Education

Nursery school manager CV: example and template

This example is for managers and heads of private nursery schools and chain nursery branches, and for nursery teachers who want to run a setting.

The owner wants to know which setting you run, how many groups and staff you have, how you handle admissions and the budget and how you meet regulatory requirements and keep parents happy. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

Create your CV in the builderSee the example

Example CV: nursery school manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Magdalena Szymczak

Nursery school manager

Krakow +48 123 456 789 magdalena.szymczak@example.com

Professional profile

Early years teacher with 13 years of experience, the last 5 as manager of a private nursery school with 6 groups and 120 children. I head a team of 22 and run admissions, the budget, work with parents and sanitary and education authority inspections. For 3 years the nursery has been full with a waiting list.

Work experience

Private nursery school manager

09.2021 - present

Private nursery school, 6 groups, 120 children, Krakow

  • Heading a team of 22: teachers, assistants, kitchen and support staff.
  • Admissions, full for 3 years with a waiting list.
  • The setting's budget, the municipal subsidy and settlements with the owner.
  • Sanitary and education authority inspections with no recommendations, nursery records.
  • Programme of extra activities, parent meetings and open days.

Early years teacher

09.2012 - 08.2021

Public nursery school, Krakow

  • Running a group of 25 children.
  • School readiness assessment.
  • Taking part in the teaching council and work on the programme.

Education

Master's degree, preschool and early school education

2007 - 2012

University of the National Education Commission in Krakow

Skills

  • Running a nursery
  • Admissions
  • Budget and subsidy
  • Sanitary and education requirements
  • Working with parents
  • Planning staff work

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate studies in education management, 2020
  • Appointed teacher status
  • Paediatric first aid course, 2024

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Organising events for families

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a nursery school manager CV

Professional summary

Write which setting you run, how many groups and children it has and how large the team is. Add results, for example being full or positive inspections. The owner is looking for someone who combines good childcare with running the setting like a business.

Early years teacher with 8 years of experience, deputy head of a private nursery school. I run a group, records and work with parents. I have postgraduate studies in education management and am looking for work as a nursery school manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the setting, groups, team, admissions, budget, inspections and parents. Show results in numbers. Add the programme and extra activities.

Weaker: Running the nursery.

Better: Heading a team of 22: teachers, assistants, kitchen and support staff.

Weaker: Admissions.

Better: Admissions, full for 3 years with a waiting list.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: Sanitary and education authority inspections with no recommendations, nursery records.

Skills worth listing

List running a setting, admissions, budget, regulations, parents and planning work. In your soft skills show leadership, empathy and calm conversations with parents.

Professional skills

  • Running a nursery
  • Admissions
  • Budget
  • Regulations
  • Parents
  • Work planning

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Empathy
  • Talking to parents
  • Organisation
  • Responsibility

Qualifications

List teaching qualifications, teacher status, postgraduate studies in education management and a paediatric first aid course. At public nursery schools the requirements for a head are set by the rules.

How to become a nursery school manager

People most often move up from teacher or deputy head. On your CV show what you are already responsible for beyond your own group.

Take postgraduate studies in education management. Add experience in conversations with parents and records.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A private nursery school looks for admissions and budget, a nursery chain for standards and reports, and a nursery with a bilingual or Montessori programme for knowledge of the programme. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a nursery school manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a nursery school manager put on a CV?

The setting, groups, children, team, admissions, budget, inspections, parents, qualifications and training.

Does a nursery school manager have to be a teacher?

At public nursery schools the head must meet the requirements set by the rules, at private ones the owner decides, but teaching qualifications are usually expected.

Are studies in education management needed?

Often yes, especially for a head teacher role.

Which results are worth giving?

Occupancy, inspection results, parent feedback and the number of extra activities.

Create a nursery school manager CV in the builder

In the CV Majster builder you enter your details step by step and see right away what the document looks like. You can copy the wording from this page and adapt it to yourself. The finished CV as a PDF costs a one-off PLN 5, with no subscription, and you see the preview before you pay.

Go to the CV builder

See also

Resume examples for similar jobs

Career guide

All resume examples by job