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About the Role

Support nurseries across the region to deliver outstanding early years education and care, providing hands-on coaching, mentoring, and quality support to nursery teams. Drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and strong inspection outcomes, leading the implementation of key early years approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and quality support to nursery managers and teams across the region.
• Drive continuous improvement in early years education, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the implementation of the Bright Beginnings Curriculum, QIF, SEND/ASN, Thrive, and Nurture approaches.
• Support nurseries in achieving and maintaining Good or Outstanding inspection outcomes.
• Champion safeguarding, child wellbeing, and a Children First approach across all settings.
• Deliver training, guidance, and best practice to develop high-performing nursery teams.
• Partner with Operations, HR, and central teams to support recruitment, succession planning, and talent development.
• Monitor quality standards, analyse performance data, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• Significant Early Years leadership experience within multi-site nurseries, education providers, or Local Authorities.
• Proven track record of driving quality improvement and achieving Good or Outstanding inspection outcomes.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing nursery teams.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, inspection frameworks, and early years best practice.
• Ability to analyse data, produce reports, and use quality measures to drive improvement.
• Level 3 Early Years qualification and ongoing professional development.
• Experience as a Nursery Manager, Local Authority Advisor, or Early Years Quality Specialist.
• Experience as an Ofsted/Care Inspectorate Inspector.
• Experience designing and delivering Early Years training programmes.
• Expert knowledge of UK inspection and regulatory frameworks.
• Early Years degree, QTS/EYTS/EYPS, Leadership qualification, or Thrive Practitioner status.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and drive change.
• Motivated, proactive, and results-focused.
• Builds positive relationships and develops high-performing teams.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Uses data and insights to support decision-making and quality improvement.
• Flexible and willing to travel across the UK when required.

Skills

• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Quality support
• Continuous improvement
• Regulatory compliance
• Inspection outcomes
• Curriculum implementation
• Safeguarding
• Child wellbeing
• Data analysis
• Report production
• Training delivery
• Best practice implementation
• Recruitment support
• Succession planning
• Talent development

Location

• Field based
• Fulham
• Wandsworth
• Chelsea
• Clapham
• Putney
• Raynes Park
• Wimbledon

Work Type

• Full Time
• 40 Hours per week
• Field based
• Travel required

Experience Level

• Early Years leadership experience
• Multi-site nurseries experience
• Education providers experience
• Local Authorities experience
• Quality improvement experience
• Inspection outcomes experience
• Team leadership experience
• Coaching experience
• Team development experience
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Child protection knowledge
• Inspection frameworks knowledge
• Early years best practice knowledge
• Data analysis experience
• Report production experience
• Quality measures experience
• Nursery Manager experience
• Local Authority Advisor experience
• Early Years Quality Specialist experience
• Ofsted/Care Inspectorate Inspector experience
• Training programme design experience
• Training programme delivery experience
• UK inspection frameworks knowledge
• UK regulatory frameworks knowledge
• Early Years degree
• QTS/EYTS/EYPS
• Leadership qualification
• Thrive Practitioner status
• Full UK Driving Licence

Education Level

• Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Early Years degree
• QTS/EYTS/EYPS
• Leadership qualification
• Thrive Practitioner status

Salary/Compensations

• From £43k per annum
• £4k car allowance (If required)

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discounted childcare
• Discounts on shopping, groceries, holidays, and entertainment
• Wellbeing support
• Employee assistance resources

About the Company

• At Bright Horizons, we support over 10,000 children and families across the UK, with 98% of our nurseries rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
• We're a purpose-driven organisation committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for children while creating a workplace that champions flexibility, wellbeing, and work-life balance.
• Join us and be part of a team making a positive difference every day.
• Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply.
• We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.