Meet Our Amazing Team
We have a dedicated team of early years practitioners and support staff with a wealth of experiences and qualifications ranging from apprentices embarking on a NVQ level 2 qualification to staff members who have achieved a BA Hons degree.
In addition a number of our dedicated team are multi-lingual and all staff members are qualified in Paediatric First Aid, including our support service staff.

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Sharon Brown
Manager
BA Honours Early Years Childhood Studies
National Early Years SENCO Award
SENCO Strategic and Training Lead
"If we could all see the world through the eyes of a child we would see the magic in everything"


Lisa Haywood
Deputy Manager
Diploma in Leadership for Children and Young People’s Services level 5
Designated SENCO Lead
"Being able to support children in their growth and development, Watoto is a second family."

Angela Shepherd
Senior Early Years Practitioner
Diploma in Pre-School Practice Level 3
Designated Deputy SENCO Lead
"Some children can come into preschool a little unsettled I love when they leave happy at the end of the day"


Rebecca Oldfield
Early Years Practitioner
Children and Young People’s Workforce Level 3
Baby Room
"Love watching the babies grow and develop into their own little people"

Hafsa Yassin
Early Years Practitioner
BA Hons Children and Young People’s Care and Education
Over 2's
"Being able to have a positive impact on a child's life"
Fluent in: Somali

Vicki Harland
Early Years Practitioner
BA Hons Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies
Over 3's
"Learning about all the children's different cultures and interacting with the parents"


Roseen Azeem
Early Years Practitioner
Children and Young People’s Workforce Level 3
Over 3's
"I love seeing the kids and the staff"
Fluent in: Urdu, Punjabi

Arooj Shadere
Early Years Apprentice
Early Years Apprentice Level 2
Over 3's
"I love working with the children"
Fluent in: Punjabi

Shannon Sanderson
Early Years Apprentice
Early Years Apprentice Level 2
Over 2's
"I enjoy everything about nursery, I love it all"


Safina Khan
Early Years Apprentice
Early Years Apprentice Level 2
Over 2's

Isabelle Woods
Early Years Apprentice
Early Years Apprentice Level 2
Over 2's


Phoebe Dunn
Apprentice Business Administrator
BA Hons History
Business Administration Level 3
Office
"I enjoy creating resources to support the practitioners in their roles"

Ola Idele
House Keeper/Lunchtime Supervisor
Food & Hygiene / Health & Safety
"Knowing the children are eating a healthy meal at lunchtime"
