SALARIES AT JANUARY 2004 poundsEarly years manager (special needs, London) 26,256Nursery manager (Brighton) 18,000-21,000Senior nursery nurse (Scotland) 14,200-16,449Nursery officer (South Tyneside) 14,196-16,515Nursery nurse (Lancashire) 10,668-14,532
Qualifications are not always required for assistant posts, but nurses, officers or managers will need an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. In Scotland, career progression beyond a senior nursery nurse in a school is not possible without a teaching qualification. Across the sector, salaries depend on the size of the nursery and the needs of the children.
