Senior Nursery Room Leader

Company: Busy Bees
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Role Overview

As a Senior Room Leader at Busy Bees, you will oversee multiple rooms and ensure that educational strategies are seamlessly integrated across the centre. This is a leadership role where you will inspire your team to achieve the highest standards of care and learning.

About the Nursery

We are a Huntingdon nursery rated Good by Ofsted, with a capacity of 100 children and five spacious rooms, including a unique sensory room. The nursery hosts engaging visits from local police, professional photographers, and ZooLab, enriching children’s learning experiences.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Ongoing professional development and career progression
  • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
  • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
  • Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
  • 50% childcare discount
  • Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
  • Menopause support through Peppy
  • Financial support through Salary Finance
  • Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
  • Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
  • Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

Additional benefits and wellbeing

You’ll also enjoy access to our Hive platform, a wellbeing hub with resources, a Celebrating You section showcasing how we recognize and reward team members, and a Grow with Us area sharing development opportunities.

Role Responsibilities

What to Expect as a Senior Nursery Room Leader:

  • Ensure that educational strategies and practices are consistent across multiple rooms.
  • Lead the planning and delivery of activities, adapting the curriculum to meet the diverse needs of the children.
  • Mentor and develop Room Leaders, promoting a collaborative and high‑performing team.
  • Oversee the wellbeing and safeguarding of children, making necessary adaptations to support children with additional needs.
  • Foster strong relationships with parents, keeping them informed of their child’s development.
  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and safeguarding protocols across the centre.

Required Qualifications

Ideal Candidate:

  • Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
  • Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory or leadership experience ideally as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Senior Nursery Room Manager or Senior Nursery Practitioner.
  • Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for both children and team members.

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Posted: May 21st, 2026