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• Busy Bees

  

  Nursery Manager

  2 days ago

  London

  Role Overview: Are you a passionate and experienced early years leader ready for your next big challenge? Busy Bees, the UK’s leading childcare provider, is looking for an inspiring Dual Nursery Manager (Joint Nursery Manager) to co-lead one of our largest settings a vibrant, high-occupancy 140-place nursery in Walthamstow. This is an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with another experienced manager, sharing leadership of a large, dynamic nursery where you’ll guide a dedicated team, deliver outstanding care, and shape the future for hundreds of young learners. With nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and many more internationally, Busy Bees is the UK’s leading nursery group, dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. We’re proud of our award-winning workplace culture, where every team member is valued, supported, and encouraged to grow. As a Dual Nursery Manager, you will work closely with another highly skilled manager to co-lead all aspects of daily operations at our thriving Walthamstow nursery. Together, you’ll ensure the highest standards of care, safety, and education while creating an inspiring environment for both children and staff. This is a hands-on leadership role in a busy, high-occupancy setting — perfect for someone with proven management experience and a passion for delivering excellence in early years education. At Busy Bees, we believe our people make the difference. We’ll support your leadership journey and celebrate your successes every step of the way. Here’s what you can look forward to: * Competitive salary up to £42,500 per annum plus up to 25% annual salary bonus * Ongoing training, development, and career progression * Access to our Hive wellbeing platform with retail discounts and mental health support * Your birthday off – because you deserve to celebrate! * Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) * Significant childcare discount for your family * Enhanced family leave and return-to-work bonus * Cycle to Work scheme and workplace pension * Access to Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders * Opportunities to travel internationally and learn from global best practice via our talent exchange programme * Access to our “Grow With Us” leadership pathway Our Walthamstow nursery is a flagship setting within the Busy Bees family a large, 140-place nursery rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, with consistently high occupancy and a reputation for delivering outstanding childcare. We offer: * Free on-site parking * Free meals on shift * Excellent transport links (bus stop just 5 minutes away, with direct routes into the City) Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we’re committed to supporting children and families beyond our walls. Join us and be part of meaningful community projects and fundraising initiatives that change lives. If you’re a motivated, forward-thinking early years leader ready to co-manage a large, high-performing nursery, we want to hear from you. Bring your expertise, passion, and energy to Busy Bees and help us continue to give every child the best start in life. Role Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: • Lead & Inspire: Drive excellence and motivate your team., • Quality Improvement: Enhance educational programs and operational processes., • Compliance: Ensure a safe and secure environment, meeting all regulations., • Financial Oversight: Manage budgets and resources effectively., • Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, staff, and the community., • Professional Development: Foster team growth to provide exceptional care. Required Qualifications: About you:, • We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Nursery Manager whose primary goal is to deliver the highest standards of childcare and early years education., • You will be resourceful, commercially minded, have strong leadership ability and excellent communication skills., • You will have strong organisational skills with a keen attention to detail and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.Qualifications and Experience:, • NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, or NVQ Level 3., • Experience as a Nursery Manager or Assistant Nursery Manager., • Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills., • A focus on delivering high-quality childcare and early education.Apply now and be part of our dynamic team!

• Busy Bees

  

  Senior Nursery Room Leader

  1 day ago

  London

  Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As a Senior Room Leader at Busy Bees, you will oversee multiple rooms and ensure that educational strategies are seamlessly integrated across the centre. This is a leadership role where you will inspire your team to achieve the highest standards of care and learning. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives. About our Nursery Busy Bees Hammersmith Ravenscourt, rated Good by Ofsted, accommodates 117 children and provides an excellent nursery setting where children are nurtured in a space designed for play, learning, and exploration. Conveniently located with easy access via the Piccadilly, District, Hammersmith, and City lines, we are just a two-minute walk from Ravenscourt Park Station on the District line. Our nursery offers complimentary lunches for the children, and our exciting roof garden provides opportunities for imaginative play, allowing children to explore their creativity, whether it's playing in our Wendy House or cooking up a delicious meal in our mud kitchen. Busy Bees Benefits • Competitive salary, • Ongoing professional development and career progression, • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), • Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!, • 50% childcare discount, • Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus, • Menopause support through Peppy, • Financial support through Salary Finance, • Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon, • Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI), • Ensure that educational strategies and practices are consistent across multiple rooms., • Lead the planning and delivery of activities, adapting the curriculum to meet the diverse needs of the children., • Mentor and develop Room Leaders, promoting a collaborative and high-performing team., • Oversee the wellbeing and safeguarding of children, making necessary adaptations to support children with additional needs., • Foster strong relationships with parents, keeping them informed of their child's development., • Level 3 qualification or above in early years education., • Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory or leadership experience ideally as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Senior Nursery Room Manager or Senior Nursery Practitioner., • Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.

• Busy Bees

  

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  2 days ago

  London

  Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives. About our Nursery Our beautiful 78 place Chiswick Nursery and Pre-School offers child-centred care in an environment designed to be warm and nurturing. Our Chiswick nursery is divided up into rooms dependent on age. You’ll find our Chiswick nursery on Marlborough Road, a quiet residential street in West London. We are most easily accessed via the Gunnersbury London overground service. Busy Bees Benefits • Competitive salary, • Ongoing professional development and career progression, • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), • Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!, • 50% childcare discount, • Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus, • Menopause support through Peppy, • Financial support through Salary Finance, • Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon, • Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI), • Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children's growth and learning., • Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)., • Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education., • Proven experience in working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education

• Busy Bees Nurseries

  

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• Zero2Five

  

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• Bubbles Nurseries Eltham

  

  Nursery Manager

  18 days ago

  London

  We are looking for a qualified, experienced and passionate practitioner to manage our small, family feel nursery in Eltham. The successful applicant will benefit from working closely with Bubbles Nurseries Area Manager and the Manager from our other Bubbles Nursery. You will become an integral part of this home from home nursery. Key Areas Ensuring a high standard of physical, personal, emotional, social and intellectual education and care for all children in the nursery. Supervision of and support to the team members within the nursery thereby implementing high standards of quality practices The day-to-day management of the nursery including quality improvement, marketing and administration. Main duties to include: To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery. To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors. To lead a team of professional workers and to ensure good practice at all times To plan and organise staffing schedules and holiday rotas to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with Ofsted guidelines and nursery procedures. Including working as part of ratios when required. To be aware of and act in accordance with current legislation, good practice, nursery policies and procedures. To adhere to, and support all team members to understand and follow, the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. To follow and support staff to understand and implement the Early Years Foundation Stage. To be responsible for all nursery staff, cooks, cleaners, students and voluntary workers. Supervising and supporting all members of the nursery team in their day-to-day duties including inductions, appraisals and reviews, training and development and individual supervisions. Supporting all team members to work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members Liaising with Ofsted and other professional bodies associated with the nursery. Overseeing the efficient upkeep and maintenance of the building and grounds, stock of equipment, furnishings and fittings Being responsible for all administrative duties associated with the management of the facility, e.g. maintaining records on the children and their families, ordering equipment, maintaining an inventory, keeping personnel records. Being responsible for the collection, recording and banking of fees together with administering a petty cash budget. Co-ordinating with appropriate agencies regarding trainee placements and supervising accordingly. Establishing and maintaining effective communications links with other agencies. To work with the area manager in regards to marketing and advertising the nursery as necessary to ensure the nursery runs to its full capacity To instigate the development and implementation of systems to monitor and record child development. To be responsible for the overall health and safety standards within the nursery and ensuring staff compliance and awareness, including training where appropriate To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history To provide all team members with the support and resources required for the early identification and intervention for children with possible special needs To report back to the Area Manager as required with information relating to finance, quality of the provision and anything else deemed necessary To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time-to-time by the Area Manager. This job description works alongside those of all other personnel. The nursery manager's responsibility is to ensure that the staff team are working to their full potential and implement support programmes and training according to individual needs to achieve this. Job Type / Category This is a full time post working a minimum of 40 hours a week, with overtime as necessary. The nursery is open 51 weeks a year, closing for 1 week at Christmas and public holidays only. The role involves working a variety of shifts between the hours of 7.30 AM and 6.30 PM on a changing rota. Salary is paid on a 4 weekly basis, paid in arrears. Essential criteria- Level 3 or higher Full and Relevant Early Years qualification Enhanced DBS check. Minimum of 2 years of management experience An understanding of and experience of undertaking Ofsted inspections. Understanding and experience of supporting a team, including the role of CPD and the appraisal process. Desirable criteria- A leadership and management qualification Designated Lead Safeguarding training Experience of supporting SEND children and families First Aid