Bringing passion to childcare
Who We Are
Only the BEst
Our Team
Our highly-trained staff are exemplary role models and passionate about delivering exceptional care and giving children the best start in life.
Our Nursery team
Suzanne Owen
Nursery Manager
Suzanne holds CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Pre-school Practice and has over 17 years of working in childcare.
Liza Staples
Deputy Manager
Liza has CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Preschool Practice and more than 15 years experience in Childcare.
Flo Smith
Early Years Practitioner
Flo has recently completed her Level 3 Diploma in Preschool Practice and has more than 10 years experience in childcare
Jane Rickard
Early Years Assistant
Jane has more than 15 years experience in childcare.
Janet Bird
Early Years Assistant
Janet has over 4 years experience working with us.
Emily Hodges
Early Years Assistant
Emily has recently completed her Level 3 Childcare qualification.
Our Pre-School team
Rachel O'Connell
Early Years Manager
Rachel initially trained and worked as a nurse. She then took an Early Years Foundation Degree and now has more than 15 years experience of working in childcare. She has worked with us for 10 years.
Lucy Squires
Deputy Manager
Lucy has worked at Deddington Pre-school for over 15 years. She has Qualified Teacher Status, a PGCE and CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Pre-school Practice.
Hazel Neal
Early Years Practitioner
Hazel worked as a nurse before retraining in childcare. She holds a CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s workforce and has more than 15 years experience in childcare.
Charlotte Witka
Early Years Practitioner
Charlotte has Cache Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education and over 10 years experience of working in childcare
Deedee Irving
Early Years Assistant
Deedee joined us in March 2020 and has 7 years experience in childcare
Sam Brown
Administrator
Sam has over 10 years experience in Business Administration and has worked for us since 2016.