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About the Role

This is a senior leadership role within a growing UK-wide nursery and crèche group, focused on quality and safeguarding. The position reports directly to the CEO and involves regular travel to settings to provide coaching, identify risks, and ensure high standards. It offers a unique opportunity to shape a function from its foundation and contribute to providing children with an outstanding start in life.

Responsibilities

• Own group-wide safeguarding oversight, manage concerns, and build a culture where safeguarding is everyone's priority.
• Develop and deliver a quality audit framework, lead mock Ofsted inspections, and participate in post-opening reviews for new settings.
• Assure EYFS practice, curriculum implementation, and SEND provision across all settings in collaboration with the Operations Director.
• Report to the CEO, SLT, and Board with independent insight on quality, safeguarding, and emerging risk, supported by trend and risk analysis.
• Act as a visible and credible presence for Nursery Managers, offering advice, support, and challenge.

Requirements

• Significant background in quality assurance, safeguarding leadership, or regulatory compliance within early years or childcare, ideally across a multi-site organisation.
• Thorough and current understanding of the EYFS, Ofsted inspection frameworks, safeguarding legislation, and SEND requirements.
• Comfortable providing independent challenge to operational leaders while maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Confident communicator, able to report to the Board and inspire nursery practitioners.
• Genuine commitment to outstanding outcomes for children.
• DSL experience is a plus, though not essential.

Skills

• Safeguarding leadership
• Quality assurance
• EYFS
• Curriculum implementation
• SEND provision
• Board reporting
• Coaching
• Communication

Location

• Field-based from Bracknell, Berkshire
• Regular travel across UK-wide nursery and crèche settings

Work Type

• Field-based
• Regular time spent at the central support office in Bracknell
• Flexibility

Experience Level

• Senior leadership

Salary/Compensations

• £55-60k (experience dependent)

Benefits

• Car allowance
• 25 days holiday including bank holidays

About the Company

• A growing group of UK-wide nurseries and crèche settings.
• Head office based in Bracknell.
• Clear purpose: giving every child an outstanding start in life.