Nursery Manager & Nominated Individual

Urgent Vacancy:
Nursery Manager & Nominated Individual – West Bromwich

Location: West Bromwich, Birmingham
Start Date: ASAP, ideally before March 2026
Salary: Competitive – aligned with experience

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Nursery Manager & Nominated Individual to lead our nursery in West Bromwich. This is an immediate start role for a professional with strong management and Ofsted experience, ready to make an impact from day one.

• Lead and manage the nursery, currently with 2 staff and 25 children
  , with growth potential up to 75 pupils and corresponding staff expansion.
• Ensure compliance with EYFS standards and Ofsted requirements.
• Act as the Nominated Individual
  , responsible for safeguarding, regulatory compliance, and overall nursery governance.
• Support staff development, training, and performance management.
• Drive high-quality early years education and care in a welcoming, safe, and stimulating environment.

• Minimum 3 years’ management experience within an early years setting.
• Level 3 qualification in Early Years or above.
• Proven EYFS experience and a strong understanding of early years development.
• Previous experience as a Nominated Individual or Ofsted management exposure preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

• Opportunity to shape and grow the nursery as the pupil numbers increase.
• Supportive environment with autonomy to implement best practice.
• Competitive remuneration reflecting experience and expertise.

If you are a passionate and experienced Nursery Manager ready to lead a growing setting, we would love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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