Meet our Rainworth nursery team

Jeanette is the CEO of Country Kids and has ultimate responsibilty over the business. Jeanette visits all sites on a regular basis. 

Jeanette's philosophy is that her door is always open, and she welcomes parents from all sites.

Sarah joined the family business in April 2019 and is one of the nursery directors. Sarah is head of operations within the nursery group.

Sarah is Level 3 qualified and is Paediatric First aid trained. Sarah has also undertaken specific training for working with babies. Sarah is one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads, has SENCO training and Makaton training too.

Sophie joined our Rainworth team in March 2021 and is our deputy manager here at nursery. Sophie works in our baby room and is level 5 qualified. Sophie acts as our Speech and Language lead. Sophie is currently acting manager whilst Rosey is on maternity leave.

Sophie has a great relationship with our children and they love the amazing, engaging activities that she plans for them. Sophie is Paediatric First Aid trained.

Emma joined our team in June 2022 where she carried out her apprenticeship with us. Emma is now Level 3 qualified. 

Emma works in our lovely toddler room and is Paediatric First Aid trained. Emma is our SENCo lead within nursery, carrying out Wellcomm assessments on the children and ensuring all children get the support they need at nursery.

Ali joined our team here at Rainworth in February 2025. Ali is a level 3 qualified practitioner.

Ali works alongside our babies in nursery which are children aged under 2 years. Ali has a kind and caring nature which is a huge asset within our nursery. Ali is Paediatric First Aid trained.

Duncan joined our team in December 2024 and is carrying out his Early Years Apprenticeship with us to gain his qualification.

Duncan works in our toddler and pre-school room with children aged 2-5 years. Duncan is enjoying learning all about how to develop children in their early years. 

Chloe joined our team in November 2025 and is qualified as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, bringing with her a wealth of experience teaching Early Years in Schools.

Chloe's fun and outgoing personality is loved within the nursery, and there is always something exciting planned for the children to enjoy! Chloe is Paediatric First Aid trained. 

Jude joined our team in November 2025 and is a Level 3 Qualified Practitioner.

Jude's calm and gentle nature is an asset to our baby room where she supports our children under the age of 2. Jude is Paediatric First Aid trained.

Porsche joined our team in January 2026 and although is already Level 2 Qualified, Porsche is working through an apprenticeship with us to become a Level 3 Qualified Practitioner.

Porsche supports in our baby room and is enjoying learning new skills and providing sensory activities for our youngest children. 

Donna is our regional compliance manager. She joined our Country Kids team in September 2018 as the Nursery Manager at Rainworth in Janaury 2019 when we first opened.

Donna holds a level 5 management and leadership qualification. In addition to this, Donna is also paediatric first aid trained.

Yvonne is one of our regional managers predominantely based in Yorkshire however will occasionally visit all sites. She joined our Country Kids team in May 2023.

Yvonne previously has come from a teaching background and has a wealth of experience bringing teaching and learning to a high standard within the nurseries.

Angela joined Country Kids at the beginning of 2018 and works in the office offering support to Jeanette as our Business Development Manager. 

There's never a dull day at Country Kids, which is what makes Angela's job so exciting! Angela also deals with all of the HR aspects of the business.

Dave joined our team in August 2020 and supports within the maintenance team. Dave is one of 6 family members that works for us in our family run business! As Country Kids broadens their locations, Dave is kept busy visiting different locations.

Josh joined our team in February 2024 as our maintenance manager. Josh is responsible for all the larger building projects we complete, such as nursery revamps and expansians.. all the way down to smaller jobs like usually unblocking the toilets! 

Johnny joined the team in April 2023 and supports Josh and Dave with any maintenance aspects of the business - whether this is building play equipment or keeping us safe with PAT testing!

Marina joined the nursery group in March 2025 and supports within our marketing team. Marina heavily focuses on our social media presence, communication to parents and recruitment for the nurseries. 

Marina is pre-dominantly based at our Newark site, although will travel to collect content from all sites.

Harvey is our therapeutic dog within the nursery and loves giving each and every child lots of love and cuddles when he comes in to visit.

 Harvey is a Cockapoo and has a hypoallergenic coat, which means even children with allergies to dogs do not react to his fur. Harvey is the perfect addition to our loving nursery, and he can't wait to meet you!

Marlo is our nursery puppy, although is getting so big now! Marlo is a cockapoo, just like Harvey and is learning the ways with the children. Marlo comes for visits with Sarah, our head of operations.

His fur means Marlo is hypoallergenic, perfect for coming to give us all cuddles at nursery!