Here at Caddington Pre-School, we provide a safe, supportive and caring environment in which children can develop to their full potential as individuals.
We currently have an opening for a Preschool Manager to lead our early years provision. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and grow our setting, with excellent scope for development as the provision expands.
As Preschool Manager, you will be responsible for the overall leadership and management of the setting, ensuring a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment for children ages 20 months to 4.5 years. You'll work closely with staff, parents, and external agencies to deliver outstanding outcomes and maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Successful candidates will be highly motivated, an empathetic leader for this setting with strong personal ownership, verbal and written communication skills.
Early Years Practitioner Manager
- Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15am – 3:45pm, Term time only
- Salary: To be discussed
- Qualification: Level 3 Childcare WITH maths level 2 (required)
- Experience: Deputy Manager/Manager experience - 2 years (required)
- Contract type: Permanent
- Expected start date: Immediately
- Caddington Luton, Bedfordshire (LU1 4JD)
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and inspire a team of early years practitioners
- Oversee daily operations, including staffing, planning, and health & safety
- Ensure the nursery meets all Ofsted and EYFS standards
- Build strong relationships with families and the local community
- Manage resources, and administrative tasks efficiently
Here at Caddington Pre-School, we provide a safe, supportive and caring environment in which children can develop to their full potential as individuals.
We believe children flourish best when their needs are met and understood.
We encourage positive, caring and polite behaviour, giving praise to help develop a setting where children learn to respect themselves, other people and their surroundings.
The staff at our Pre-School work hard at building a transparent relationship with our parents to encourage inclusion in their child’s learning journey with stay and play sessions, sports days, chefs week and much more.
It is important to us that parents feel a part of their child’s progress in all aspects of their learning.
We are set in a lovely bungalow situated in the grounds of Caddington Village School, being in the grounds help us to maintain a close relationship with CVS enabling a smooth transition from preschool into full time education.
Caddington pre-school is governed by a group of trustees made up of parents, staff and the local community.
Our trustees work closely with preschool staff to ensure the setting is run in accordance to the constitution of charity commission, early years alliance and Ofsted.
The pre-school curriculum consists of different activities, we run a ‘tuning into sounds’ session, story rhyme time, drumming garden walks, tooth brushing programmes and much more.