Nursery Manager

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 50,206 - 61,363; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £55,785.66 per annum

Competitive bonus of up to £6,000

Childcare discount of 100%

Enhanced parental leave

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits including virtual GP appointments

Job summary

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool is seeking a dedicated Nursery Manager to lead our team at Holland Park. You will ensure outstanding care and education while managing safeguarding practices and staff development.

Ideal candidates will possess a Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience in leadership roles. We offer competitive pay, bonuses, and extensive professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years leadership role (Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, or similar).
• Experience with regulatory inspections leading to a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcome.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and manage policies.
• Recruit and develop high-performing staff.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Child Protection

Team development

Decision making

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Holland Park

Nursery – Holland Park

Salary – Up to £55,785.66 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Location – Holland Park

This Job advert will be open until Thursday 16th July 2026.

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: "I did that."

We’re looking for a Nursery Manager to join our long-standing, dedicated team at Bright Horizons Holland Park Day Nursery and Preschool, a Good-rated nursery in the heart of Notting Hill, offering inspiring learning environments, a beautiful rooftop garden, and a strong focus on children's wellbeing and development.

Our Benefits

• Up to £55,785.66 per annum
• Competitive bonus of up to £6,000, awarded in line with Ofsted inspection outcomes
• Childcare discount of 100% for first child
• Enhanced parental leave
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach

The Role

As a Nursery Manager, you will lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to all the children in your setting, and through inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention and performance. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, holding overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the nursery, and management of safeguarding policies. You will work in partnership with support office teams to recruit, nurture, and continuously develop high performing colleagues, as well as identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth. You will optimise nursery performance, revenue generation, and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements.

What We’re Looking For

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)
• Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection, leading to a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcome
• Experience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high-quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellence
• Confident decision maker, with ability to support change and understanding of complex relationship between commercial and service excellence within a regulated setting
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application.