Nursery Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly passionate, experienced and caring Nursery Manager to join our team working in a school with children aged 2 to 11 years, managing our Little Upton Nursery.

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours of Work: 8am - 5pm 40 hours per week

To Start: September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly passionate, experienced and caring Nursery Manager to join our team working in a school with children aged 2 to 11 years, managing our Little Upton Nursery.

A little bit about us

We are a small independent school in Windsor. The school has been running since 1936. We value each and every member of our staff team and recognise that people can bring different ideas and suggestions all of which are equally valued. We view our team members as our extended family and most of our staff have worked with the school for many years.

Our Little Upton Nursery opened in 2008 and has continued to grow and develop our children since then. There are two year groups; Acorns for children aged 2-3 and Oaks for children aged 3-4.

Responsibilities

The Little Upton Nursery Manager will be a pivotal role in managing the day-to-day running of the nursery throughout the year. As well as being in the Acorns classroom during term time and with Acorns and Oaks in the school holidays, the Nursery Manager will be responsible for marketing the Little Upton Nursery to ensure numbers remain buoyant, this will include planning open mornings and looking into new opportunities to promote the wonderful, nurturing set up that we have.

The successful candidate will work with the Head of EYFS, Oaks Coordinator and Little Upton Holidays School Coordinator to ensure high quality teaching, care and planning are managed throughout the nursery.

The Nursery Manager will ensure that children's progress records and maintained and reviewed with feedback given to parents at handover as well as at parents evenings.

As the Coordinator for the Acorns room during term time, the Nursery Manager will also act as a key person to a group of children, settling in new children and working closely with their families.

This is a great and exciting opportunity to grow and develop an already successful nursery into something more!

What we can offer

An easily accessible school that is in the heart of Windsor town

Full-time position, working Monday to Friday 8.00am-5.00pm

Potential to progress further and develop your career

7 weeks holiday

Fee discount

Opportunity to access various training packages to support you in your role

Helpful and supportive management team

A friendly and supportive team

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate for this role would have:

3 years nursery experience

1 years Line Management experience

NVQ Level 3 (as a minimum)

Experience and knowledge of marketing (preferably marketing a nursery)

Good organisational skills

Budgeting experience (desirable)

Proficient in lesson planning for EYFS children with different levels of development and ability

Paediatric first aid trained (desirable)

Proficient in technology, preferably passionate about using technology for education

Understanding of the importance of Safeguarding

Able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative to respond to day to day situations

Have a willingness to learn, be adaptable and passionate about nurturing and developing each child's skills to allow them to prosper academically, socially, emotionally, morally, culturally and spiritually

Commitment to your role and being an inspiration to the children throughout the school

Have a fun, can do attitude

A willingness to meet challenges with enthusiasm and to contribute as a team member is essential

If you are interested in applying for this role please fill in the application form and send to and we will be in contact with you. We look forward to hearing from you!

The job description and application form can be downloaded from the school website

Closing date: Sunday 22md June 2025

Upton House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.