At Forest Friends Day Nursery, our mission is to provide a friendly, caring and secure environment where your child’s happiness and well-being is paramount; with a dedicated team of Early Years Professionals committed to delivering the highest quality childcare and education for children from 3 months to 5 years.
Our Core Values:
• To create a stimulating environment to inspire the development of happy, healthy and educated children.
• To provide nourishing, wholesome and delicious home-cooked meals, made from fresh ingredients to promote healthy eating.
• To work in partnership with you at every stage of your child’s progression.
• To provide a setting that promotes equality and the values of diversity.
• Empowering children to form secure relationships and develop caring friendships.
• We encourage independence at all ages to build confidence and self-reliance in preparation for school.
Our staff team are a dedicated bunch of people who take a lot of pride in their work, ensuring your child’s day is filled with fun, educational activity and learning. Every child has a named member of staff known as a ‘key person’, who will have more contact with your child than any other staff member at the nursery. The key person will show a special interest in your child through personal interaction day to day, and is likely to be the person you will speak with if you need to discuss any aspect of your child’s care.
Operations Director
Becks is our Operations Director, Ofsted Registered Person, and is an Early Years Professional (Teacher Status).
From Becks’ extensive experience we have shaped Forest Friends to where it is today.
Manager
Alanah is our Nursery Manager and Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), with over 13 years experience in childcare.
Assistant Deputy Manager
Tania is an Assistant Deputy Manager and Foxes Room Leader, and is currently undertaking a Level 3 Diploma in Team Management.
Assistant Deputy Manager
Katie works in Foxes and Owls rooms, bringing a wealth of knowledge from over 19 years in the industry.
Early Years Practitioner
Miranda is our Owls Room Leader, with many years of experience working with children of all ages, and always has a smile on her face.
Early Years Practitioner
Claire has a BA (Hons) in Early Years Education working term-time only, across all rooms.
Early Years Practitioner
Misbah is an Early Years Practitioner and is based in our Foxes room.
Early Years Practitioner
Lydia is an Early Years Practitioner, working in our Owls room.
Early Years Practitioner
Haseena is an Early Years Practitioner, working in our Hedgehogs Room.
Early Years Practitioner
Baldeep is an Early Years Practitioner, and works in our Foxes Room.
Early Years Practitioner
Safah is an Early Years Practitioner, and works in our Hedgehogs room.
Early Years Practitioner
Harriet is normally based in our Hedgehogs room, and is currently on maternity leave.
Early Years Practitioner
Amy is an Early Years Practitioner, and is based in our Hedgehogs room.
Early Years Practitioner
Sarah is our lunch cover person, and works in all rooms.
Early Years Practitioner
Suzy joined Forest Friends as an apprentice, and has achieved Level 2 in Early Years in her time with us. Suzy is based in Owls.
Apprentice
Gulali is one of our apprentices, working towards Level 2 in Early Years, and is based in Foxes.
Apprentice
Georgia is our Nursery Apprentice, based in Hedgehogs, and is working towards Level 2 in Early Years.
“Thank you to everyone at Forest Friends Day Nursery. Thank you for the amazing care you have provided for our little girl. Thank you Tania for the special bond an care you have with her. Thank you to all the staff. D will miss you all and the kids. Thank you for this journey.”
“Thank you to everyone at Forest Friends Day Nursery. Thank you for the amazing care you have provided for Eliza. Thank you Tania for the special bond and care you have with Eliza. Thank you to all the staff. Eliza will miss you all and the kids. Thank you for this journey.”Love, Eliza’s Parents. xoxo
“Everyone at Forest Friends Day Nursery, thank you for being part of our story. We love you and appreciate your dedicated service to us. Have a brilliant summer.”
“Everyone at Forest Friends Day Nursery, thank you for being part of our story. We love you and appreciate your dedicated service to us. Have a brilliant summer. See you in September!”
“To Becks, Dionne, Chloe, Eloise, Codie, Tania & all of Forest Friends Team. Thank you for all your help & support with our boy. We will miss you lots. All the best to you all & wishing Forest Friends great success in the future. Love & best wishes.”
“To everybody at Forest Friends Day Nursery. Thank you for all of your hard work. The dedication and concern you show us is beyond words. Your encouragement over the last 4 years has helped our boy develop into the kind, caring, clever, funny boy that he is today, and for that I am very grateful. He has really enjoyed his time with you all and will miss you all very much (especially his key person, Eloise). You have all given our boy a fantastic start in life that we will always remember. Thank you for everything.”
“Thank you for all your help and support in raising our little man. Thank you for all the time and attention you have gave him. Wish you all the best. You are doing a great job.”