Nursery Manager

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Job Description

• Playbox Nursery
• Address: Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1ND
• Salary: £16.50 per hour
• Hours: 4 days per week, Monday - Thursday, 38 weeks a year (term time only)
• Contract: Permanent. Required from September 2026
• Reference: 0631

Playbox Nursery require a Nursery Manager.

Due to the retirement of our Nursery Manager Playbox Nursery, which operates under the umbrella of St John's Methodist Church, is seeking an amazing Early Years Practitioner to provide outstanding professional leadership and management of the nursery to join our dedicated, happy team in this preschool setting.

The job is permanent, the hours are 1209 annually. Contact time is spread over 4 days, Monday to Thursday for 38 weeks a year (term time only), the rest are paid noncontact time. Salary will be £16.50 an hour.

Key responsibilities include:

• lead and manage the nursery to promote high standards of care, learning and development
• ensure the children are offered rich, varied, and developmentally appropriate learning opportunities in line with EYFS
• being responsible for staff supervision to develop the staff team and their skills
• being responsible for contributing to children's learning journeys
• be a dedicated practitioner who wants to support preschool children to develop socially emotionally and intellectually
• have high expectations of learning and behaviour or children and staff
• enjoy being part of a supportive, pro-active, and energetic team
• undertake strategic medium and long-term planning for the nursery.

Person Specification includes:

• to have good working knowledge of the EYFS statutory standards and Safeguarding
• hold a minimum of level 3 OFSTED appropriate Childcare qualification with the desire to obtain further management skills
• proven management experience in a high-quality nursery setting
• experience of planning an engaging curriculum for children to develop their learning, as well as their social and emotional skills
• have strong staff development, and leadership skills
• foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and positivity amongst staff
• good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate well both verbally and in writing with peers, children's parents/carers, and other professionals.

To find out more

For further information of our setting, please visitour website

Visits are welcomed by appointment. Please email on theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com to arrange.

How to apply

To apply, please email a request for an application form to Mrs Nicky Hillman, Nursery Manager

on theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com or by post to The Playbox Nursery, St John's Community Centre, York Road, Sudbury. CO10 1ND.

Closing date: 12 pm, 19 March 2026.

Interview date: 16 April 2026.

Applicants will be short listed and if successful invited to interview on the above date.

Playbox Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Two references before interview will be requested on successful applicants.

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