Nursery Manager

Join Our Team as a Nursery Manager!

Location: Kids Play Bury St Edmunds

Contract: FTC 12 months Maternity Cover | 40 Hours Per Week

Salary: Up to £37,500 per year + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000 per year*

Are you an experienced Nursery Manager looking for a nurturing environment where you will feel trusted, supported, and genuinely valued as a leader?

At Kids Play Bury St Edmunds, we are on the lookout for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead our well-established nursery. Your mission? To create a positive, high-quality environment for children, families, and teams!

Your Role:

As our Nursery Manager, you will be at the heart of our nursery, leading day-to-day operations while maintaining high standards across the setting. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating, and developing your nursery team
• Ensuring EYFS and safeguarding compliance
• Building strong parent partnerships
• Driving occupancy and overall nursery performance
• Leading Ofsted preparation and inspections
• Supporting staff development and wellbeing
• Creating a positive, professional team culture

This is a hands-on leadership role where your experience, leadership style, and decision-making will make a genuine impact every day.

What We Offer:

• Quarterly bonus scheme worth up to £3,000 per year*
• 75% childcare discount
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Genuine progression opportunities within a growing group
• Supportive and approachable senior leadership team
• Employee wellbeing & assistance programme
• Refer a friend bonus up to £750
• Well-resourced nursery with a positive team culture

*Terms and conditions apply.

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification
• Previous Nursery Management experience
• Strong knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding
• Experience leading teams within Early Years
• Passion for delivering high-quality childcare and education

Desirable:

• Level 5 qualification in Childcare, Leadership, or Management
• Experience achieving Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcomes

Apply today! If you’re looking for a Nursery Manager role where you can lead confidently, feel supported, and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we would love to speak with you.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Kids Play Bury St Edmunds is part of the Family First Group, where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.