early years manager

Toddlers International Nursery DSO

Job Summary:Toddlers International Nursery is looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable Nursery Manager, with Cache Level 5 Certificate and who can oversee and run the nursery's daily operation. As an EYFS we pride ourselves on having high standards of care and education along with a great environment for our children to learn, explore and develop. The successful candidate must be able to continue this whilst keeping a great relationship with the team, parents, partners and external providers.Key Responsibilities:&middot; Establish and maintain a positive, safe and stimulating learning environment for our little ones.&middot; Create and implement fun and interesting educational programs that facilitate and support our children's development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.&middot; Supervise and evaluate nursery staff members, providing guidance, support, and mentoring when needed.&middot; Foster strong relationships with parents, addressing any concerns or requests in a timely and professional manner.&middot; Have a good relationship with KHDA, Dubai Municipality and DHA and keep up to date with relevant legislation, regulations, and best practices in childcare, implementing necessary improvements.&middot; Organize and participate in nursery events, weekly staff meetings, training sessions, and performance appraisals.&middot; Support marketing efforts by actively promoting the nursery and ensuring high customer satisfaction.Qualifications:&middot; Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in early childhood education, Child Development, and CACHE Level 5 Certified&middot; Proven present experience (minimum 3 years) as a Nursery Manager or a similar managerial role within a childcare setting.&middot; In-depth knowledge of the EYFS.&middot; Strong leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team of childcare professionals.&middot; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.&middot; Outstanding organizational and time management abilities, with a keen eye for detail.&middot; Familiarity with UAE licensing and regulatory requirements for nurseries.Salary:To be discussedJob Type: Full-timeAbility to commute/relocate:<ul><li>Dubai Silicon Oasis: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)</li></ul>Application Question(s):<ul><li>Do you have an attested CACHE Level 5?</li><li>Can you start immediately?</li></ul>Work Location: In personApplication Deadline: 31/12/2025 Expected Start Date: 05/01/2026

Nursery Manager

Friendly Early childhood center

About Us: Friendly Nursery is a well-established nursery in Dubai dedicated to providing a caring, engaging, and safe learning environment for young children. Our philosophy focuses on nurturing creativity, independence, and early learning through play and exploration.Position Overview: We are seeking a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead and oversee the daily operations of the nursery. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care, education, safety, and compliance, while fostering positive relationships with staff, parents, and regulatory bodies.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Manage and oversee the overall operations of the nursery.</li><li>Ensure full compliance with KHDA and other regulatory requirements.</li><li>Lead, motivate, and support teaching and administrative teams to maintain excellence in early years education.</li><li>Ensure the EYFS framework and best practices are effectively implemented across all classrooms.</li><li>Maintain strong communication and partnerships with parents, addressing queries and ensuring satisfaction.</li><li>Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, learning environments, and staff performance.</li><li>Maintain accurate documentation, reports, and records in line with regulatory and internal standards.</li><li>Uphold and enforce high standards of health, safety, and hygiene throughout the nursery.</li><li>Collaborate with the Nursery Founders/Director to plan and implement improvement strategies and staff development initiatives.</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>CACHE Level 5 in Early Years Education or equivalent (mandatory).</li><li>Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a senior leadership or management role within an early years or nursery setting in the UAE.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of EYFS or a similar early years curriculum.</li><li>Strong leadership, communication, and organizational abilities.</li><li>Fluent in English; Russian language is an advantage.</li><li>Professional, proactive, and child-centered approach.</li></ul>We Offer:<ul><li>Competitive salary package based on experience and qualifications.</li><li>Supportive, collaborative, and professional working environment.</li><li>Opportunities for ongoing training and career development.</li></ul>How to Apply: If you meet the above qualifications and are passionate about leading a team dedicated to children&rsquo;s early learning and development, please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter via the &quot;Apply&quot; button.Note: Kindly refrain from phone calls or WhatsApp messages. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Job Type: Full-timeJob Type: Full-time

i-MiTiGATE iNTERNATiONAL

Position SummaryThe Nursery Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and effective operation of the nursery, ensuring the highest standards of early years education, care, safety, and wellbeing for children aged 45 days to 6 years. This role involves overseeing daily operations, leading and developing staff, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, and fostering positive relationships with parents, regulatory bodies, and the wider community.Key Responsibilities1. Leadership &amp; Management<ul><li>Provide strong, inspirational leadership to all nursery staff and promote a positive, child-centred culture.</li><li>Manage day-to-day operations, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for all children.</li><li>Oversee staff schedules, ratios, and room coverage to ensure operational efficiency.</li><li>Lead regular team meetings, performance reviews, and staff development sessions.</li></ul>2. Curriculum &amp; Learning<ul><li>Oversee the implementation of an age-appropriate, high-quality Early Years curriculum in line with regulatory standards (EYFS or equivalent local framework).</li><li>Ensure learning activities support children&rsquo;s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.</li><li>Monitor and evaluate teaching practices and learning outcomes to ensure continuous improvement.</li><li>Support teachers and caregivers in planning, assessment, and documentation of children&rsquo;s progress.</li></ul>3. Safeguarding, Health &amp; Safety<ul><li>Take full responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the nursery.</li><li>Ensure compliance with all local regulatory guidelines, inspection standards, and health and safety requirements.</li><li>Conduct regular risk assessments of classrooms, play areas, equipment, and daily routines.</li><li>Oversee hygiene, nutrition, first aid procedures, and all safety protocols.</li></ul>4. Staff Management &amp; Development<ul><li>Recruit, onboard, and mentor nursery staff, ensuring all qualifications, background checks, and training are up to date.</li><li>Identify staff training needs and support continuous professional development.</li><li>Address performance issues promptly and professionally, maintaining high standards across all rooms.</li></ul>5. Parent &amp; Community Engagement<ul><li>Build and nurture strong relationships with parents through effective communication and transparency.</li><li>Handle parent inquiries, concerns, and feedback in a professional and timely manner.</li><li>Organise parent meetings, events, and workshops to support home&ndash;nursery collaboration.</li><li>Promote the nursery within the community and support enrolment activities.</li></ul>6. Administration &amp; Compliance<ul><li>Maintain accurate records related to children&rsquo;s files, attendance, incidents, and staff documentation.</li><li>Ensure the nursery meets all regulatory, licensing, and accreditation requirements.</li><li>Oversee budgeting, procurement, inventory, and cost management.</li><li>Manage admissions, waitlists, classroom allocation, and capacity planning.</li></ul>Qualifications &amp; ExperienceEssential<ul><li>Degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field.</li><li>Minimum 3&ndash;5 years of experience working in Early Years settings, with at least 1&ndash;2 years in a leadership role.</li><li>Strong knowledge of Early Years curriculum frameworks and best practices.</li><li>Certification in Paediatric First Aid and Safeguarding (or willingness to obtain).</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience working in multicultural or international nursery environments.</li><li>Additional leadership, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, or SEN training.</li></ul>Skills &amp; Attributes<ul><li>Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.</li><li>A nurturing, patient, and child-focused approach.</li><li>Ability to motivate and inspire a diverse team.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution abilities.</li><li>Professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to the highest standards of care.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: AED14,000.00 - AED18,000.00 per month

HUMMINGBIRD EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Designation - Deputy General Manager EYFSSector - Education, Early Years Location - Motorcity, Dubai Role Overview :The Deputy General Manager &ndash; Early Years (Nurseries) is a senior leadership role responsible for supporting the General Manager in driving operational excellence, educational quality, admissions, business development, and sustainable growth across the nursery portfolio in Dubai.This role acts as a strategic bridge between the corporate office and nursery operations, ensuring consistency, compliance, and high performance across all centres.The ideal candidate will combine strong early years education knowledge, multi-site operational leadership, commercial and business development skills, and the ability to lead diverse teams.Key Responsibilities :1. Strategic &amp; Business Leadership<ul><li>Partner with the General Manager to execute the early years/nursery strategic plan, growth roadmap, and performance targets.</li><li>Translate group-level goals into clear operational, educational, admissions and commercial objectives for all nurseries in Dubai.</li><li>Support annual budgeting, forecasting, cost optimisation and P&amp;L performance at centre and group level.</li><li>Lead cross-functional initiatives (HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations) to improve efficiency, scalability and service delivery.</li></ul>2. Business Development, Admissions &amp; Growth<ul><li>Identify and develop new business opportunities in the early years space (e.g. new nursery locations, partnerships, corporate tie-ups, feeder-school relationships).</li><li>Work with Marketing to design and execute enrolment growth plans and campaigns, especially for priority or underperforming centres.</li><li>Own the admissions funnel and enrolment performance across all nurseries:</li><li>Set standards for enquiry handling, tours, follow-up and parent communication.</li><li>Monitor and drive conversion rates, occupancy and waitlist management.</li><li>Review weekly/monthly admissions reports (enquiries, tours, offers, conversions, lost reasons) and take corrective actions where needed.</li><li>Build and maintain relationships with corporate clients, residential communities, developers, schools and community organisations to drive referrals and brand visibility.</li><li>Support the development of new programmes or services (e.g. holiday camps, extended hours, enrichment clubs) that increase revenue while maintaining quality and compliance</li></ul>3. Operations &amp; Quality :<ul><li>Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple nurseries, ensuring consistent standards and strong parent experience.</li><li>Monitor KPIs (enrolment, occupancy, staffing ratios, compliance, parent satisfaction).</li><li>Support inspection readiness and quality assurance in line with EYFS/early years frameworks and local regulations.</li></ul>4. People Leadership :<ul><li>Lead and support Nursery Managers, Academic Coordinators and Admissions/front-of-house teams.</li><li>Drive performance management, goal setting and staff development.</li><li>Promote a child-centred, values-driven, compliant culture</li></ul>5. Parent, Brand &amp; Stakeholders<ul><li>Oversee handling of parent communication, feedback and escalations.</li><li>Represent the nursery group with regulators, partners and community stakeholders as needed.</li></ul>Key Requirements :<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s in Early Childhood Education, Education Leadership, Business/Management or related field.</li><li>8+ years experience in nurseries/early years or schools, including multi-site leadership.</li><li>Proven experience in operations and/or admissions/enrolment management.</li><li>Strong people leadership, commercial acumen and familiarity with UAE early years regulatory environment.</li></ul>To Apply : Please share your updated resumes at shahidha@tamimiinvestments.comJob Type: Full-timePay: AED15,000.00 - AED20,000.00 per month

Deputy General Manager EYFS

Little Lambs Nursery

To be responsible for the day to day running and responsibility of the Nursery&middot; To ensure Policies and Procedures are maintained at all times by all staff.&middot; To take responsibility for the welfare of the children and employees of the nursery.&middot; To build strong team spirit in the Nursery&middot; To serve as the educational leader.&middot; To be responsible for managing the policies, regulations and procedures.&middot; To ensure that all children are supervised in a safe and stimulating learning environment that meets the mission and ethos of the school.&middot; To achieve academic excellence by working collaboratively, directing and nurturing all members of the school staff hired by the nursery and to communicate effectively with parents.&middot; To be responsible for scheduling, curriculum development, extracurricular activities, personnel management, emergency procedures, and facility operations&middot; Responsibility for the daily running and administration of the nursery whilst adhering to the Policies &amp; Procedures&middot; The efficient organisation, management and supervision of Nursery routines.&middot; Complete in a timely fashion all records and reports as requested.&middot; Develop and maintain an understanding of SEN.&middot; Supervision of the planning and preparation of activities to develop all aspects of the child&rsquo;s individual development in a stimulating atmosphere. These adhere to LLN systems and standards, whilst considering current research.&middot; To be responsible for progress and support in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.&middot; Working with colleagues to implement coaching and mentoring systems to ensure the support and development of all staff performance within the Nursery.&middot; Making effective use of staff expertise&middot; Liaison with parents and negotiations within the team ensuring effective communication within the nursery.Good Communication skills with Cache Level 5 Dilploma is a must.Job Type: Full-timePay: AED10,000.00 - AED14,000.00 per monthExperience:<ul><li>Nursery: 5 years (Preferred)</li></ul>

Caia Nursery

Nursery manager to oversee the operation of the whole nursery. Managing parent relationships, arranging corporate deals, event planning, managing staff, and other miscellaneous tasks as needed. Ensure the smooth operations of the entire nursery.Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Contract Contract length: 12 monthsApplication Question(s):<ul><li>What makes you think you would make a good manager?</li><li>What is the biggest problem you faced in your life and how did you solve it?</li><li>Why do you want to work in Caia Nursery?</li><li>What do you think are the biggest challenges in a management role and how do you plan to face them?</li><li>What is your expected salary?</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Preferred)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>management: 5 years (Preferred)</li></ul>Language:<ul><li>English (Preferred)</li></ul>

Zero2Five Early Years Recruitment

Nursery Manager At Zero2Five our client is looking to employ an experienced Nursery Manager for their lovely high-quality nursery based near Marchwood, Southampton. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, empathetic leader for this setting with strong personal ownership and succinct verbal and written communication skills. You must have a high level of influencing and partnering skills with a combination of focus on the well-being and care of children and social needs for them to grown in the future.Key Responsibilities<ul> <li>Lead by example in maintaining excellent standards in the presentation of the nursery, ensuring that all cleaning routines are carried out, whilst being reactive to situations as they arise.</li><li>Ensure all policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are implemented and complied with at all times.</li><li>Ensure the nursery is a safe and welcoming environment for all and complies with all relevant Health and Safety legislation, Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults guidelines and best practice</li><li>Identify potential hazards, log and report all incidents/accidents in accordance with reporting procedures ensuring appropriate investigations are carried out and records kept in line with relevant legislation</li><li>Deliver outstanding learning opportunities and exceptional care.</li><li> The ability to work on your own initiative.</li><li>Responsible at all times for high standards of care and education of children between 3 months to 5 years in accordance with statutory requirements</li><li>To keep a high organised standard of the day-to-day management, staffing, organisation and smooth running of the Nursery. To develop the ethos of the nursery and to create a welcoming and family friendly environment.</li><li>Be prepared for Ofsted and ready to represent the setting in a professional manner.</li><li>Building relationships with parents, encouraging input of ideas and suggestions, using questionnaires and other communications to support the continuous improvement of the nursery</li></ul> Essential<ul> <li>Hold a minimum of a Level 3 NVQ/CACHE/Diploma or equivalent or above in childcare.</li><li>Be able to be a floor-based Manager, meaning you must be willing to be office and nursery based.</li><li>Have previous Nursery Manager experience</li><li>Have an understanding of the work and vision Knowledge of relevant legislation that will impact on service delivery including disability/accessibility requirements.</li><li>Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation.</li><li>Greater understanding of how children learn.</li><li>Planning and assessment.</li></ul> Benefits will be discussed at the interview stage of the process.If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then apply today! or email your most up to date CV to (url removed)

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