Nursery Manager

Nursery Manager – Busy Bees Nottingham University

Join the UK’s Leading Nursery Group

Are you an inspiring Nursery Manager ready to lead with passion, creativity, and purpose? At Busy Bees, the UK’s leading nursery group, we’re looking for an exceptional leader to create a fun, nurturing, and high-quality early years environment where children – and teams – truly thrive.

With your Level 3 childcare qualification, strong EYFS knowledge, and at least two years’ leadership experience in an early years setting, you’ll bring energy, expertise, and a child-centred approach to an exciting next step in your career.

About Busy Bees

Busy Bees is the UK’s largest nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries nationwide and a growing global presence. We’re passionate about giving every child the best start in life and are proud to be recognised for our award-winning workplace culture.

At Busy Bees, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We listen, we value, and we support every team member to grow and succeed.

Why Choose Busy Bees?

As a Nursery Manager at Busy Bees, you’ll work in a supportive, empowering environment where your leadership makes a real difference. You’ll be introduced to our Bee Curious curriculum, designed to inspire curiosity, confidence, and lifelong learning in every child.

Our Commitment to the Community

We’re proud partners of BBC Children in Need, offering meaningful opportunities to get involved in fundraising and community initiatives that positively impact children’s lives.

About Busy Bees Nottingham University

Busy Bees Nottingham University is an Ofsted-rated Good nursery with places for up to 96 children. Our setting includes five warm and welcoming base rooms, each thoughtfully designed to support children’s development during their early years.

Every room benefits from its own dedicated AstroTurf outdoor area, surrounded by trees and wildlife – perfect for outdoor learning, exploration, and nature-based play. Our experienced, long-standing staff team is committed to going above and beyond to give every child the very best start in life.

Conveniently located on the University of Nottingham campus, close to QMC Hospital, the nursery offers excellent accessibility for both staff and families.

If you’re passionate about early years education and want to lead a supportive, caring, and high-performing team, we’d love to welcome you.

Busy Bees Nursery Manager Benefits

We believe great people deserve great rewards. As part of Busy Bees, you’ll enjoy:

• Up to 25% annual salary bonus

• Competitive salary

• Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

• Your birthday off – our gift to you 🎉

• Significant childcare discount

• Ongoing professional development and clear career progression

• Enhanced family leave and return-to-work bonus

• Menopause support through Peppy

• Financial wellbeing support via Salary Finance

• Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Workplace pension through Cushon

• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)

• Opportunities to travel internationally, experience new cultures, and learn best practice across our global nurseries

Hive – Our Benefits & Wellbeing Hub

You’ll also have full access to Hive, our award-winning Benefits and Wellbeing platform. Enjoy hundreds of retail discounts, a dedicated Wellbeing Hub supporting your physical and mental health, a Celebrating You space recognising our amazing teams, and a Grow With Us area packed with training and development opportunities to help you flourish at Busy Bees.

• Lead & Inspire: Drive excellence and motivate your team.
• Quality Improvement: Enhance educational programs and operational processes.
• Compliance: Ensure a safe and secure environment, meeting all regulations.
• Financial Oversight: Manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, staff, and the community.
• Professional Development: Foster team growth to provide exceptional care.

• We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Nursery Manager whose primary goal is to deliver the highest standards of childcare and early years education.
• You will be resourceful, commercially minded, have strong leadership ability and excellent communication skills.
• You will have strong organisational skills with a keen attention to detail and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.

• NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, or NVQ Level 3.
• Experience as a Nursery Manager or Assistant Nursery Manager.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• A focus on delivering high-quality childcare and early education.