OUR LOVELY PEOPLE

We believe that people make a nursery special and therefore we pride ourselves on recruiting happy and positive child carers and then making sure our environment is a happy one so that that they stay with us!

Director Funcare Ltd

Ian Thompson BSc(Hons)

Director Funcare Ltd

Josy Thompson BA(Hons)

Manager PlayAway Day Nursery

Dee Sturges NVQ3 Childcare & Education & Teaching Certificate

Manager Woodlands Day Nursery

Kelly Bartle, Foundation Degree in Early Years



We are very proud to have a highly qualified professional and experienced team of child carers, and are committed to treating them well and to on-going training. Our aim is to have every member of our team:



All staff undergo regular training and are offered professional development courses in all areas of the curriculum, care for babies and special needs. Although we accept students on work experience placements they are fully supervised and are not included in the staff to child ratio.


"The staff manage the children effectively, the quality of their interactions significantly enhances the children's development." PlayAway OFSTED 2006


Team members will always be available at the beginning and end of your child’s session to exchange information with you about your child.


All children have designated key workers who will monitor your child's development and keep you updated with their progress at regular parent's evenings.


Records of progress are kept which follow your child throughout the nursery and then onto their first school!