Nursery Manager

Role overview

Operations and leadership

• Oversee daily nursery operations and efficient functioning.
• Lead and support teaching, care, and administrative staff; manage schedules, attendance, staffing ratios, appraisals, meetings, and development.

Curriculum and educational quality

• Ensure effective implementation of the EYFS curriculum; monitor lesson planning, learning observations, and children's progress.
• Visit classrooms and monitor teaching practices and learning environments.
• Ensure age-appropriate learning in a safe, nurturing environment.

Health, safety, and safeguarding

• Ensure health and safety checks, hygiene inspections, and end-of-day readiness checks are completed.
• Monitor risk assessments, incident reporting, and corrective actions.
• Maintain safeguarding standards and regulatory compliance.

Parents, admissions, and business performance

• Build parent relationships, address concerns and complaints, and ensure timely communication and follow-up.
• Conduct tours and support prospective families through admissions; monitor feedback, satisfaction, and reviews.
• Oversee registration, age placement, medical documentation, enrolment growth, tour conversions, fee follow-ups, and agreed business targets.

Administration and quality assurance

• Maintain accurate student and staff records, attendance, and documentation; oversee Illumine and Zoho nursery platforms.
• Conduct internal audits and submit reports and documentation within deadlines.
• Monitor standards, classroom quality, presentation, checklists, and documentation; identify gaps and track corrective actions and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and experience

• CACHE Level 5 with a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent relevant qualification.
• 3–5 years of nursery or preschool leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of EYFS and early childhood education practices.
• Good understanding of KHDA, Dubai Municipality, safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery compliance requirements.
• Experience in staff management, parent relations, admissions, reporting, and quality improvement.
• Proficiency in MS Office and digital nursery management systems; Illumine and Zoho experience is an advantage.

Key competencies

• Strong leadership, team management, decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective conflict resolution and problem-solving, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high operational standards.
• Proactive, accountable, solution-oriented approach and commitment to children's wellbeing and educational quality.

Compensation

• Pay starts from AED 10,000 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.