Nursery manager | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Nursery managers run early years childcare centres, providing day care for babies and young children from birth to 5 years.

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Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
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Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.
Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.
Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.
Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.
Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.
Hire, supervise, and train support workers.
Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.
Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.

Average salary
18,455 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Nursery manager

21,480 GBP
18,278 GBP

Average salary for part-time Nursery manager

Average salary for full-time Nursery manager

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10,023 GBP
9,984 GBP
11,932 GBP

18,455 GBP
18,278 GBP
21,480 GBP

Salary over time for Nursery manager

Pay for this role has increased slightly over time

15,389 GBP
15,474 GBP
15,797 GBP
16,201 GBP
16,703 GBP
17,392 GBP
18,455 GBP
18,268 GBP
28,067 GBP

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Future outlook for Nursery managers

Balanced outlook

189 000+ jobs available

Very good outlook

8% yearly wage growth (on average)

Balanced outlook

52% chance of automation in the future

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Nursery manager and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

45% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
24% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent
19% of people in this role have a certificate of higher education or equivalent but no degree

You could start by doing a Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.

You can also do other childcare qualifications but they must be at least level 3 if you want to become a manager.

You'll need:

knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
customer service skills
the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
leadership skills
business management skills
sensitivity and understanding
patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
the ability to work on your own
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

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Childcare

Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

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Nursery manager | Average UK Salary & Outlook

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