
Meet The Team

Pre-school Manager
Jo Gallant
I have been working at Stanway Preschool for 16yrs and Manager for 13yrs. I am passionate about the quality of care we offer our families and insist on the highest standards from all of the team. I support my team and welcome all the wonderful ideas they have to keep moving forward and improving the setting. I pride myself on my openness and friendly nature to all staff, parents and of course the children.

Deputy Manager
Zoe Crosby
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for 17 yrs and have been deputy for 10yrs. I work in Bears room. All of my own children have attended the preschool and I am committed to leading the preschool team. We offer the children the highest level of care and education. I work with Jo to continue to improve the setting and we are always planning the next exciting experience that we can offer the children.

Senior Assistant and 2yr co-ordinator
Jenny Fletcher
I have been working at Stanway pre-school for 14yrs and have recently returned from maternity leave. I work in the 2-3yr old room and support the team on a daily basis. I have seen many changes over the years and work with Jo and Zoe to constantly improve the setting and the outcomes for our children.

Cubs room 2-3yrs leader
Liz Earrey
I am the room leader of the 2-3yr old room. I am passionate about giving our youngest children the best start to their preschool journey and love all the cuddles I get. I enjoy guiding and supporting the team in Cubs and we are always working to make the room more fun and exciting for the children.

Bears Room Leader and Health and Safety officer
Charmaine White
I am the room leader of the 3-4yr old room. I work with my team to provide the best care to the children and we work hard to prepare them for their next step into primary school. I have worked at the preschool over 4 years and really enjoy planning and carrying out all of the festivals and special occasions that we celebrate at preschool. I also ensure the preschool is safe for all of the children and staff.

Bears room practitioner and Senco
Claire Buckmaster
I am the Senco within the setting. I work in Bears room but support our children with identified additional needs and their families to access all of the support they need to thrive and develop. I have many years experience in early years and use this to support the team to constantly improve and develop our practice to benefit the children.

Bears Room Practitioner & Speech and Language support
Emma Callen
I thoroughly enjoy working in Bears room, caring for and teaching the children. As the S&L support I identify and offer Speech and language support to all children who require additional support in the setting to ensure they are making good progress in their communication. I have lots of personal experience in supporting children with additional needs and am passionate about giving all children the best support we can offer.

Cubs room Practitioner
Stacey Mallett
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for over 10 yrs and look after the 2-3yr old children. 2 of my children have attended the setting and I pride myself on the loving care we offer all of our children who attend. I love music so on my working days we are always dancing and singing in cubs.

Bears Room Practitioner
Sophie O'Farrell
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for 7 years. I care for the children in our 3-4yr old room. I love supporting the children to meet their learning next steps and preparing them for their next step into school. I support the team around me and like to help anyone who needs me.

Cubs Room Practitioner
Louise Bloomfield
I’m Lou. I work in the cubs room with the 2-3 year olds. 2 of my own children have been through the pre school and I love the way we treat each child as we’d want our own to be treated. With love, care and enrichment.

Cubs room practitioner and bank staff
Sophie McIntosh
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for 18 months as a Cubs Room Practitioner. It's so wonderful supporting our youngest children as they explore, learn, and grow. I absolutely love arts and craft, singing, and dancing with them all!

Cubs room practitioner
Tarryn Milsom
I have been working at Stanway Preschool for 2 yrs. I have a quiet and calm way with the children. I love doing any messy activity and have the best memory for remembering any fact about the children, their routines, likes and dislikes.

Cubs room practitioner
Jade Howard
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for just over a year but have many many years experience in early years. I am really enthusiastic and love caring for our youngest children, showing them the care and affection that I would want for my own children. I have 2 young children of my own who attend the school next door.

Bears room practitioner
Jolene Maddox
I have been working at Stanway pre-school for 2.5yrs. I am in the process of doing the Level 3 early years training after completing the Level 2 last year. I thoroughly enjoy working in Bears room, I build lovely bonds with my key children and I support the children as they learn and prepare for school.

Bears room practitioner
Joanne Keyworth
I have been working at Stanway Preschool for 2 years. I have several yrs experience in Early years. I am a quiet member of the team but I really enjoy story times, singing and bucket time where I am great at getting all of the children engaged and involved in the activity. The ducklings that hatched at the preschool last year now live in my garden. I keep the children up dated on how they are doing.

Bears room practitioner
Amy Hunt
I have recently joined the Stanway preschool team. I have have nearly 30 yrs experience in early years and childminding. I have settled in very well and am already building lovely bonds with my key children and their families.
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Bank staff
Dawn Andrews
I am the oldest member of the Stanway Preschool team and I have been here for over 10 years. I was a childminder for over 22 years before starting at the preschool, which is a lovely place to work. I am a proud Grandma and look after my 3 Grandsons. I like swimming and cycle to work to beat the traffic! I go to Church, I am a Christian which means I have faith in Jesus

Bank Staff
Hayley Brewis-Shephard
I have been a member of the Stanway Preschool bank staff for 2 years but I worked here a few yrs ago aswell. I really enjoy supporting the staff to care for the children, in particular the children with additional needs. I work with all of the children and offer 121 care for children when they need extra support.

Bank staff
Devvon Taylor
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school as a member of the bank staff for nearly a yr. I support the staff to care for the children as a group and on a 121 for children who have additional needs. I enjoy supporting all of the children to achieve their next steps and developmental goals.

Bank Staff
Liv Gallant
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for 4 yrs. I work in both rooms supporting the children to play and learn. I am currently studying to be a speech and language therapist at university and hope to offer even more support to the children with Speech delays and challenges.

Bank Staff
Theresa Halloran
I have recently joined the preschool as a member of the bank staff. Last yr my grandson attended and I helped out weekly in the preschool garden, planting with with children and teaching them all about plants, vegetables and herbs. I am a retired nurse and really enjoy still being able to support children in this fun and engaging environment.

Admin Assistant
Amanda Thompson
I have been working at Stanway Pre-school for 7 years as an admin assistant. I assist Jo in the office with anything admin related so that Jo has more time to support the rest of the staff team. My daughters attended the preschool 12 yrs ago.