Our Staff
Our Preschool is staffed by exceptionally well qualified and experienced people.
Katie Hooper has eleven years' experience teaching primary aged children, she completed her teaching degree in 2012 gaining her qualified teacher status. More recently she has been focusing her teaching towards nursery and reception where she really enjoys seeing the children flourish. She is passionate about education and believes that every child’s early learning should be a happy and exciting process. She is also a qualified swimming teacher and enjoys sharing her passion of swimming with the younger generation as well as teaching them a life saving skill
Gill Spatchett has been working with children for over 20 years. She has qualifications in childcare and loves working with the little ones to help them get the best start in life. She has also worked for several years at Nexus in Tonbridge, specialising in children with additional needs. Prior to that she was a swimming instructor.​
Lois Dann has been working with children for 5 years. She has qualifications in childcare and has completed the course Understanding Autism. Lois enjoys working with children in both reception and preschool classes. In addition to this she has worked for several years at the Aslan group at Tonbridge Baptist Church, where all children with special needs are loved and nurtured.
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Louise Elliott has experience within childcare and education spanning 18 years and has included a wide range of childcare and educational settings, both public and private. All of these positions have allowed Louise to gain valuable experience with a diverse range of Childcare Qualifications. Early years education it's a profession from which Louise gets a sense of achievement and enjoyment, its importance cannot be underestimated, as it forms a foundation for the child's progression in later life.
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