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Senior nursery practitioner

Southampton
Family First Nursery Group
Nursery practitioner
Posted: 14h ago
Offer description

Nursery
Manager
Woodberry Day Nursery Peartree

Full Time
| 40 Hours Per Week
Salary | £42,000 - £50,000 depending on experience + £1,000 Welcome Bonus +
Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000 per year*

Are you an experienced Nursery
Manager looking for a setting where you will feel trusted, supported and
genuinely valued as a leader?

Woodberry
Day Nursery Peartree is looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager
to lead our well-established nursery and continue building a positive,
high-quality environment for children, families and teams.

This role is
ideal for a strong Early Years leader who enjoys developing teams, driving
standards and creating a nursery culture where both children and teams thrive.
You will be joining a stable nursery with supportive senior leadership, strong
team foundations and the freedom to lead your setting with confidence.

Set beside
beautiful woodland with inspiring free-flow outdoor spaces, Woodberry Peartree
offers children an exciting environment where curiosity, creativity and
confidence can thrive through play and exploration.

If you take
pride in running a happy, organised nursery and leading a team people genuinely
enjoy being part of, we would love to hear from you.

What we
offer:

£1,000 welcome bonus*

Quarterly bonus scheme worth up
to £3,000 per year*

75% childcare discount

27 days annual leave plus bank
holidays and your birthday off

Genuine progression
opportunities within a growing group

Supportive and approachable
senior leadership team

Employee wellbeing &
assistance programme

Refer a friend bonus up to £750

Well-resourced nursery with a
positive team culture

*Terms
and conditions apply.

The role:

As Nursery
Manager, you will lead the day-to-day running of the nursery while maintaining
high standards across the setting. You will be responsible for:

Leading, motivating, and
developing your nursery team

Ensuring EYFS and safeguarding
compliance

Building strong parent
partnerships

Driving occupancy and overall
nursery performance

Leading Ofsted preparation and
inspections

Supporting staff development and
wellbeing

Creating a positive,
professional team culture

This is a
hands-on leadership role where your experience, leadership style, and
decision-making will make a genuine impact every day.

What we’re
looking for:

Essential:

Full and relevant Level 3
Childcare qualification

Previous Nursery Management
experience

Strong knowledge of EYFS and
safeguarding

Experience leading teams within
Early Years

Passion for delivering
high-quality childcare and education

Desirable:

Level 5 qualification in
Childcare, Leadership, or Management

Experience achieving Good or
Outstanding Ofsted outcomes



Apply today!
If you’re looking for a Nursery Manager role where you can lead confidently,
feel supported and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we would love to speak with
you.

We are
committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service
Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to
enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Woodberry
Day Nursery Peartree is part of the Family First Group where we take great care
to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any
other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to
providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all
children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on
the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil
partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or
maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place
within the Family First Group

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