Nursery Staff

Pat Bishop

Head Teacher

Pat has overall responsibility for the Nursery School and is also Head of the Centre. "She wears pretty, pretty earrings like my mum."

Marina Hadji-Panayi

Nursery Teacher

Marina works full-time in Nursery, and is the Key Worker for the Ladybird Group in the morning. She was a student teacher at Greenfield.

Jackie Daley

Nursery Teacher (on maternity leave)

Jackie works full-time and is the Key Worker for the Ladybird Group each afternoon. Works across the Centre in the mornings. "She is pretty."

Bhavna Tailor

Qualified Teacher for Children's Centre

Bhavna is covering Jackie's maternity leave as QT for the Children's Centre area. She will also work one session a week in Nursery.

Michele Partridge

Nursery Nurse

Michele works full-time and is the Key Worker for the Honeybee Group.

"She helps us to take care of the Nursery."

Lisa Kermode

Nursery Nurse

Lisa works every morning and is Key Worker for the Butterfly Group.

"She helps me to learn to write."

Gemma O'Sullivan

Nursery Nurse (on maternity leave from early Oct 09)

Gemma works every morning and is Key Worker for the Caterpillar Group. She is working as an Early Years Professional across the Centre.

Sara Marriage

Nursery Nurse

Sara works each Tuesday and Wednesday with the children so that staff can attend courses and do paperwork.

"She has nice soft hair."

Anne Moore

Teaching Assistant

Anne works full-time and supports all children, particularly those with additional needs. "She is nice because she is beautiful."

Anne also works in Daisy Chain.

Vedia Tatti

Key worker

Vedia works full-time and particularly supports children who do not have English as their first language. She is keyworker for the Caterpillar Group. "She helps me do my cutting."

Carmen McGreevy

Support Assistant and Key worker in afternoons.

Carmen works full-time

Jo Comer

Support Assistant

Jo works in the Nursery at the end of the morning and beginning of the afternoon.

Raimonda

Volunteer

Raimonda works on Mondays and Tuesdays in Nursery and is taking her NVQ Level 2

Sarah Hines

Volunteer

Sarah is taking her NVQ level 2 and works on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons

Maria

Volunteer

Maria works on Wednesday and Friday mornings and is studying for her NVQ L3

Office Staff

Paula Ives

Business Manager

Paula works in the office, manages the budget and is Clerk to the Governors. "She opens the door and says, 'Nursery's open now'."

Loraine Spooner

Administrator

Loraine works every day and manages admissions and much more. "She does the computer and does some letters."

Jan Sheppard

Admin Assistant

Jan works part-time and places orders and organises the Fun Day.

Helma Brimpong-Enti

Admin Assistant (on maternity leave from beginning of September)

Helma works part-time and manages the data for the Children's Centre. "She works in the office. She does numbers at the computer."

Anita O'Hara

Admin Assistant

Anita is covering Helma's maternity leave.

Support Staff

Maria Panayiotou

Toy Library Coordinator and part-time cleaner  

Maria runs the Toy Library for a short time each day, as well as cleaning in the mornings and at lunch time.

Carol Mason

Cleaner in Charge  

Carol not only cleans, but cooks the evening meal for the children in After School Club.

Jo Whall

Cleaner  

Jo is a part-time cleaner, but also works with the children in Daisy Chain.

Jay Latham

Handy person

Jay will be working 10 hours a week across the centre.

Daisy Chain Staff

Lorraine Turner

Manager

Lorraine is the manager of Daisy Chain. 

Luisa DiPaola

Senior Playworker

Luisa works in Daisy Chain - she helps us

Naz Kaya

Daisy Chain Assistant

Naz works in Daisy Chain and also in the Crèche.

Barbara Edwards

Daisy Chain Assistant

Barbara works most days.

Anne Moore

Daisy Chain Assistant

Anne works in the After School Club each Thursday and Friday. She also works in the Holiday Club.

Eileen Dewar

Daisy Chain Assistant

Eileen is a Midday Supervisory Assistant as well as working in Pre-school.

Debby Gomm

Creche co-ordinator

Debby runs all the creches at Greenfield.

Sam

student

Sam helps out in Daisy Chain and Positive Beginnings on Mondays and Tuesdays

Positive Beginnings Staff

Viv Watts

Health Visitor

Family Services Development Manager

Sue Garrick

Speech and Language Therapist

Sarah Kearney

Family Support Worker

Sarah is a qualified and experienced Nursery Nurse who runs Rhyme Time and works in Drop-ins.

Jackie O'Donnell

Outreach Worker

Jackie works part-time as a Family Outreach Worker. She is trained in Baby Massage.

Angelena O'Selle

Outreach Worker

Angelena is a new Outreach Worker

Rachelle Pettitt

Support Worker

Rachelle works part-time in Positive Beginnings and Daisy Chain

Pre-School Staff

Sandy Byrne

Pre-school Leader

Sandy manages the Pre-school for children aged from 2yrs 9mths.  

"She tells good stories."

Chris Smith

Pre-school Deputy and keyworker

Chris works full-time.

"She reads a book to the children."

Louise Herrett

Pre-school Keyworker and SENCO

Louise works full-time.

Diana Newberry

Pre-school Keyworker

Diana supports children in developing their speaking and listening skills.

Rob Connolly

Pre-school Assistant

Rob works every day.

"He plays with me"

Bina Motiwala

Pre-school Assistant

Bina works 4 days a week. "Bina reads stories"

Eileen Dewar

Pre-school Assistant

Eileen works all day on Mondays, and at the end of the morning and beginning of the afternoon, from Wed to Fri.

Paula Southam

Support Assistant

Paula works part-time to support children with special needs

Jo Wall

Pre-school assistant

Jo works part-time

Charlette

student

Charlette is a student taking level 3, and works Mon, Thurs, Fri

Pushpa

Volunteer

Pushpa helps out on Wednesday afternoons

Grace

Student

Grace is in Pre-school every Tuesday and is on an Early Years degree course.