Newark Nursery Team | Country Kids Day Nursery Spalding

MEET THE TEAM

OUR TEAM

Meet our Holbeach Drove nursery team

Our staff are passionate about what they do, passionate about raising the bar when it comes to childcare, and dedicated to helping children to learn and develop during those all-important formative years. Let's get to know the team a bit better.

Jeanette

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.

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Sarah

Sarah joined the family business in April 2019 and is one of the nursery directors. Sarah is regional manager for our Lincolnshire sites.

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 and is our Speech and Language lead. Sarah has SENCO training and Makaton training too.
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Paula

Paula is our nursery manager and opened the nursery in 2015. Paula is Level 3 qualified and has an open door policy with all of her parents.

Paula loves to make the childen and staff have the happiest day possible. Paula is Paediatric First Aid trained.
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Shannon

Shannon joined our team in 2022 and has stepped up as deputy manager whilst Alice is on maternity. Shannon holds her level 3 childcare qualification.

Shannon supports in our Pre-school room bringing with her years of experience. Shannon is Paediatric First Aid trained.
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Cora

Cora joined our nursery team in April 2022 and is a great addition to our toddler room, holding a Level 3 qualfication in childcare.

Cora is Paediatric First Aid trained and works alongside our busy toddlers in our 2-3 years room!
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Karly

Karly started with us in June 2021 as an apprentice and is now level 3 qualified. Working alongside a team of experienced practitioners in our pre-school room, she loves to introduce them to knew things each day.

Karly holds a Paediatric First Aid certificate.
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Bayley

Bayley joined our team in September 2023 and is level 2 qualified, working towards a level 3 qualification.

Bayley works in our toddler rooms and loves to sing songs and engage the children in messy play!
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Diane

Diane is our nursery cook and has been with us since September 2021. Diane holds a level 2 food safety certificate.

Diane enjoys teaching the children to bake and cook.
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Mia

Mia joined our team in December 2023 as a lunchtime supervisor however in April 2024 decided to further her career in childcare by carrying out her Level 3 Apprenticeship with us. Mia supports in our lovely baby room.

Mia also has Level 2 in Food Hygiene.
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Alice

Alice joined our team in July 2021 and is our Deputy Manager who is currently on maternity leave.

Alice is Level 3 qualified and holds her Paediatric First Aid certificate. Alice loves to help others, play in the huge sand pit and read stories to the children.
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Kahra

Kahra joined our team in June 2021 where she carried our her apprenticeship with us. Kahra is now Level 3 qualified. Kahra is currently on maternity leave.

Kahra loves to get messy whilst painting with the children, reading stories and playing outside. Kahra is Paediatric First Aid trained.
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Donna

Donna is our regional compliance manager for the Nottinghamshire areas. 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.
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Yvonne

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.
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Angela

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.

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Dave

Dave joined our team in August 2020 as our head of maintenance. 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.
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Johnny

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

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!
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