At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the creation of a new nursery, shaping culture and standards from day one.
- Company: Lampstand Learning, a fresh and innovative nursery in Golders Green.
- Benefits: Negotiable salary, generous leave, pension scheme, and future progression opportunities.
- Other info: Join us in creating a calm, welcoming environment where children thrive.
- Why this job: Be part of a founding team and make a real impact on children's lives.
- Qualifications: Experience in nursery management and a passion for team development.
The predicted salary is between 29000 - 30000 £ per year.
We're opening our first nursery in Golders Green and are looking for an experienced Nursery Manager to help us build it properly from the start. This isn't a role where you'll inherit years of existing systems, habits, and challenges. Instead, you'll work alongside the founders to establish the culture, standards, policies, team, and family experience from day one.
We're looking for someone who enjoys creating as much as managing. Someone who takes pride in developing strong teams, building trusted relationships with families, and setting high standards for quality, safeguarding, and practice. You'll be involved before opening, helping to recruit the team, establish operational systems, develop policies and procedures, prepare for registration, and ensure the nursery launches with strong foundations in place.
As occupancy grows, you'll lead the day-to-day running of the nursery, support and develop your team, maintain compliance, and help create an environment where children are known, valued, and given the confidence to thrive.
About Lampstand Learning: Lampstand Learning has been created around a simple belief: young children learn best when they feel secure, connected, and free to explore. Our setting combines high-quality early years education with meaningful outdoor experiences, strong parent partnerships, nutritious food, and carefully designed learning environments. We are creating a nursery that feels calm, welcoming, and purposeful — somewhere children love attending, families trust completely, and educators are proud to work.
About the Role: Many Nursery Manager roles involve stepping into an established setting and maintaining what already exists. This role offers the opportunity to influence the nursery from the beginning. You'll have a genuine voice in decisions relating to:
- Recruitment and team development
- Nursery policies and procedures
- Learning environments and resources
- Operational systems
- Quality improvement
- Ofsted preparation and inspection readiness
You’ll be joining at a stage where your experience and judgement will directly shape the future direction of the nursery.
Why Join Us:
- Be part of the founding leadership team of a new nursery
- Help shape the culture, systems, and standards from the outset
- The opportunity to recruit, develop, and mentor your own team
- Work closely with the founders and have your ideas genuinely heard
- Negotiable salary dependent on experience
- Future progression opportunities as Lampstand Learning grows
- Influence staff wellbeing initiatives and future employee benefits as the nursery grows
- Company pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
Most importantly, you'll have the opportunity to build something from the beginning and see the direct impact of your leadership on the children, families, and team around you.
Founding Nursery Manager in London employer: Lampstand Learning
Lampstand Learning is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to be part of the founding leadership team of a new nursery in Golders Green. With a focus on creating a nurturing and purposeful environment, you will have the chance to shape the culture, systems, and standards from the outset, while enjoying generous benefits such as a competitive salary, company pension scheme, and ample annual leave. Join us to make a meaningful impact on children's lives and foster strong relationships with families in a supportive and collaborative work culture.
