Nursery Manager

Nursery Manager – Busy Bees Leicester Carlton Park - Up to £40,000

Are you ready to lead a thriving nursery where your ideas, passion, and leadership truly matter? Busy Bees — the UK’s No.1 childcare provider — is looking for an inspiring Nursery Manager to join our Leicester Carlton Park team. If you’re exploring Nursery Manager jobs in Leicester , Early Years Manager roles , or Childcare Manager opportunities , this is one of the strongest career moves you can make!

Busy Bees offers one of the most comprehensive and rewarding benefits packages in the early years sector — designed to support your wellbeing, career growth, and work-life balance. You’ll enjoy:

• Competitive salary + up to 25% annual bonus
• Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off — paid!
• Significant childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave & return-to-work bonus
• Hive Benefits & huge retail discounts
• Menopause support via Peppy
• Financial wellbeing support via Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme & workplace pension
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Funded training, development & clear career progression
• Opportunities to travel internationally and learn from global Busy Bees nurseries

As Nursery Manager , you’ll lead your team to deliver exceptional early years education in line with EYFS and Ofsted standards. You’ll create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can explore, learn, and thrive.

• Lead, inspire, and motivate your team
• Ensure full EYFS, Ofsted, and safeguarding compliance
• Drive quality improvement across the nursery
• Manage budgets, occupancy, and resources
• Build strong relationships with parents, staff, and the community
• Support staff development and professional growth

This role is ideal for an experienced Nursery Manager , Assistant Nursery Manager , Early Years Manager , or Childcare Manager ready to step up!

Our large, modern nursery is rated “Good” by Ofsted and cares for up to 105 children. With calming, age-appropriate rooms and a secure outdoor area, it’s a spacious, well-resourced setting designed to support every stage of development. Located on King Edward Avenue in Narborough, we offer:

• Free on-site parking
• Easy access to the M1
• Less than a mile to Narborough train station
• Just seven miles from Leicester city centre

It’s a convenient, welcoming, and well-established nursery where your leadership will make a real impact.

• Level 3 childcare qualification (NNEB, BTEC, CACHE, NVQ)
• Experience as a Nursery Manager or Assistant Nursery Manager
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• A commercially minded approach
• A genuine passion for early years education

If you’re searching for Nursery Manager jobs in Leicester and want to join a supportive, forward-thinking childcare provider, apply today and become part of the Busy Bees family. Lead with purpose. Inspire young minds. Build your future with Busy Bees.