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About the Role
Lead a group of nurseries where exceptional early years education, inspiring leadership, thriving teams and happy children come together. At Fennies, we nurture our people to build a thriving community for children, families and educators. If you're an experienced leader ready to drive quality across multiple nurseries, develop high performing Nursery Managers and shape regional success, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.
Responsibilities
- Drive continuous improvement across all nurseries, ensuring the highest standards of education and care.
- Oversee compliance with safeguarding, EYFS, and other regulatory requirements, ensuring robust safeguarding processes in every setting.
- Support Nursery Managers in preparing for inspections, monitoring action plans, and sharing best practices to achieve Exceptional ratings.
- Collaborate with the Education Team to evaluate curriculum delivery, child development tracking, and the effectiveness of the key person approach.
- Lead initiatives that promote innovation, sustainability, and excellence across all settings.
- Inspire and support Nursery Managers to lead their teams effectively, promoting collaboration and alignment with organisational goals.
- Serve as a role model for Nursery Managers, championing the Fennies DNA and Curriculum and demonstrating resilience, professionalism, and integrity.
- Ensure Nursery Managers are effectively managing their teams, adhering to statutory requirements, and maintaining outstanding performance.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to Nursery Managers, helping them develop as leaders and navigate challenges confidently.
- Lead performance reviews and ensure KPIs for all nurseries within your region align with organisational goals.
- Maintain clear, transparent, and professional communication with Nursery Managers, parents, and senior leaders.
- Cascade key updates from senior leadership to Nursery Managers, ensuring consistent messaging across all nurseries.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including external agencies and community partners, to enhance nursery reputation and effectiveness.
- Foster open channels for feedback and address escalations promptly while ensuring safeguarding confidentiality.
- Encourage recognition of achievements across nurseries and celebrate team successes.
- Ensure all nurseries maintain a safe and secure environment, compliant with health and safety policies and audits.
- Monitor risk assessments, attendance records, and incident logs, ensuring accurate documentation and reporting.
- Support Nursery Managers in managing premises and grounds to ensure cleanliness, security, and suitability for children and staff.
- Provide guidance to Nursery Managers on dietary needs, medical care, and First Aid compliance, ensuring staff are appropriately trained.
- Ensure Nursery Managers and their teams complete all mandatory training and stay up-to-date with professional development opportunities.
- Identify training needs across nurseries and collaborate with the Learning and Development to design targeted sessions.
- Lead and participate in regional and manager meetings to align strategies and share best practices.
- Monitor the impact of training on nursery operations and quality, making recommendations for improvements where needed.
Requirements
- Full and Relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years, Education, Early Childhood Studies or a related discipline.
- Significant leadership experience within the early years sector.
- Proven success leading across multiple settings.
- Proven experience as a Nursery Manager or equivalent senior leadership role, demonstrating sustained high performance.
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS, child development, safeguarding and regulatory requirements.
- Experience leading quality improvement initiatives and supporting successful inspection outcomes.
- Demonstrable experience coaching and developing leaders and teams.
- Strong understanding of nursery operations, including commercial performance, workforce planning and KPI management.
- Ability to analyse data and translate insights into practical action plans.
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and leading through change.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the region.
- A Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, Leadership or a related discipline.
- A leadership or management qualification.
- Experience leading across multiple sites.
- Experience contributing to organisational projects, strategy development or operational improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of current developments within the early years sector and education landscape.
- For internal candidates, a strong understanding of the Fennies DNA, People Promise, curriculum and operational expectations.
- Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide proof of identity.
- Online searches (including social media) may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.
Skills
- Exceptional early years education
- Inspiring leadership
- Thriving teams
- Happy children
- Nurturing people
- Building a thriving community
- Driving quality
- Developing high performing Nursery Managers
- Shaping regional success
- Strategic leadership
- Operational oversight
- Coaching
- Quality assurance
- Leadership development
- Curriculum delivery
- Pedagogy
- Quality improvement
- People development
- Data analysis
- Professional judgement
- Relationship building
- Continuous improvement
- Safeguarding
- EYFS
- Regulatory requirements
- Inspection preparation
- Child development tracking
- Key person approach
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Collaboration
- Organisational goals
- Resilience
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Performance management
- KPI management
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Health and safety
- Risk assessment
- Dietary needs management
- Medical care
- First Aid compliance
- Mandatory training
- Professional development
- Learning and Development collaboration
- Training impact monitoring
- Developing other leaders
- Creating exceptional environments
- Workforce planning
- Influencing
- Leading through change
- Commercial performance
- Succession planning
- Strategic projects
Location
- Regional
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced leader
- Senior leadership role
Education Level
- Level 3 qualification in Early Years, Education, Early Childhood Studies or a related discipline
- Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, Leadership or a related discipline
- Leadership or management qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £72k
- Potential to earn a further £6,000 annual bonus
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus
- Up to £72k annual salary
- Car Allowance or Company Car
- Up to £6,000 annual performance related bonus
- Comprehensive pension scheme
- £500 referral bonus
- Childcare discount and support
- Up to 75% discount on childcare
- Leadership Development
- Personalised Clifton Strengths leadership coaching
- Dedicated learning and development programmes
- Mentoring and support from senior leadership
- A full central support team
- Wellbeing and Lifestyle benefits
- 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 30) plus bank holidays
- BUPA wellbeing support
- Free daily meals from the Fennies Café
- A community of committed, high achieving educators
- Regular leadership forums and networking
- Summer BBQs, Christmas events and company celebrations
- Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club long service awards
About the Company
- We are family-owned and family-run; this guides our culture, our decision making, and what it feels like to be part of our team.
- We have a strong sense of community, with connections that bring us together and the systems and processes that mean our educators can focus on what they do best.
- Quality matters to us – starting with our people and curriculum - through to our beautiful buildings and inspiring environments.
- We're investing into Fennies, into our teams, and into the education we provide our children.
- Our People Promise inspires us to build the kind of culture that is ambitious, passionate and supportive.
- We provide the environment where you can: Be Yourself, Come Together, Be All In, Go Further.
Equal Opportunity
- At Fennies, we celebrate diversity and believe inclusive teams create stronger learning environments for children.
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.