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Company Description
Action Staffing LTD is a UK-focused recruitment agency that provides staffing solutions across healthcare, early years, hospitality, and education. The agency connects day nurseries, care homes, GP practices, and hotels with fully vetted, qualified professionals, including Level 3 Early Years Practitioners, Nursery Chefs, and healthcare support staff. Action Staffing LTD operates in full alignment with UK Safer Recruitment standards and Ofsted requirements to ensure safe and compliant hiring practices. The team supports both urgent cover and long-term workforce needs, offering a streamlined and reliable recruitment process for clients and candidates alike.
Role Description
The Nursery Manager role is a full-time, on-site position based in the London Area, United Kingdom. The Nursery Manager will oversee the daily operation of the nursery, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children in line with UK safeguarding and regulatory standards.
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- Leading and mentoring nursery staff
- Managing rosters
- Overseeing curriculum planning
- Ensuring high-quality care and learning experiences
- Building positive relationships with families
- Handling admissions and occupancy
- Monitoring budgets and resources
- Maintaining accurate records and documentation
- Compliance with Ofsted and local authority requirements
- Continuous quality improvement
- Promoting a collaborative, inclusive culture within the setting
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding and safeguarding children practices, with a clear understanding of UK Safer Recruitment and Ofsted standards.
- Proven experience in nursery and nursery management, including staff supervision, operational oversight, and curriculum delivery in an early years setting.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with children, families, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
- Relevant early years qualification (e.g., Level 3 or above in Early Years / Childcare) and up-to-date paediatric first aid and safeguarding training.
- Demonstrated leadership, team-building, and problem-solving abilities, with strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Experience with compliance, record-keeping, and quality assurance processes in early years environments.
- Familiarity with UK early years frameworks (such as the EYFS) and experience supporting inclusive, child-centered practice.
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