Manager & Deputies Role overview
Manager
The Nursery Manager oversees all operations, ensuring the setting complies with health, safety, and education standards. Responsibilities include:
- Managing staff recruitment, training, and development.
- Planning and implementing the nursery’s curriculum and activities.
- Ensuring policies are adhered to, including safeguarding, health, and hygiene standards.
- Managing the budget, resources, and parent communications.
- Observing and assessing children’s development to ensure high-quality care.
Deputy Manager
The Deputy Manager supports the Manager and steps in during their absence. Their responsibilities often include:
- Assisting with the implementation of policies and procedures.
- Supervising staff, managing shifts, and ensuring smooth daily operations.
- Supporting curriculum delivery and planning activities.
- Helping to monitor children’s progress and well-being.
- Acting as a point of contact for staff, parents, and external agencies in the Manager’s absence.
Both roles focus on maintaining a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can thrive.
Training Briefing
Elstree - Training on 28th October - HELD
Borehamwood - Training on the 24th of October - HELD
Training Next Steps
28th October ELSTREE
Dear Lucy,
Thankyou for your time. Here's the next steps as discussed with you, following on from our meeting.
Next steps :
1. Focus on Beth- with training and do this weekly (Please document as discussed)
2. Staffing - set expectations on new members join
3. Vivanna to be trained on observation/ assessments
4. Ofsted questions
Many thanks
Syeda and Vanda
24th October - Borehamwood
Dear Miss Ionela,
Thank you for your time to join us for the meeting.
Please see next steps for you to carry out as follows:
1. Observe the 9,1:30,3:30 and 6 oclock door and email us on a daily basis with feedback
2. Observe lunch routine in both rooms and email with feedback
3. Quality of teaching to me carried out on staff in both rooms
4. Observe story time in both rooms and email with feedback.
Many thanks
Syeda
Meeting on th 30th of September
Sub task meeting with Bailey (NOT MANAGER)
Thank you for taking the time to meet with Miss Vanda today to discuss potential concerns and suggestions for improvement in your room.
We are committed to achieving outstanding targets by the end of the year and are uniting our efforts to ensure we reach this goal.
Next steps:
1. Send email to Miss Vanda and copy Syeda of the areas/gaps you are identifying at the moment with a view of us to support you in meeting these gaps, following on from Miss Vanda's advice today.
2. Managing staff - to understand the difference between practitioners and staff support.
Remember we are here to support and will ensure we are doing so.
Many thanks
Syeda
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