Nursery Manager

Room Leader – Fordingbridge Day Nursery
Salisbury Road Burgate, Fordingbridge SP6 1LX

Full-Time, Permanent (40 hrs/week) – Part-Time considered
Salary: £30,139 per annum

At Fordingbridge Day Nursery, we believe in creating a nurturing, emotionally secure environment where children feel valued, supported, and free to grow at their own pace. Our nursery is grade 2 listed building which features four beautifully designed rooms tailored to children aged 3 months to 5 years, each with direct access to spacious outdoor areas that encourage exploration and play in nature.

Why Join Us?

We value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

£500 joining bonus

Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750

Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 

Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links

Your wellbeing and your future matter to us

Key Responsibilities:

Lead your room with creativity, warmth, and professionalism

Plan and deliver age-appropriate, stimulating activities

Support children’s physical, emotional, and intellectual development

Maintain high-quality observations and records using EyLog and EyMan

Champion the key person approach and support staff development

Ensure full compliance with EYFS and safeguarding standards

What We’re Looking For

Essential: Level 3 Childcare qualification

Essential: 1+ year experience in Early Years

Desirable: 6+ months in a senior/leadership role

Strong knowledge of EYFS and Ofsted standards

Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English

A genuine passion for early childhood education

Please note: Duties may evolve to meet the needs of the nursery.

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.

Fordingbridge 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