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Area Operations Manager - Early Years

United Kingdom, Slough 54556.00 - 60085.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 30, 2026
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As our Early Years Operational Area Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping exceptional early years provision across multiple settings. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and driven professional to lead with vision, inspire teams to deliver outstanding care and education, and ensure every early year's provision operates to the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance. You will champion excellence, support and develop nursery leaders, drive performance and continuous improvement, and build strong partnerships with families and stakeholders. If you are a strategic thinker with a genuine passion for giving children the very best start in life, this is your chance to make a lasting impact across our early year's community.

Job Responsibility

As our Early Years Operational Area Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping exceptional early years provision across multiple settings. You will champion excellence, support and develop nursery leaders, drive performance and continuous improvement, and build strong partnerships with families and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Pivotal leadership role in shaping exceptional early years provision across multiple settings
  • Passionate and driven professional to lead with vision
  • Inspire teams to deliver outstanding care and education
  • Ensure every early year's provision operates to the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance
  • Champion excellence
  • Support and develop nursery leaders
  • Drive performance and continuous improvement
  • Build strong partnerships with families and stakeholders
  • Strategic thinker with a genuine passion for giving children the very best start in life

What we offer

  • 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years' service and 33 days after 5 years' service
  • The Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Ability to engage with wellbeing initiatives and the opportunity to be a member of our various employee networks
  • Tax-free childcare and childcare services
  • Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to and from work

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