Step into Leadership at The CherryField Day Nursery!
Long Grove Park, Epsom, KT19 8TF
£34,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience and working hours
34-42.5 hours per week | Monday – Friday | All year round
Are you a passionate early years professional ready for your next challenge? At
The CherryField Day Nursery, we’re looking for a
dedicated and inspiring Deputy Manager
to join the team for one year and then afterwards become a field deputy manager to help lead our vibrant, nurturing settings where children thrive and staff feel truly valued.
The nursery is purpose-built, bright and welcoming to staff and children, we have our own car park on site and within walking distance of Epsom train station.
Why Join the Family First Community?
We believe in supporting our team with meaningful benefits that make a difference:
£400 Qualification Bonus
– for Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!*
Generous Annual Leave
– 24 days + bank holidays + your birthday off – all paid!
75% Childcare Discount
– because your family matters too
Health & Wellbeing Support
– confidential helpline for life’s challenges
Career Progression
– tailored learning and development opportunities
Refer a Friend Bonus
– earn up to £750!*
*Terms apply. Some benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
Your Role as Deputy Manager:
As a key leader in our nursery, you’ll:
Ensure the safety, wellbeing, and happiness of every child, parent, and team member
Support the delivery of outstanding EYFS practice across all rooms
Manage medication and care plans with diligence and compassion
Inspire your team with creativity, consistency, and a positive attitude
Maintain accurate records using the EyMan system
Step up as a role model, mentor, and motivator for your colleagues
Help drive continuous improvement and prepare for Ofsted inspections
What You’ll Bring:
Level 3 Childcare Qualification
– essential
Leadership experience
in an early years setting – essential
1+ year in Early Years
– essential
Strong knowledge of
EYFS and safeguarding
– essential
Level 5 qualification
in Childcare or Leadership – desirable
Experience achieving
Good or Outstanding
in Ofsted – desirable
Ready to Make a Lasting Impact?
If you're ready to lead with heart, inspire a team, and help shape the future of young children, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the way.
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.
CherryField Day Nursery 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