Nursery Manager | Taunton, Somerset | £39,998.40 + bonus

Family Adventures Group; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff bonus

Generous holiday entitlement

Staff childcare support

Career development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Little Adventures Nursery Group in Taunton, Somerset, is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead our Early Years team and uphold safeguarding, learning and development standards. You’ll drive day-to-day operations, manage staff, foster a positive culture and ensure families feel supported.

This full-time permanent role offers leadership development, competitive pay (£39,998.40 per annum) and a range of staff benefits, with a focus on delivering high-quality care and growth opportunities for children

Qualifications

• Strong leadership or management experience in Early Years.
• Excellent safeguarding and child protection knowledge.
• Proven ability to develop and inspire an Early Years team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation and overall performance of the nursery.
• Inspire, motivate and develop your Early Years team.
• Create a positive culture where colleagues feel supported, valued and accountable.
• Maintain high standards of care, learning and development.
• Lead safeguarding and child protection across the setting.
• Ensure staffing, deployment and ratios are maintained.
• Coach and develop your leadership team and wider nursery colleagues.
• Build strong relationships with parents and families.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 EY/Childcare qualification

Job description

Nursery Manager | Taunton, Somerset | £19.23ph

Location:Taunton, Somerset
Salary:£39,998.40 per annum + bonus
Hours:Full-time
Contract:Permanent, Full-time
Schedule:Monday to Friday
Closing date:Sunday 29 November 2026

Ready to lead your next nursery?

Are you an experiencedNursery Manager, Deputy Nursery Manager or Early Years leaderlooking for your next opportunity in Taunton?

We're looking for an inspiring and experiencedNursery Managerto lead our Early Years team inTaunton, Somerset.

You’ll take responsibility for creating a nursery wherechildren thrive, families feel confident and colleagues feel supported to do their best work, while maintaining excellent standards across safeguarding, quality, people and day-to-day nursery operations.

Why join us?

We want you to have more than a job. We want you to build a leadership career you enjoy.

You’ll benefit from:

• £19.23 per hour
• Monday-to-Friday working
• 33 days' holidayfor full-time colleagues, including bank holidays
• An additional paid day off for your birthday
• Excellent staff childcare support from day one, subject to availability and scheme conditions
• Training and leadership development, including mentoring and learning resources
• Career progressionwithin our growing nursery group
• Wellbeing support, with services that may include 24/7 emotional support, virtual GP/nurse access, online physiotherapy and medical, financial and legal helplines
• Stream financial wellbeing tools
• Gym and lifestyle discounts
• Cycle to Work schemefor eligible colleagues
• Recognition and rewards, including Adventurous Applause, colleague awards, referral rewards and long-service recognition
• Team events and celebrations

We’re proud to be aGreat Place to Work® certified organisationand recognised byThe Sunday Times Best Places to Work, reflecting the supportive, inclusive culture we’re building for our people.

What you’ll be doing

As Nursery Manager, you’ll:

• Lead the day-to-day operation and overall performance of the nursery
• Inspire, motivate and develop your Early Years team
• Create a positive culture where colleagues feel supported, valued and accountable
• Maintain consistently high standards of care, learning and development
• Ensure children’s individual needs remain at the heart of nursery practice
• Lead a strong culture ofsafeguarding and child protection
• Ensure appropriate staffing, deployment and ratios are maintained
• Coach and develop your leadership team and wider nursery colleagues
• Lead effective supervisions, performance conversations and colleague development
• Build strong, trusted relationships with parents, carers and families
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and welfare
• Ensure policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are consistently followed
• Support the commercial and operational success of the nursery
• Lead by example and bring our values to life every day

What we’re looking for

You’ll need:

• full and relevant Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification or equivalent
• Strong Early Years leadership or management experience
• Experience leading and developing a nursery or Early Years team
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
• Strong understanding of child development and high-quality Early Years practice
• Confidence managing staffing, deployment and day-to-day nursery operations
• Strong communication, organisation and people-management skills
• Confidence building positive relationships with families and colleagues
• A positive, caring and accountable leadership style
• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's wellbeing
• An Enhanced DBS or willingness to undertake the required checks

Previous experience as aNursery Manager, Deputy Nursery Manager, Assistant Nursery Manager or senior Early Years leaderwould be an advantage.

Grow your Early Years leadership career

Already working as aDeputy Nursery Managerand ready to take the step into your first Nursery Manager position?

Or are you an experiencedNursery Managerlooking for a new challenge within a growing nursery group?

We’re looking for a leader who canbuild a great team, develop colleagues, deliver high standards and create an exceptional environment for children and families.

Our culture is built around ourARCH values: Accountability, Reliability, Caring and Honesty, with learning, recognition and career development forming part of our colleague promise.

Safeguarding children

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

Our safer recruitment process includes appropriate identity and Right to Work checks, references, Enhanced DBS and barred-list checks where required, qualification verification and employment history checks.

Join us in Taunton

Our Taunton location could be convenient for candidates travelling from:

Taunton | Wellington | North Petherton | Bridgwater | Creech St Michael | Bishop's Lydeard | Wellington | Wiveliscombe | Somerset

Ready for your next adventure?

If you're looking for aNursery Manager, Early Years Manager, Childcare Manager, Deputy Nursery Manager or nursery leadership job in Taunton or Somerset, we’d love to hear from you.