Area Nursery Manager

Early Years Area Manager

Location: South East/Kent

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 + £5,000 car allowance

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

You will work closely with Early Years Managers, supporting them to deliver excellent outcomes across their settings. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing leadership and support to Early Years Managers.
• Ensuring compliance with EYFS, Ofsted, safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements.
• Conducting regular quality audits and driving continuous improvement.
• Supporting settings through Ofsted inspections and improvement plans.
• Taking responsibility for P&L, budgets, occupancy, fee income and cost management.
• Analysing KPIs and implementing action plans to improve operational performance.
• Leading workforce planning, succession and management development.
• Managing performance and employee relations matters effectively.
• Supporting local marketing initiatives to increase registrations.
• Ensuring strong health, safety and compliance standards across all sites.

About You

You will be an experienced Early Years leader with a strong understanding of EYFS, Ofsted and safeguarding, combined with commercial and operational management experience.

You will have:

• Experience managing multiple Early Years settings or geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted inspection frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• A Level 3 or above full and relevant Early Years qualification.
• Experience managing budgets, P&L and commercial KPIs such as occupancy.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop managers.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, commercially aware and solutions-focused approach.
• A clean UK driving licence.

What’s on Offer

• £50,000–£55,000 salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• Permanent, full-time position
• Responsibility for 4-6 sites
• Opportunity to drive quality, operational and commercial performance

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