Job Description
Nursery Area Manager
Salary: Up to £60,000
Multi-Site Early Years Leadership | Award-Winning, Family-Owned Nursery Group
This is an opportunity to take your Early Years leadership experience beyond a single setting and have a genuine impact across a growing group of nurseries.
Our client is an award-winning, family-owned Early Years business with a strong focus on creating warm, supportive and inspiring environments for both children and the people who care for them. As the group continues to grow, they're looking for an experienced Nursery Area Manager to provide operational and quality leadership across a portfolio of settings.
This role would ideally suit an established Area Manager; however, an exceptional Nursery Manager with extensive leadership experience, a strong Ofsted track record and the ability to step confidently into multi-site management may also be considered.
The Leadership Experience We're Looking For
- Level 3 Early Years or above
- Ideally, previous experience as a Nursery Area Manager, Regional Manager or Multi-Site Manager within Early Years.
- Applications may also be considered from highly experienced Nursery Managers ready to progress into area management.
- A strong and demonstrable track record with Ofsted, including achieving and maintaining positive inspection outcomes.
- Excellent working knowledge of the EYFS framework.
- Comprehensive understanding of safeguarding, child protection and Early Years regulatory requirements.
- Strong quality assurance and continuous improvement experience.
- Confidence identifying underperformance and implementing effective improvement plans.
- Ability to balance quality, people and operational performance across multiple settings.
- A flexible approach and willingness to travel between nursery settings.
What You'll Receive
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Heavily discounted childcare
- Competitive annual leave package
- Company sick pay
- Pension scheme
- Lunches provided
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing training and leadership development
- Access to internal development and progression schemes
- Opportunity to play an important role within an award-winning and continuously growing family-owned business
Your Impact Across the Nurseries
- Provide leadership, guidance and operational support to Nursery Managers.
- Regularly visit settings to monitor quality, performance and children's experiences.
- Coach and develop Nursery Managers, helping them become confident and effective leaders.
- Ensure the EYFS is embedded consistently while allowing individual nurseries to retain their own character.
- Maintain excellent safeguarding standards across your area.
- Support settings with Ofsted preparation, inspections and post-inspection action plans.
- Analyse quality and performance information to identify strengths, risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Support managers with staffing, recruitment, retention and team development.
- Implement improvement plans where settings require additional support.
- Promote sharing of best practice across the nursery group.
- Support new initiatives and the continued growth of the business.
- Help create a culture where children receive excellent care and colleagues have opportunities to develop their careers.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities.
Reference: WILL254942/TH
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Nursery Area Manager in Clapham employer: Willingcare
As a Nursery Manager with us, you'll be part of a nurturing and dynamic environment that prioritises both child development and employee wellbeing. We offer competitive salaries, a performance-related bonus scheme, and extensive professional development opportunities, all while working in spacious, well-resourced settings across Hampshire and Surrey. Join our supportive team where your leadership will directly impact the growth of young minds and your career progression.
