At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and shape a nursery environment focused on early years development.
- Company: Hatching Dragons, a pioneering nursery group with a unique educational philosophy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for national and international growth.
- Other info: Join a leadership team driving significant growth and innovation in early years education.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on children's development in a dynamic and expanding organisation.
- Qualifications: Experience in nursery management and a passion for early childhood education.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Hatching Dragons is not a basic nursery group. We are early years development specialists, and the distinction matters enormously. We have built everything — our environments, our curriculum, our family partnerships, our daily rhythms — around a single truth: the developmental window between birth and five is the most significant period of neurological, emotional, and cognitive growth a human being will ever experience. We do not waste a moment of it.
Our Development Framework together with a '3C curriculum' — Culture, Character, Cognition — runs through everything we do. It is not a programme, it is a philosophy, made operational in every observation, every Circle Time, every World Food Day, every interaction between a practitioner and a child. We deliver structured multilingual education throughout the day. We have a commercially qualified head chef preparing fresh, nutritionally balanced food for every setting.
We have strong research links with UCL’s Institute of Education and Cambridge University’s Child Development and Psychology departments, and emerging relationships with the Anna Freud Centre for a clinically grounded mental health programme for our staff, children, and families. We are a business preparing for significant growth. New settings. New services. National and international expansion. The infrastructure is being built. A fresh rebrand is now ready to carry it, and we are building the leadership team that will take it there.
Our Westminster nursery (located in Pimlico) has just completed a significant refurbishment and is preparing to double in capacity from September 2026. This is not a steady-state management role. This is a building role for a leader who wants to shape something, not just run something. You will join a group nursery leadership team that is readying for national and international expansion, have direct line into the Managing Director and will be part of the conversations that shape where this organisation goes next. The Westminster setting is your primary responsibility, but the ambition this role sits within is much larger.
This is a full-scope nursery management role with genuine leadership responsibility. You are not the most senior person in a room, you are the leader of a setting.
Nursery Manager employer: Hatching Dragons
Hatching Dragons is an exceptional employer that prioritises early years development, offering a unique opportunity for Nursery Managers to lead in a dynamic and growth-oriented environment. With a strong emphasis on professional development, a supportive work culture, and innovative educational practices, employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact on children's lives while enjoying the benefits of working in a newly refurbished setting in the heart of Westminster. Join us as we expand nationally and internationally, shaping the future of early years education together.
