Nursery Manager Job Edinburgh area,Scotland UK,Child Care/Nanny

Derby, United Kingdom | Posted on 26/08/2026

Nursery Manager
Handkerchief Day Nursery - High Street, Kegworth, DE74 2DA

Permanent-Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week £43,775 depending on experience + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000 per year*

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

Handkerchief Day Nursery is looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead ourwell-established nursery and continue building a positive, high-quality environment for children, families and teams.

This role isideal for a strong Early Years leader who enjoys developing teams, driving standards and creating a nursery culture where both children and teams thrive.

You will be joining a stable nursery with supportive senior leadership, strong team foundations and the freedom to lead your setting with confidence.

At Handkerchief Day Nursery, every day is packed with fun, creativity and exciting learning experiences. Come and join a team where no two days are ever the same!.

If you takepride in running a happy, organised nursery and leading a team people genuinely enjoy being part of, we would love to hear from you.

What weoffer:

Quarterly bonus scheme worth upto £3,000 per year*
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 apositive team culture

* Termsand conditions apply.

Therole:

As Nursery Manager, you will lead the day-to-day running of the nursery while maintaining high standards across the setting. You will be responsible for:

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
Creating a positive,professional team culture

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

What we’relooking for:

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

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect allstaff 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. Handkerchief Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take greatcare to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities toany 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 onthe grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnicor national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.