Room Leader

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited; Leigh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch

KP Academy training

Enhanced leave

Wellbeing and staff rewards

Long service awards

Take your birthday off

Competitive salary and pension

Job summary

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited is seeking a Room Leader to drive high-quality care and education in line with EYFS, leading a busy room and supporting a passionate team.

The role focuses on building strong relationships with children and families, meeting individual learning needs, and promoting professional development within a friendly, family-run setting in Leigh.

Qualifications

• Must hold Level 3 early years qualification.
• Excellent understanding of EYFS.
• Extensive safeguarding knowledge.
• Leadership experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a room within the nursery, ensuring high-quality care and education.
• Support and guide the team to foster a positive, collaborative environment.
• Build strong relationships with children and families to meet individual needs and support learning.
• Promote professional development within the team.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Leadership experience (desirable)

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification (UK)

Job description

How you'll make a difference as a Room Leader:

By leading and managing a room within the nursery, ensuring high-quality care and education in line with the EYFS.

Through supporting and guiding the team, fostering a positive, collaborative environment and promoting professional development.

Through building strong relationships with children and families, ensuring each child's individual needs are met and their learning is supported.

What a Room Leader needs

• Must be at least Level 3 qualified in a UK recognised early years qualification.
• Excellent understanding of EYFS.
• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children.
• Leadership experience desirable.

Kids Planet is a proud family-run business, we do things with heart and we're passionate about giving every child the best possible start. No two settings are the same, but all of them are built around our shared values: care, curiosity, and a genuine love for early years.

Join Kids Planet Leigh as a Room Leader!

We're now looking for a Room Leader to join our team, someone who's ready to get stuck in, spark imaginations, and help children thrive.

Why Kids Planet Leigh?

• Located close to the centre of Leigh
• Excellent transport routes
• Recently refurbished
• Great Place to Work Certified 2025/26
• Ranked #1 UK Best Workplaces for Women, for the second year running
• Crowned NMT's Large Nursery Group of the Year, for the second year running
• Awarded one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Education & Training by Great Place to Work 2026
• 80% Childcare Discount - T&Cs apply

What we offer our Room Leaders:

• Free breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks to fuel your day!
• Accredited training through our awesome KP Academy and bespoke training platform.
• Enhanced leave for maternity, paternity, fertility, and adoption because family matters.
• Wellbeing goodies, staff rewards, and fun events all year round.
• Long service awards to celebrate your commitment.
• Take the day off on your birthday, it's all about you!
• Competitive salary, pension plan and enhanced holiday allowance.
• Friendly central support team always on hand to help.