Meet the team

Many of our staff have been with us for a long time and only leave us when they are moving on to further training or to achieve promotion in another setting (or to have babies of their own!). 

Directors

The Directors of Batford Day Care Limited are:

  • Sarah Hedges (Headteacher of Batford Nursery School)
  • Georgina Collings
  • Jennifer Elworthy Croughton
  • Amy Gaitely
  • Zoe Price

Managers

The Day Care Manager is Amy Gaitely and the Day Care Business Manager is Zoe Price.

The Deputy Day Care Manager is Sarah Darkins.

 Buntings (0-2s) 

EYP, Room Lead

Monica Chowdhury

EYP, Room Lead Support

Kayleigh Harris

EYP

Abi Cooper

EYP

Tracey Holden (Bank Staff)

EYP

Jannelle Harvey

EYP

Julia Lamb

  *EYP = Early Years Practitioner

Cuckoos (2-3s)
EYP, Room Lead, SENCo Joy Scott
EYP Naomi Dickinson
EYP Sylvia Harris
EYP Tanya Fisher
EYP Lisa Pemberthy
EYP Hasina Islam
EYP Natalia Bula

*EYP = Early Years Practitioner

 Rainbows (3-4s) 

EYP, Room Lead Jennie Harris
EYP, Room Lead Jackie Ismay

 *EYP = Early Years Practitioner

Support Staff
Chef Christine McGarvey
Lunchtime Assistant Grace Siu