Nursery: Bright Horizons East India Dock Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: Starting from £43,742 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Hours: Full time, 40 hours Monday - Friday
Location: Canary Wharf, E14 2ED
Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”
We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Nursery Manager to lead our Outstanding -rated nursery, just a short bus ride from Canary Wharf.
Housed in a purpose-built setting with five rooms and two beautiful gardens, we offer a nurturing environment for up to 109 children. With exceptionally low staff turnover, you’ll be joining a stable, dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality care and education.

As a Nursery Manager, you will lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to all the children in your setting, and through inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention and performance. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery, and management of safeguarding policies. You will work in partnership with support office teams to recruit, nurture, and continuously develop high performing colleagues, as well as identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth. You will optimise nursery performance, revenue generation, and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements.