You've got the manager job… now what? 👀
Stepping into nursery management can feel overwhelming. Whether you're a brand-new manager, an experienced manager moving to a new setting, or you've simply reached the point where you want to take a fresh look at how your nursery is running, it can be difficult to know where to start.
The New Nursery Manager Starter Guide has been created to give you a clear, practical structure for those first few weeks without making you feel like you need to change everything at once.
The focus is simple:
Understand → Prioritise → Act → Review → Improve
Rather than giving you another huge list of things you should be doing, this 14-page guide helps you understand your setting, recognise what's already working, identify areas that need attention and decide what will make the greatest difference.
What's included?
✔️ Your first few days checklist
✔️ Safeguarding priorities
✔️ Getting to know your staff team
✔️ Understanding the children and their needs
✔️ Ratios, staffing and effective deployment
✔️ Getting to know your setting's systems
✔️ A practical setting walk-through
✔️ Getting to know your families
✔️ Key compliance areas to review
✔️ First 30 Days action-planning workbook
✔️ 30-day manager reflection checklist
✔️ Three-priority improvement planner
Throughout the guide you'll find checklists, reflection questions, practical prompts and spaces to make your own notes and actions.
Who is it for?
This resource is ideal for:
🌿 First-time nursery managers who aren't sure where to begin
🌿 Deputy managers stepping into management
🌿 Experienced managers moving to a new nursery
🌿 Managers returning to a leadership role
🌿 Established managers who want to step back and take a fresh look at their setting
One of the key messages throughout the guide is:
Observe before you overhaul.
Unless something presents an immediate safeguarding, welfare or compliance concern, take the time to understand why things are happening before deciding they need to change.
Because good nursery management isn't about walking in and changing everything.
It's about understanding your children, your team, your systems and your setting then knowing where your attention will make the biggest difference.
14-page digital resource | Instant download
This resource is designed as a practical management support tool and should be used alongside current statutory guidance, your organisation's policies and procedures, and relevant HR/professional advice.