Nursery Manager

The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Pre-School 

Nursery Manager

40 hours per week

Salary – Competitive

Beaconsfield Day Nursery is a warm, vibrant setting located in the heart of Beaconsfield. With easy access from the A355 and just minutes from the M40, our nursery is ideally situated for commuting parents. We offer convenient on-site and street parking, and we're also within walking distance of Beaconsfield Train Station, making us easily accessible for both families and staff.

Our nursery boasts spacious, light-filled rooms and a large, fully equipped garden that includes a mud kitchen—perfect for outdoor exploration. Each room opens directly into the garden, and our baby room benefits from its own dedicated outdoor space. We offer a rich programme of extracurricular activities and regular community outings, providing children with exciting opportunities for imaginative play and real-world learning experiences that support their overall development.

We are currently seeking a passionate and experienced Nursery Manager to join our team. This is a full-time, year-round position, offering 40 hours per week on a flexible shift pattern between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM. A full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification is essential.

If you're ready to take the next step in your childcare career and lead a dedicated team in a nurturing, forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Referral Programme: refer a friend and receive a bonus of up to £750 
• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Health and Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Onsite Free Parking and Transport Links

As Nursery Manager, you will:

• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery.
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are embedded, applied, and adhered to by all.
• Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.
• Embed effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.
• Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources which are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Promote a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.
• Manage any complaints or concerns raised in a thorough and timely manner and inform senior management.
• Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
• Participate in all activities related to nursery publications, advertising, public relations, the web site, and other marketing activities designed to promote the nursery.
• Promote positive relations with an approachable manner and time to listen to your team.

• Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Nursery Manager, you will need:

• Essential: Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification
• Essential: Over 1 year experience in Early Years
• Essential: Strong knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements
• Essential: Over 1 year of management experience
• Desirable: Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership
• Desirable: Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection at a Good or Outstanding level

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.

The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.