Senior Nursery Manager

Senior Nursery Manager

Full Time | Early Years Leadership | Essex

• Free daily lunch
• Free on-site parking
• Extra paid day off for your birthday
• Company sick pay
• Workplace pension
• Wellbeing support package
• Regular staff events
• 4-day working week (with one set day off)

Great Starts Recruitment are working exclusively with a well-established and expanding early years organisation in Essex to recruit an experienced Senior Nursery Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident nursery leader who is passionate about forest school principles, outdoor learning, and high-quality early years education. The role oversees one day nursery and three out-of-school clubs, supporting both operational excellence and future.

Full-time position

4 days per week

Working hours:

7:30am – 6:30pm

Multi-site leadership responsibility

• Lead and manage high-quality early years provision across multiple settings
• Champion outdoor learning and forest school ethos
• Lead Ofsted inspections and liaise with local authorities
• Manage staffing, HR processes, and professional development
• Monitor and improve occupancy levels
• Work closely with operational and marketing teams
• Oversee health & safety across settings
• Manage budgets and control setting expenditure
• Lead self-evaluation and quality assurance processes
• Ensure EYFS, safeguarding, and policy compliance

• Previous experience as a Nursery Manager or Senior Nursery Manager
• Strong leadership experience within a day nursery setting
• Good understanding of HR and people management
• Experience managing occupancy and supporting growth
• Confident IT skills, including Excel
• Passion for early years education and outdoor learning

If this sounds like a role that would be a great fit for you, please do not hesitate to apply as the nursery are looking for someone to start ASAP.