Regional Director

Regional Director

Key Information

Location: Remote (with regional travel)
Contract Type: Full-time
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Benefits

Birthday Off, 6 fully paid sick days, Cashback Healthcare Plan, Retail Discounts, Recognition & Reward, 50% Childcare Discount, 24/7 Virtual GP Access, 24/7 Counselling Support, Discounted Gym Membership, Personal Financial Advisor Access, Pension Discovery, Learning Platform Access

Join the Kindred Family – A Place to Lead, Inspire, and Make a Difference

Looking for a leadership role where you can shape strategy, drive performance, and make a meaningful impact?

At Kindred, our Support Team and operational leaders work together to create inspiring environments where children thrive. As a Regional Director, you’ll play a key role in leading this vision across multiple nurseries, ensuring exceptional standards of care, education, and commercial performance.

Join a values-led organisation where collaboration, innovation, and people development are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

As Regional Director, you will hold full responsibility for the operational, commercial, and people performance across a cluster of nurseries. Reporting to the Chief Early Years Officer, you will lead a team of Area Managers to deliver outstanding outcomes, while ensuring financial sustainability and a consistent Kindred experience.

You will also play a key role in Kindred’s growth journey, supporting acquisitions and leading the successful integration of new settings into the group.

What You’ll Need

Essential

• Significant multi-site leadership experience within early years or childcare
• Proven track record of driving operational and commercial performance
• Strong P&L management experience including budgeting, forecasting and cost control
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, including managing managers
• In-depth knowledge of Ofsted, EYFS and regulatory frameworks
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior stakeholder level
• Highly organised, resilient, and able to manage complex challenges
• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (or above)

Desirable

• Experience working within multi-site or high-growth organisations
• Involvement in acquisitions, integrations, or business transformation
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

What You’ll Be Doing

Commercial & Financial

• Own full regional P&L, driving revenue, occupancy and cost performance
• Deliver accurate forecasting and performance reporting
• Work with teams to optimise occupancy and enquiry conversion
• Ensure all nurseries operate sustainably and profitably

Operational Excellence

• Review nursery performance and implement improvement plans
• Ensure full compliance with Ofsted and statutory requirements
• Lead on incident reviews and escalated issues
• Act as senior escalation point for operational and safeguarding matters

Growth & Acquisition

• Support identification and evaluation of new nursery opportunities
• Lead integration of newly acquired settings
• Drive regional growth, capacity expansion and performance improvement

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop Area Managers
• Build a strong pipeline of future leaders
• Drive training, development and high standards of education and care
• Support employee relations and ensure robust safer recruitment practices
• Collaborate with senior leaders to drive consistency and best practice

Why Join Kindred?

We’re more than a nursery group – we’re a family.

Supportive Culture – Built on strong relationships and shared success.
Career Development – Leadership growth, progression and ongoing training.
Impact – Shape the future of early years education at scale.
Competitive Package – Strong salary and benefits offering.
Purpose-Driven – Be part of a mission to create inspiring worlds for children.

Our Recruitment Process

Interviews: Rolling
Expected Start Date: ASAP

Our process includes:

1. Initial interview
2. Final stage interview
3. Background checks including references, DBS and qualification verification in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy

Ready to Start Your Kindred Journey?

To apply, please click the “Quick Apply” button and submit your CV along with a short cover letter outlining your interest in the role.

We aim to respond within 2–5 working days.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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