Nursery Deputy Manager

Nottingham, United Kingdom | Posted on 27/07/2026

• Location Grosvenor House Day Nursery and Pre-School
• Date Opened 27/07/2026
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• Job Type Full time
• Province Nottinghamshire
• City Nottingham
• Postal Code NG12 4BS
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

Nursery Deputy Manager -Grosvenor House Day Nursery and Pre-School

Salary – £32,900 depending on experience plus a £1,000 welcome bonus!

40 hours per week

Level 3Childcare Qualification is essential

Love muddy puddles, magical story times and making little people smile? Join the team at Grosvenor House Day Nursery & Pre-School, where every day is an adventure! If you're passionate about inspiring young minds and making a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Our highly trained and dedicated team are passionate aboutcreating inspiring opportunities for children every day. We are now looking for an enthusiastic Deputy Manager to join our friendly team and help continue delivering high-quality care and education.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer acomprehensive benefits package, including:

• Welcome Bonus: Start your journey with a £1,000 welcome bonus!
  
• AnnualLeave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off –paid!
  
• ReferralProgramme:Refer a friend and earn up to £750
  
• EmployeeChildcare Discounts:75% off nursery fees for our team member’sas well as access to wider discount.
  
• Health& wellbeing programme:Confidential employee assistancehelpline available
  
• Personal& Professional Development:Tailored learning and developmentopportunities to support your career growth
  
• Termsand conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.
  
• CompanyPension Scheme
  

*Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionaryand may be subject to change.

Responsibilities:

• Ensurethe safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at alltimes.
  
• Understandand ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFSare met throughout the nursery.
  
• Assistin managing the acceptance and administration of medication and ensurecare plans are thorough and up to date for children or staff with healthconditions.
  
• Ensurethat all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences,environments and resources that are appropriate to their age and stage ofdevelopment.
  
• Promoterespect and credibility for this position through effective communicationskills, impartiality, and consistency.
  
• Inspirestaff team with creative ideas and new challenges with aim to achieveoutstanding practice.
  
• Maintainaccurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMansystem and on file.
  
• Undertakeany other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and safetyand wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
  

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are notexhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post maybe added.

Requirements:

• Fulland relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
  
• Leadershipexperience - Essential
  
• Over1 years' experience of working in Early Years - Essential
  
• Soundknowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatoryrequirements - Essential
  
• Over1 years' experience of working in a management position - Desirable.
  
• Level5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership - Desirable
  
• Experienceof successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding –Desirable
  

Grosvenor House Day Nursery and Pre-Schoolispart of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as aperson, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whetherthey are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality ofopportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and familiesaccording to their individual needs.

Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age,race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexualorientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or nationalorigin, or political belief has no place within the Family First