Nursery Manager

Location:

London, GB

Date: 22 May 2026

Application closing date:

ROLE SUMMARY:

Parson’s Green Nursery is an independent nursery dedicated to providing exceptional early childhood education in a warm, family-oriented environment. Our experienced team nurtures each child’s unique talents and fosters confidence, curiosity, and a love of learning from the very start.

With a strong focus on individual development, we encourage children to explore their interests, express themselves freely, and build essential skills for their future. Our supportive approach, combined with a rich and engaging curriculum, lays the foundation for academic and personal success. At Parson’s Green Nursery, every child is valued, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential.

We are now looking for an experienced and passionate Nursery Manager to lead our Cortayne Road site at 22 Cortayne Road, SW6 3QA. This is an exciting opportunity for a strong early years leader to oversee the day-to-day running of the nursery, inspire and support staff, and ensure the highest standards of care, safeguarding, and education are consistently delivered.

This is an all year round role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Cortayne Road nursery site, ensuring a safe, caring, stimulating, and inclusive environment for all children, staff, and families.
To oversee the delivery of an outstanding play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables every child to make excellent individual progress.
To ensure the nursery consistently meets and exceeds OFSTED and safeguarding requirements.
To lead, motivate, and support the nursery team through effective management, coaching, training, and performance development.
To maintain high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour management, and care throughout the setting.
To oversee planning and assessment processes to ensure activities are engaging, developmentally appropriate, and aligned with early learning outcomes.
To build strong and positive relationships with parents and carers, ensuring effective communication regarding children’s development and wellbeing.
To manage staffing, ratios, recruitment support, rotas, and overall operational effectiveness within the nursery.
To ensure policies, procedures, and health & safety requirements are implemented and consistently maintained.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

A full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years or above
Previous experience in a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager within an early years setting.
Excellent working knowledge of the EYFS Framework, safeguarding, and OFSTED requirements.
Strong leadership, organisational, and team management skills.
A passion for delivering outstanding childcare and early years education.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with staff, children, and families.
Confidence in managing nursery operations, compliance, and staff development.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM:

Please download and complete our Inspired Application Form and submit alongside your CV.

Inspired Academic Teaching Application Form