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Deputy Nursery Manager

United Kingdom, Widnes 14.25 - 14.65 GBP / Hour · Job Posted January 31, 2026
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Day to day as a Deputy Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education. You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved. You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.

Job Responsibility

  • Be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education
  • Offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators
  • Embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved
  • Encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences
  • Lead, motivate and inspire the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team
  • Deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence

Requirements

  • A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
  • Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
  • A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
  • Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
  • Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
  • Excellent communication skills with both children and adults

What we offer

  • Performance related bonus
  • 50% childcare discount
  • wellness day
  • £1,000 Welcome Bonus
  • Holidays, sick pay & personal Wellness Day
  • Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service
  • Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
  • Discounted gym memberships, spa days, fertility support & so much more
  • Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
  • Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering

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