New Job Opening: Nursery Manager in Purple Jay Peckham Rye

Job Description

Nursery Manager

Up to £47,500 per year | 40 Hours per Week

This nursery offers fully equipped rooms designed to provide children with an engaging, stimulating and enriching Early Years experience. Beyond the classrooms, a huge and varied outdoor play area gives children plenty of space to be active, explore their surroundings and take their learning in new directions.

At the heart of the nursery is a bespoke and personalised approach to each child, recognising that children develop differently and creating experiences around their individual interests, needs and next steps.

We’re looking for a strong and experienced Nursery Manager who can take ownership of the setting, inspire the team and maintain consistently high standards across care, education and the wider nursery operation.

What We’re Looking For

• A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or above


• Proven Nursery Manager experience – essential


• A strong track record of successfully leading an Early Years setting


• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS, safeguarding and Ofsted requirements


• Confidence leading, motivating and developing a nursery team


• A strong understanding of how to deliver individualised, child-centred Early Years practice


• Experience managing staffing, deployment, ratios and day-to-day operations


• The ability to identify areas for improvement and drive standards forward


• Strong organisational and decision-making skills


• Excellent relationships with children, families and colleagues

What You’ll Receive

• Salary up to £47,500


• Competitive annual leave


• Annual leave increasing with length of service


• Wellbeing and healthcare programme


• Training and development opportunities


• Team events


• Staff awards and recognition

Making the Nursery Your Own

• Take overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day running of the nursery


• Lead, inspire and develop the Early Years team


• Maintain consistently high standards of care, education and safeguarding


• Ensure the EYFS is delivered effectively while maintaining a personalised approach to every child


• Support practitioners to create stimulating experiences based around children’s individual interests and development


• Make full use of the nursery’s extensive indoor and outdoor environments


• Oversee staffing, ratios, recruitment and team development


• Maintain strong standards across Ofsted, safeguarding, health and safety, and compliance


• Build positive partnerships with parents and families


• Drive continuous improvement and support the nursery’s ongoing success

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: WILL260118/DB