Nursery Room Leader

Room Leader – Busy Bees Cheltenham Prestbury Road

Join Busy Bees, the UK’s leading nursery group, and take the next step in your early years career. As a Room Leader, you will lead and inspire your team to deliver high-quality care and learning in a warm, stimulating environment.

About Busy Bees With nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and an award-winning workplace culture, Busy Bees is committed to giving every child the best start in life while ensuring our teams feel valued, supported, and heard.

About our Nursery Busy Bees Cheltenham Prestbury Road, is rated Good by Ofsted and has a capacity of 64 children. We have access to a local library and two parks within the community, and we often visit the local care home to foster connections. Conveniently located just a 10-minute walk from the town centre, we benefit from bus routes that link to various parts of Cheltenham, including a direct route to the centre, as well as local shops within a five-minute walking distance.

Additionally, we offer free parking for staff.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary
• Career progression and professional development
• Up to 28 days’ holiday including bank holidays, plus your birthday off
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and wellbeing support
• Access to Hive, our benefits and wellbeing platform with retail discounts
• Pension, Cycle to Work scheme, and discounted private medical insurance
• Opportunities to work internationally and learn from other Busy Bees settings

If you’re passionate about early years leadership and ready to grow with a supportive, forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of age-appropriate activities and curriculum in your room.
• Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment for children.
• Foster a high-performing team through supportive leadership and collaboration.
• Oversee the development and wellbeing of children, ensuring their progress is tracked and communicated with parents.
• Take on the role of Key Person, ensuring the holistic development and personal care needs of a group of children.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met, maintaining a clean and secure environment.

Ideal Candidate:

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory experience an advantage ideally as a Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Room Manager or Nursery Practitioner.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Passionate about fostering children’s development and creating positive relationships with families.

Make a positive impact on young learners—apply now!