Nursery Manager - Wimbledon (SW19) - Immediate Start

Keren’s Nursery

Salary: £52,000 + KPI Bonus | 45 hrs/week (paid breaks)

Beautiful boutique setting • Outstanding culture • Family-run excellence

We are looking for an experienced, inspiring Nursery Manager to lead our warm and high-performing Wimbledon setting. If you are passionate about Early Years education, committed to inclusion, and motivated by exceptional outcomes for children, families, and staff - this is your role.

About Keren’s Nursery

Keren’s Nursery is a family-run group of boutique early years settings, celebrated for creating enabling, nurturing, and deeply relational environments. For over 20 years, we have delivered outstanding care and education rooted in emotional safety, curiosity, independence, and high-quality pedagogy.

Our Wimbledon branch is growing - and we are seeking a manager who leads with emotional intelligence, integrity, and the belief that early childhood transforms lives.

⭐ What You Will Lead

1. Quality of Education & Practice

• Deliver an engaging EYFS-aligned curriculum that supports whole-child development.
• Oversee high-quality observations, assessments, and planning across the nursery.
• Maintain exceptional practice through regular room observations, supervisions, and ongoing staff development.
• Ensure all children - including SEND, EAL and those needing additional support - receive personalised, high-quality provision.
• Uphold the highest standards of safety, safeguarding, hygiene, and well-being.

2. Continuous Improvement & Compliance

• Lead the nursery’s preparation for Ofsted, LA audits and external inspections.
• Implement recommendations with precision and urgency.
• Drive innovation and contribute to strategy meetings, development plans and quality initiatives.\

3. Leadership & People Development

• Recruit, nurture, develop and retain a committed, motivated staff team.
• Build a collaborative, warm and accountable culture.
• Lead staff performance, appraisals, and wellbeing.
• Build strong relationships with families through communication, meetings, feedback, and celebrations.
• Ensure all staff confidently uphold safeguarding procedures.

4. Operational & Commercial Success

• Ensure staffing ratios, qualifications and compliance meet EYFS/Ofsted expectations.
• Maintain beautiful, well-resourced indoor and outdoor environments.
• Manage budgets responsibly and meet occupancy / revenue targets.
• Convert enquiries, manage waiting lists and maintain excellent parent engagement.
• Oversee all operational systems, security, equipment and IT platforms.

5. Administration & Information Management

• Maintain accurate registers, financial records and statutory documentation.
• Submit reports to senior leadership, Ofsted, LAs and partner agencies.
• Ensure confidentiality, GDPR compliance and strong professional standards.

6. Additional Leadership Duties

• Represent the nursery at events, meetings and training sessions.
• Lead evening commitments (parent evenings, celebrations, staff meetings).
• Undertake keyholder responsibilities and uphold safety and security procedures.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential personal qualities

• Warm, inspiring and emotionally intelligent leader
• Deep commitment to child wellbeing, education and safeguarding
• Excellent communicator with strong organisational skills
• Calm, proactive, solution-focused role model
• Passionate about diversity, equality and inclusion

Essential experience

• Level 3+ Early Years qualification
• 3+ years’ leadership in full-day-care settings
• Strong knowledge of EYFS, Ofsted, safeguarding and SEND
• Experience managing budgets, occupancy and parent relationships
• Skilled in staff supervision, development and performance management

Desirable

• Level 3 SENCO
• Degree in Early Years or relevant field
• Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding L1-3, Food Hygiene
• Experience with nursery management systems

What We Offer

• £52,000 salary + performance bonus
• 40–45 days paid holiday (incl. Jewish holidays)
• Shorter Fridays + daily hot lunch
• 50% childcare discount
• 5 days company sick pay
• Loyalty bonuses (3, 5, 10 years)
• £500 staff recommendation bonus
• Extensive induction + monthly team training
• Professional learning platforms
• Wellbeing programme
• Staff socials, events, celebrations
• Free fleece jacket + staff snacks, fruit, teas, toiletries

Ready to Lead with Purpose?

If you’re passionate about shaping exceptional early years experiences and leading a warm, committed team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and join a nursery where children, families and staff truly feel at home.