SZE SZE
Early Years Practitioner
Sze Sze is totally new to Early Years, having worked as a shoe designer before coming to England from Hong Kong. She is very keen to learn and is great at caring for our children and helping them to settle in as she understands what it is like coming to a situation where everything is new. Sze Sze is also keen to use her creative skills and share her experience of another culture in the setting.
We are owned by Horsham Parochial Church Council (PCC) who appoint a governance panel to support the staff. Janet Palmart is the chair of this panel and the Reverend Lisa Barnett is the "Nominated Person" on our Ofsted registration. Most of our staff are parents themselves and many have had their own children pass through the Pre-School.
Our Staff
We are owned by Horsham Parochial Church Council (PCC) who appoint a governance panel to support the staff. Janet Palmart is the chair of this panel and the Reverend Lisa Barnett is the " Nominated Person" on our Ofsted registration. Most of our staff are parents themselves and many have had their own children pass through the Pre-School.
LAI BROOKING
Manager
Lai & Karen manage the pre-school together. Lai is responsible for the day to day running of the pre-school and gets to know each child really quickly and remembers details about them which surprise all of us. She has 29 years’ experience working with children at a variety of settings and as a childminder and she has a Level 3 childcare qualification. Lai has been a part-time foster carer for special needs children and she has experience of working with children with a wide range of additional needs and working with other professionals to support the children and their parents.
KAREN INGLIS-TAYLOR
Manager
Karen is responsible for policies and procedures and the development of the pre-school but much prefers the outdoors and anything messy including, of course, the forest school sessions. She has worked in Early Years since 2006 and has Early Years Professional Status and is a qualified Forest School Leader.
ALEX FLETCHER
Admin Assistant & Early Years Assistant
Alex has been our admin assistant since 2018, sorting out all the registrations, sessions, funding, uniform etc. For the last couple of years, Alex has also worked as an Early Years Assistant in a few of our regular sessions, making her ideal to call upon at a moment's notice if any staff are absent!
STACEY WHITE
Early Years Practitioner and Bursar
Stacey has been part of the pre-school team since 2018. She is skilled at making and mending and has lots of creative ideas.
Stacey is about to start the Early Years Initial Teacher Training course and we are looking forward to her bringing even more ideas and insights to our team and practice.
Stacey took on the Bursar role a few years ago and is great at finding ways to make us more efficient.
BETHANY LEVETT
Trainee SENCO, Supervisor and Practitioner
Beth joined us in 2023 to study for the Early Years Teacher Status following a degree in Primary Teaching and Educational Studies and experience of working with early years and primary aged children. She is now training to become our Special Educational Needs Coordinator. Bethany has lots of energy to inspire children’s play but is also good at staying calm at crazy moments! She continues to bring lots of good ideas from her current and previous training.
DIANA TYLER-MOORE
Early Years Practitioner
Diana has a Level 2 Early Year qualification and teaches Spanish to the children (and the staff). She also loves music and is great at inspiring the children to dance and sing.
KEIGHLEY BURTON
Early Years Practitioner
Keighley brings with her 12 years of experience working and taking a lead role in a day nursery, including experience supporting forest school sessions and has a Level 3 childcare qualification. She is energetic and keen to bring fun and enthusiasm to this role while keeping the children’s safety and wellbeing paramount. Keighley brings other ideas and insights from previously working in a different style of setting while embracing the new challenges of her role with us.
ZOE GARDNER
Early Years Practitioner
Zoe joined our team in 2021 with 10 years of experience in a day nursery. Zoe brings lots of new ideas and activities which build on the interests of the children and is very good at helping the quieter children to build confidence and feel settled. She particularly enjoys supporting role play …but maybe not when the children decide to put rollers in her hair!!
KIM GLOVER-SAYWOOD
Early Years Practitioner
Kim started working for us in 2022 alongside another setting with which we had good links but sadly had to close down. She started working in childcare in 2017 and achieved her Early Years Teacher Status in 2019. Kim loves the outdoors and is always found deep in play with the children bringing added inspiration and energy to the play wherever it is needed. She has a very good understanding and experience of working with children with additional needs and supports our SENCO and other staff with her insights.
KAREN PERRETT
Forest School Leader & Supervisor
Karen joined our forest school team in 2018 having been a very keen and committed volunteer while her own children were at the pre-school. Having completed her Forest School Leader qualification, Karen went on to complete the Early Year Teacher Status qualification. Karen is very creative and always coming up with ideas that she wants to implement. She is particularly skilled at working with children with behavioural and emotional needs and provides ideas and tools for other staff to use.
KARIS ROSS
Early Years Practitioner
Karis started with us in 2021 having worked as a nanny and in a day nursery before having her own children. Karis is skilled at adapting her practice to the specific needs and interests of the children she is working with. She enjoys Forest School, arts & crafts and messy play but you will also often find her playing with small world toys or reading stories too.
SZE SZE
Early Years Practitioner
Sze Sze has joined us this year. Her other job is in shoe design, so maybe she will be inspiring our children to be creative with their footwear!