Children Services Manager (Early Years)

Westway Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Greater London is looking for an experienced Nursery & Crèche Services Manager to enhance the lives of children. Your role will involve managing services, ensuring compliance with Ofsted standards, and developing a team committed to high-quality childcare. You must have a relevant Level 4 qualification and at least two years of nursery management experience. This full-time position is essential to support families in North Kensington, and early applications are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience of managing a Nursery with relevant duties.
• Experience of being the main contact for Ofsted.
• A track record of working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the staff team to deliver nursery and crèche services.
• Develop and monitor activities to ensure high standards of childcare.
• Quality assure and develop services to maintain Ofsted position.

Skills

Experience managing a Nursery

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge of Safeguarding

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant qualification in childcare at a minimum Level 4

Job description

Westway Trust are seeking a dedicated and experienced Nursery & Crèche Services Manager with a track record of managing a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rated Early Years’ service, who will be committed to supporting and enhancing the lives of children in the North Kensington community.

This role is key to positioning the Trust as a provider of affordable, vital and culturally appropriate services. Reporting to the Senior Manager Learning, you will lead and manage all aspects of the Trust’s nursery and crèche services, ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, safeguarding, and Ofsted requirements are met. You will manage a team of full and part-time staff and will build strong partnerships with families and the local community. You will be a confident communicator working closely with statutory regulators, commissioners, partners and stakeholders.

If you have a passion for making a positive difference in young people’s lives, as well as developing and managing a team, this role could be for you.

This is a full-time post however job share will be considered.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Manage the staff team to deliver the Nursery and Crèche services.
• Liaison with all relevant members of staff to ensure maximising the team’s opportunities for employment, personal and professional development and organisational engagement.
• Develop, monitor and review activities to ensure high standards of childcare and learning.
• Quality assure and develop and improve services to maintain and improve our Ofsted position.
• Attend budget planning with the finance team to ensure a full understanding of the budget; good budget management and a strong out-turn in line with the growth strategy.
• Keep appropriate records of all children and account for their social and individual developmental needs.
• Monitor and report against the delivery objectives of the service providing observation and feedback to Nursery and Crèche workers so that they can improve their own direct planning and delivery and qualifications.
• Provide data as required for reporting internally to your line manager and through the Trusts Governance, and externally.

Qualifications:

• Relevant qualification in childcare at a minimum Level 4.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience of managing a Nursery with experience of all the relevant duties, monitoring, reporting and quality improvement.
• Experience of being the main contact for Ofsted.
• A track record of working collaboratively with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to develop successful partnerships, growth, and achieve joint success.
• Strong experience of planning ahead, scheduling, attention to detail and problem solving.
• Experience of managing staff and supporting their development.Experience of managing resources and budgets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience of writing reports.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding.
• Experience of delivering a service that demonstrates an understanding of different cultures.
• An understanding of the issues facing North Kensington and a track record of working alongside beneficiary communities (desirable).

If you would like assistance on filling out the questions on the application form, please send us an email to [e-mail] or give us a call on020 8962 5720 and ask for HR.

The application deadline is Sunday 11 January 2026 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.

Apply now by filling in our application form.