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Nursery Manager
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum (Depending on Experience/Qualifications)
Brand New Nursery Coming in Autumn 2026
Are you an experienced and inspiring Nursery Manager ready to lead a high-performing large-scale setting?
Monkey Puzzle Epping is our newest nursery and we’re looking for a hands-on, strategic leader to ensure that every child, parent, and where team members can thrive.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll lead the nursery both operationally and strategically, ensuring that the setting continues to deliver exceptional standards of childcare, education, and customer experience.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leadership & Culture
· Lead, inspire, and motivate a large multi-room team to deliver excellence in every area.
· Create a positive, collaborative culture that supports wellbeing and encourages continuous improvement.
· Coach and mentor Deputy Managers, Room Leaders and key staff, helping them grow into confident leaders of their own teams.
· Champion inclusion and diversity within the nursery community.
Quality & Curriculum
· Ensure the EYFS curriculum is embedded effectively across all age groups, promoting inspiring learning environments.
· Maintain a consistent focus on safeguarding, health & safety, and children’s wellbeing.
Compliance & Standards
· Maintain regulatory compliance at all times, keeping the nursery inspection-ready for Ofsted and local authority visits.
· Implement and monitor policies, risk assessments, and safeguarding procedures, ensuring they’re understood and followed by the team.
· Lead incident reporting, audits, and action plans to uphold high operational standards.
People Management
· Recruit, induct, and retain talented team members, managing staffing levels for a large-scale setting.
· Conduct appraisals, supervisions, and one-to-ones to drive professional growth and team engagement.
· Identify training needs and implement development plans to build a strong pipeline of future leaders.
Parent & Community Partnerships
· Act as the main point of contact for parents, promoting open communication and trust.
· Host parent information sessions, open days, and nursery events to build a strong community presence.
· Work in partnership with external agencies, schools, and local community groups to support children’s learning and transitions.
Business & Financial Management
· Manage the nursery budget effectively, including forecasting occupancy, monitoring income and expenditure, and controlling running costs.
· Analyse occupancy trends to maximise capacity across all rooms, ensuring strong financial performance.
· Collaborate with Head Office on marketing initiatives and business development projects to keep the nursery thriving.
· Ensure the nursery achieves or exceeds its KPIs in occupancy, quality, and parent satisfaction.
Innovation & Growth
· Champion environmental and sustainability initiatives within the nursery.
· Lead continuous improvement projects, drawing on staff feedback, inspection recommendations, and parent surveys.
· Explore new enrichment activities and curriculum enhancements to set the nursery apart in the local market.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What We’re Looking For
· Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification (Level 5+ desirable)
· Designated Safeguarding Lead trained with strong safeguarding knowledge
· Safer Recruitment training and proven experience in managing large teams
· Minimum 2+ years in a Deputy or Manager role in a busy nursery/preschool (experience in settings of 80+ places desirable)
· Strong track record of delivering ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted results
· Financially astute, confident managing budgets and occupancy planning
· Excellent communication, organisation, and IT skills
· A natural leader with a passion for creating a happy, high-performing team culture
Benefits
What can Monkey Puzzle Offer?
· Length of Service Recognition : We want you stay with us! We recognise and reward your length of service with Monkey Puzzle with vouchers
· Competitive Salaries : We are not here to penny pinch. Our salaries are competitive based on your position and the job market. Salaries are reviewed throughout the year.
· Enhanced Maternity Pay : Enhanced pay after 2 years’ service
· Medicash: Cover for dental treatments, optical, doctor consultations, therapies, and prescriptions as well as mental health support
· YuLife: You will be enrolled into our Group Life Assurance policy and have access to the YuLife app
· Refer a Friend : Bring connections to work with us and earn rewards
· Flexible Working : We would like to be able to give you the choice and flexibility to reduce your working hours.
· Social Events : We arrange catch ups with the team alongside our Christmas parties
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Safeguarding Statement
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.
The nursery manager will be responsible for the development and daily management of the Nursery providing a safe , caring and stimulating environment for children age 0-5 years of age. To build links, and implement strategies, planning, monitoring evaluation and development of the nursery. To encure equip,ments and resourses are maintained in accordance with health and safety requirements. Provide supervision ofthe staff and volunteers and students who work in the nursery
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Nursery Assistant (Experienced) – Chessington
Full-Time | Immediate Start Available
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Nursery Assistant to join our welcoming team in Chessington. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with hands-on childcare experience who is passionate about early years education and creating a nurturing environment for young children to thrive.
While this position is open to unqualified applicants , previous experience working within a nursery, preschool, or early years setting is essential.
About the Role As a Nursery Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting children’s learning, development and wellbeing. Working as part of a collaborative team, you will help deliver engaging activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment for every child.
Key Responsibilities • Supporting the daily care and supervision of children aged 0–5
• Assisting in planning and delivering age-appropriate activities
• Promoting children’s social, emotional and physical development
• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, health and safety
• Building positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues
• Contributing to observations and learning journals where required
What We Offer • Competitive salary based on experience
• Supportive and friendly working environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Clear progression pathways
• Staff wellbeing initiatives
If you are committed to providing high-quality care and are ready to take the next step in your early years career, we would love to hear from you.
Apply online immediately to be considered – interviews are being arranged as applications are received.
What We’re Looking For • Previous experience working in a nursery or early years setting
• A genuine passion for childcare and early education
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A proactive and positive attitude
• Good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
Qualifications are not essential – we value experience, commitment and the right attitude above all else.
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