Regional Early Childhood Quality Leader

Bright Horizons; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Discounted childcare

Retail discounts

Job summary

Bright Horizons UK is seeking an Early Childhood Specialist to provide regional pedagogical leadership, coaching nursery teams, and ensuring high quality care, education and safety across nurseries. You will visit nurseries, collaborate with Regional Directors, Nursery Managers, and central teams to drive improvement.

This role focuses on implementing Bright Horizons curriculum, Quality Improvement Framework, and Thrive/Nurture approaches, supporting SEND/ASN, safeguarding, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in regional early childhood settings.
• Experience driving quality improvement and impact measurement.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to develop and mentor practitioners across multiple nurseries.

Responsibilities

• Provide pedagogical and organisational leadership to nursery managers and teams across the region.
• Support the implementation of Quality Improvement Strategy and action plans.
• Develop Bright Horizons Nurture Approach across the region.
• Drive continuous improvement in pedagogy, training and nursery support.
• Collaborate with PR&D and Operations on regional initiatives and projects.
• Advocate for children and safeguarding in collaboration with external agencies.
• Offer coaching and mentoring to managers to foster improvement.
• Assist succession planning with Operations and HR.

Skills

Early childhood leadership

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Coaching and mentoring

Pedagogical excellence

Education

Level 3 Early Childhood qualification

First degree in Early Childhood

QTS / EYTS

Leadership and management qualification

Job description

Bright Horizons UK is seeking an Early Childhood Specialist to provide regional pedagogical leadership, coaching nursery teams, and ensuring high quality care, education and safety across nurseries. You will visit nurseries, collaborate with Regional Directors, Nursery Managers, and central teams to drive improvement.

This role focuses on implementing Bright Horizons curriculum, Quality Improvement Framework, and Thrive/Nurture approaches, supporting SEND/ASN, safeguarding, and regulatory