced: At least two years in a management or leadership role within a childcare or early years setting.
• Safeguarding-led: Confident leading safeguarding practice, staff supervision and compliance across a busy nursery.
• Clear and organised: Comfortable managing budgets, occupancy, staffing and funding administration alongside the day-to-day running of the setting.

What's in it for you:

• A salary of up to £35k, dependent on qualifications and experience.
• The backing of an award-winning group with a genuine focus on staff wellbeing.
• Real autonomy to lead your own setting, with support from experienced area managers.