Meet the team

Management Team

Nursery Directors – Emma Ward & Gary Ward

Emma and Gary originally set up Chiltern Nursery in Sutton in 2002 as they were unable to find a nursery that they liked for their own son. Fast forward a few years later they are now the directors of three nurseries.

Emma and Gary are very hands on, and spend time at all the settings during the week.

Nursery Manager – Sherrill Botterill

Sherrill has been working for the company since December 2009 when she started as room leader of the buttercup babies. She soon showed her determination and progressed through management to now be the nursery manager.

Sherrill has a level 4 qualification in childcare and recently gained her assessors qualification through our in-house training academy.

Office Manager – Dawn Thomas

Dawn began working for the company in 2014 supporting Emma, Gary and Sherrill with the running of the office and front reception desk. Dawn came to the nursery with a background in school office work and is now responsible for managing the running of the nursery from the front line.

SENCo & Quality Assurance Manager – Clare Masters

Clare has been with the company since 2009 starting as a room leader of the sweet pea baby room. After having some time off to have her daughter Clare came back on-board as the companies quality assurance manager working with all three of our settings.

Clare has also recently gained her assessors aware through our in house training academy.

Training Academy Support – Nicola Webb

Nicola joined the nursery team as an unqualified apprentice in 2012, working her way through the ranks to deputy manager of our Epsom nursery Lynton House in 2015.

After having her daughter in 2016 Nicola has re-joined the team but in a different role. Nicola now helps to support all our apprentices and staff members who are currently taking on a qualification through our in house training academy, whilst at the same time studying for her own assessors qualification.

Administration Support – Vicki Bogie

Vicki works in the front office alongside Dawn in supporting the management team in running the nursery. Vicki started with the company in 2015 after having a work break when having her own two children.

Baby Room Teams

We have two baby rooms dedicated to the love and care that our smallest children need when they first start with us.

Sweetpeas

Room Leaders – Charlotte & Alison

Charlotte has been working for the company since 2009 as room leader of our youngest baby room. She job shares across the week with Alison who began working for us in 2011.

Both Charlotte and Alison are mummies, Charlotte to two girls and Alison to a boy and a girl so know what parents are going through when they first start their child in a nursery setting.

They are supported in the sweet-pea room by Pam, Karen and Ella, all of whom have a level 3 childcare qualification.

Buttercups

Room Leader – Christina

Christina is our room leader of our buttercup room which supports our older babies of 16months to 2yrs old.

Christina started at Glaisdale in 2014 before moving to Lynton House to become a deputy room leader in 2015. She then moved back to Glaisdale in 2016 when a position of room leader arose in the buttercup room.

Christina is supported by level 3 qualified staff members Rebecca, Ana, Stephanie and Melissa, level 2 qualified Liz and apprentice Ella.

Toddler Room Teams

Our toddlers are in 2 different rooms depending on their own personal learning journey.

Daisies

Room Leader – Cassie

Cassie has worked her way up through the ranks and is now room leading our larger of the toddler rooms since 2015. She started with the company in 2010 and has a level 3 childcare qualification.

Cassie is supported in daisies by Kerry, Sarah, Debbie, Hollie and Caroline all of whom have a level 3 childcare qualification and Jazmine who has a level 2 qualification.

Poppies

Room Leader – Laura

Our poppy room is the smallest of the toddlers and supports children from 2yrs 8months to rising 3yr olds.

Laura also started working in the nursery in 2010 and loves working with the older toddlers.

Laura is level 3 qualified and is supported by Hannah and Megan both of whom have a childcare level 3 qualification and Jamie who is studying his apprenticeship with our in house training academy.

Pre-School Room Teams

We have two large pre-school rooms, each able to accommodate 24 3-5yr olds.

Senior Pre-School Leader – Lisa

Lisa has overall responsibility for both the preschool rooms, supporting the room leaders and staff to plan appropriate activities for each age and stage of learning. Lisa has been with the company since 2009 working in the toddler daisy room before moving down to pre-school in 2010 and becoming the room leader of the sunflower room shortly afterwards.

Sunflowers

Room Leader – Josie

Josie has been working as Lisa’s deputy in sunflowers for a couple of years and is ready for taking on the room leader role permanently. Josie started with Glaisdale in 2012 and thoroughly enjoys working with the older of our children.

Josie is level 3 childcare qualified as well as having the forest school qualification which she uses throughout the week with the pre-schoolers.

Josie is supported in sunflower room by Annabel, Lucy, Veronica, Sharon and Kerrie.  

Blossom

Room Leader – Ellen

Ellen is our newest room leader and is looking forward to the opening of the blossom room in September 2017. Ellen was previously working within our baby room so it is a bit of a jump in ages, but one she is thoroughly looking forward too.

Ellen has been working for the company since 2014 and is level 3 qualified. She will be supported by Becky, Sinead, Georgia and Cheryl.