Bright Horizons UK
Nursery Manager (Early Years)
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š Nursery Manager | Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery & Pre-School š š Fair Oak, Hampshire š° Ā£40,993 - Ā£53,634 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)
Closing Date: Until the right candidate is hired - please attach a full and relevant CV to be considered for this opportunity
Are you an experienced Early Years leader looking for your next opportunity to make a real impact? At Bright Horizons, our culture is built around our HEART values ā Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork ā creating an environment where colleagues feel supported, valued, and empowered to help children thrive.
We're looking for a passionate Nursery Manager to lead our Fair Oak nursery, inspiring teams to deliver exceptional care and education while driving operational excellence and growth.
What You'll be doing:
- Leading and developing a high-performing nursery team
- Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Driving employee engagement, retention, and performance
- Ensuring compliance, quality, and outstanding outcomes for children
- Building strong partnerships with parents, carers, and colleagues
- Managing nursery performance, occupancy growth, and commercial success
- Supporting recruitment, development, and succession planning
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What We're Looking For:
- Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or above
- Leadership experience within an Early Years setting (Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections leading to a Good or Outstanding outcome
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and regulatory compliance
- A proven track record of developing successful teams and delivering high-quality practice
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance operational performance and service excellence
- A full compliance process will be done for any successful candidate including an enhanced DBS check
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Why Bright Horizons?
- 100% childcare discount for your first child
- Enhanced parental leave
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Pension scheme
- Financial wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and early wage access
- Ongoing professional development and career coaching
Link to our career page: https://brighthorizons.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External-UnitedKingdom/job/Eastleigh-Hampshire-SO50-7HD/Nursery-Manager_JR-142732
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