Nursery Regional Quality Assurance Manager
Permanent | Full-Time | Regional Role
£44K - £47K +£6000 Car allowance
Are you the person nurseries rely on when quality really matters?
This is an opportunity to step into a senior, field-based quality leadership role within a large, fast-growing childcare organisation that places quality, safeguarding, SEND and Ofsted excellence at the heart of everything it does.
If you are passionate about raising standards, confident working at pace across multiple settings, and experienced in supporting Good and Outstanding Ofsted outcomes, this role offers genuine influence, autonomy, and impact.
The Opportunity
As a Regional Quality Assurance Manager you will be the quality expert across a defined region, working closely with senior operational leaders to ensure:
* Strong, consistent EYFS practice
* High-quality curriculum implementation
* Robust safeguarding and SEND provision
* Early identification and resolution of quality risks
* Outstanding inspection readiness
This is not a desk-based role. You will be visible, hands-on, and influential, supporting Area and Nursery Managers to deliver the very best outcomes for children.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Leading quality audits, mock inspections, and inspection readiness activity
* Supporting settings to achieve Good and Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
* Providing expert guidance during inspections and regulatory visits
* Producing clear, insightful quality reports for senior leadership
What We’re Looking For
You will be an experienced early years professional who brings credibility, calm leadership, and a genuine passion for quality.
Essential experience and qualifications:
* A childcare qualification at Level 3 or above
* Proven experience supporting nurseries through successful Ofsted inspections
* Potential willingness to travel
Desirable:
* Experience supporting settings to achieve Outstanding
* Background in multi-site or group childcare organisations
* Confidence working with senior operational stakeholders
Why Apply?
* A genuinely influential regional leadership role
* The opportunity to shape quality at scale
* The chance to make a meaningful difference to children’s outcome
* An exciting step into Nursery Operations
If you’re driven by quality, motivated by improvement, and at your best when supporting others to succeed, this could be the role that takes your early years career to the next level