Experience

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  Co-op Childcare

  • Warwick, England, United Kingdom

  • Executive Consultant - Childcare

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • Warwick, England, United Kingdom

    Interim support to COO/Exec Team

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  Red Dog Early Years Services

  • United Kingdom

  • Freelance

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    Specialist Consultancy to Early Years Leaders, Owners and Investors

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  Bright Stars Nursery Group

  • United Kingdom

  • Managing Director (Childcare & Operations)

    • Jul 2023 - Nov 2023
    • United Kingdom

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  The Old Station Nursery Group

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Interim Consultant

    • Apr 2023 - Jul 2023
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  CC Nurseries

  • United Kingdom

  • Chief Operating Officer (Head of Nurseries)

    • Sep 2018 - Mar 2023
    • United Kingdom

    CC Nurseries is an award winning growing group of inspirational child-centred Early Childhood settings located in London & South and across Central belt of Scotland. Leading a team of over 200 highly passionate colleagues across 11 settings to deliver high quality early learning and childcare provision for all families. Focusing on the individuality of each child and the wellbeing of every colleague.

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  The Early Years Consultancy (Naturally Outdoors Ltd)

  • Newark, Nottinghamshire

  • Director/ Consultant

    • Feb 2016 - May 2019
    • Newark, Nottinghamshire

    Bespoke Early Years Consultancy and Forest School - providing specialist guidance within the Early Years sector - training, mentoring of Early Years Teams including quality provision, operations, compliance and pre-post inspection support.

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  Early Childhood Outdoors (CIC)

  • Sheffield, United Kingdom

  • Operations Director / Co-Founder

    • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
    • Sheffield, United Kingdom

    The National Centre for Outdoor Play, Learning and Wellbeing
    Early Childhood Outdoors (ECO) is a social enterprise seeking to increase the
    amount and quality of outdoor experience for young children across the UK,
    through collaborative and enabling work with a wide range of development,
    teaching, research and design organisations providing support in this field, in
    order to maximise impact.

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  BEE (British Early Education)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • International Development Director (Co-founder)

    • Apr 2016 - Apr 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    British Early Education (BEE) is dynamic British company, which brings together our Directors joint experience of over 30 years in the Early Childhood industry in the UK and internationally. British Early Education brings together the operational and business experience which they have developed, to provide the following services:- Collaboration/Partnership to setup and operate International Kindergarten and Daycare settings from aged 0-6 inclusive.- Co-curriculum development for exisiting schools- Teacher training both in China and UK- UK Summer Camp/exchange visits for Kindergarten children/families- Consultancy and advisory projects- Recruitment support

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  First Class Child Care Ltd

  • MD & Head of Early Years

    • Jan 2007 - Jan 2016

    First Class Child Care is a family run group of childrens day nurseries in the North of England. Established in 1984, FCCC works on the simple ethos of 'Where Children Come First'.Our nurseries our located in Hyndburn(3), Ribble Valley(2), Halifax, Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate.We aim to provide the highest levels of care and pre-school education in an outstanding environment. Partnership with parents drives everything we do as nursery becomes an extension of home for our children.We invest in ensuring our Managers and nursery staff are highly trained and keep their skills current in a rapidly changing sector.

  • Group Operations Manager

    • Sep 2002 - Dec 2006

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  North Yorkshire County Council

  • Northallerton

  • Early Years Development Group (Voluntary)

    • Apr 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Northallerton

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  Calderdale MBC

  • Schools Forum - Early Years Rep (Voluntary)

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

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  First Class Child Care

  • Marketing & IT Consultant

    • 1998 - 2002