80 Best early childhood Jobs in London (February 2025)

Job Title: Nursery Manager Location: Growing Together Nursery, Leytonstone Reports to: Nursery Directors Job Type: Full-Time Salary: Based on experience About Us Growing Together Nursery is a welcoming and supportive environment where children thrive, and staff grow. We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Nursery Manager to oversee our operations, ensuring exceptional care and early education for every child. Role Overview As Nursery Manager, you’ll lead the daily operations, manage staff, communicate with parents, and maintain compliance with all regulations. You’ll foster a nurturing environment, ensuring children’s individual needs are met while achieving educational goals. Key Responsibilities • Staff Management: Recruit, train, and supervise staff, create rotas, and provide professional development. • Childcare & Education: Implement age-appropriate curriculum, monitor progress, and ensure all children’s needs are met. • Parent Relations: Build strong relationships with parents, resolve concerns, and encourage involvement. • Compliance: Ensure the nursery meets safeguarding, health, and safety standards. • Administration: Manage budgets, financial operations, and maintain accurate records. • Facility Management: Oversee premises and resources, ensuring safety and cleanliness. Skills & Qualifications • Degree or qualification in Early Childhood Education or related field. • 3-5 years’ childcare experience, including 2+ years in management. • Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills. • Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and health & safety. • First Aid and Safeguarding certification (or willingness to obtain). Preferred Skills • Experience in budgeting and administration. • Knowledge of early years frameworks. • Multilingual abilities are a bonus. Benefits • Competitive salary. • Career progression and professional development opportunities. • Supportive and collaborative work environment. • Regular working hours (Monday to Friday).

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Kids Castle Preschool & Nursey

Early Childhood Room Lead Educator

27 days ago

Full-time

London

Early Childhood Lead Educator o To lead, support, supervise, and inspire the staff in their room to ensure best practices with children. o Liaise frequently with the wider management team within the setting to ensure the curriculum is being implemented to a high quality. o To ensure the learning environment is well-resourced and set up to reflect an enabling environment for children. o To support and work as part of a whole team to deliver and meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage for all children. o Plan, provide, and support age-appropriate play opportunities in accordance with the curriculum and individual needs of the children in your care. o To support staff’s practice to ensure the best outcomes for children. o To ensure the safeguarding and welfare of all children in your care is being met. o To be a key person to an allocated number of children. o To observe, assess and record children’s learning and development progress. o To ensure all record keeping for a given room is kept up to date, including children’s development records, daily records, risk assessments, and accident sheets (this will also be carried out by management). o To build and maintain positive relationships with children and their parents/carers. o To adhere to and follow the setting’s policies and procedures. o To ensure confidentiality is always adhered to. o To attend team meetings, settings meetings and training days. This also includes individual Continuous Professional Development training o To liaise and work in partnership with external agencies (both statutory and voluntary) to support children within the setting as appropriate. o Hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times to ensure standards of health and safety and minimise risk. o To undertake any other duties as deemed necessary by the setting managerial team.

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Early Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool

As a Nursery Manager , you will be responsible for leadership, management and daily operations in the nursery. This position involves managing personnel, upholding legal regulations, providing the best possible care and education for the children, and maintaining a safe and stimulating environment. Also, you will work closely with staff, carers, and parents to ensure development and well-being of children. Duties - Operational Management: Oversee daily operations of the nursery. This involves planning schedules, and organising resources - Leadership and Team Management: You will be responsible for training, supervising, and motivating members of staff, ensuring they are efficient in their respective roles - Ensure there is a high standard of physical, emotional and intellectual care for the children - Parental Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents and carers, and keep them informed of progress or any concerns - Maintain a clean and safe environment by carrying out frequent risk assessments and making sure that safety and health regulations are followed. - Stay updated on best practices in early childhood education and childcare.

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