Nursery Room Leader

Nursery Room Leader – Busy Bees Nurseries

Join our team as a Nursery Room Leader at Busy Bees. This leadership role involves overseeing multiple rooms and ensuring that educational strategies are seamlessly integrated across the centre. You will inspire your team to achieve the highest standards of care and learning.

Busy Bees is the UK’s leading nursery group, operating nearly 400 nurseries across the country and overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.

• 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.
• Act as the 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.

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory experience an advantage (e.g., Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Room Manager or Nursery Practitioner).
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Passion for fostering children’s development and creating positive relationships with families.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

Seniority level:
Not applicable.

Employment type:

Full‑time.

Job function:
Education.