Meet our passionate team of early years practitioners

Joanne took over Little Squirrels Nursery back in 2015.

After years of being a primary school teacher & school SENCO, Jo wanted to pursue her career further. 

Alongside the staff at Little Squirrels, Jo enhanced the nursery setting and was the manager for a few years, until she then became a Senior lecturer at the University of Worcester & 

Joanne took over Little Squirrels Nursery back in 2015.

After years of being a primary school teacher & school SENCO, Jo wanted to pursue her career further. 

Alongside the staff at Little Squirrels, Jo enhanced the nursery setting and was the manager for a few years, until she then became a Senior lecturer at the University of Worcester & is now head of department for children & families & education & inclusion.

You may see  Jo when she visits nursery, for regular catch up meetings 

Kylie has worked in the setting since 2010.

After years of working her way up in many Early years settings and running her own after school club, Kylie became manager in 2017. 

Kylie has adopted the Hygge approach, helping her to create an environment where children feel nurtured, loved & comfortable. An environment that feels like home whi

Kylie has worked in the setting since 2010.

After years of working her way up in many Early years settings and running her own after school club, Kylie became manager in 2017. 

Kylie has adopted the Hygge approach, helping her to create an environment where children feel nurtured, loved & comfortable. An environment that feels like home while staff provide a learning rich environment.  Kylie has many years of experience with safeguarding & is the Designated safeguarding lead. 

Kylie works closely with all staff to ensure their well-being is being cared for, while supporting them in their roles at nursery. 

Lina started at the nursery back in 2012 as a student. Once finishing her studies she was offered a job and has been here since. Developing her skills within Early years, but showing a passion for Behaviour, SEN & the way children learn. In 2017 Lina became the deputy manager working alongside Kylie to create their vision and adopt differ

Lina started at the nursery back in 2012 as a student. Once finishing her studies she was offered a job and has been here since. Developing her skills within Early years, but showing a passion for Behaviour, SEN & the way children learn. In 2017 Lina became the deputy manager working alongside Kylie to create their vision and adopt different approaches from theorists and professionals to create a quality learning environment. 

Lina adopted the 'in the moment planning' approach back in 2018 to support the children's learning and development and is very passionate about this teaching method. 

Kim started Little Squirrels as an apprentice and has worked her way up to becoming a Supervisor. Kim developed her skills within Early years through practical learning here at Little Squirrels. Kim has a passion for working within the toddler room, supporting them where they are at for their age and stage of development., while working c

Kim started Little Squirrels as an apprentice and has worked her way up to becoming a Supervisor. Kim developed her skills within Early years through practical learning here at Little Squirrels. Kim has a passion for working within the toddler room, supporting them where they are at for their age and stage of development., while working closely with their families. 

Kim has developed a pedagogy alongside her colleagues for the Toddler room, that mirrors their excellent practice, mindful approach & passions within the early years.

Maria has been with us since 2018.Maria has worked in many different nursery settings, including Australia where she worked in a kindergarten for a year. 

This built Maria's confidence and helped her build more knowledge and understanding of child development. 

Maria loves providing exciting invitations to play for children, sparked from th

Maria has been with us since 2018.Maria has worked in many different nursery settings, including Australia where she worked in a kindergarten for a year. 

This built Maria's confidence and helped her build more knowledge and understanding of child development. 

Maria loves providing exciting invitations to play for children, sparked from their own interests and ideas. Taking their lead, listening to their ideas and implementing learning opportunities within the environment for the children to explore. 

Katrina has been with us since 2023. Katrina has experience of all ages and has experience in supervisor roles, supporting children and staff. She has an excellent understanding of child development and is fantastic at setting up learning rich activities to develop children's skills in all areas of learning. 

Katrina is amazing at followin

Katrina has been with us since 2023. Katrina has experience of all ages and has experience in supervisor roles, supporting children and staff. She has an excellent understanding of child development and is fantastic at setting up learning rich activities to develop children's skills in all areas of learning. 

Katrina is amazing at following children's interests and tailoring activities to support the individual needs of her key children.

Becky has been with us since 2021. Becky has experience working in nurseries and running a creche. Becky enjoys working in the pre-school room and is passionate about helping to develop children's independence, skills for future learning & their emotional regulation skills. 

Becky is great at creating a calm, nurturing environment and ensu

Becky has been with us since 2021. Becky has experience working in nurseries and running a creche. Becky enjoys working in the pre-school room and is passionate about helping to develop children's independence, skills for future learning & their emotional regulation skills. 

Becky is great at creating a calm, nurturing environment and ensuring all children are settled and feel loved while they are at Little Squirrels. 

Pili has been with us since 2017. 

Pili supports us within all rooms at nursery, covering staff paperwork time and is currently supporting the pre-school room on busier days. 

Pili has over 20 years experience working with children and when you see Pili caring for children, you can just see how passionate she is about it.  

Pili also runs a 

Pili has been with us since 2017. 

Pili supports us within all rooms at nursery, covering staff paperwork time and is currently supporting the pre-school room on busier days. 

Pili has over 20 years experience working with children and when you see Pili caring for children, you can just see how passionate she is about it.  

Pili also runs a leisure center holiday club for children between ages of 4 and 16.

Pili is great at helping children enhance their imagination through role-play. 

Milly has been with us since 2022, starting as an apprentice when she left school. We have supported Milly to develop her knowledge and understanding of what quality early years education is. Milly has developed much confidence since being with us and has found her love of working with babies. Milly enjoys watching children reach new mile

Milly has been with us since 2022, starting as an apprentice when she left school. We have supported Milly to develop her knowledge and understanding of what quality early years education is. Milly has developed much confidence since being with us and has found her love of working with babies. Milly enjoys watching children reach new milestones and loves supporting their learning with sensory play experiences and creative play.

Elaine has re joined our setting this January 2025.  We are super excited about her joining our team again. Elaine has a passion for encouraging children to love being in the outdoors, as she understands how important it is for children's well-being. Elaine also has a great understanding of how important it is for children to feel secure 

Elaine has re joined our setting this January 2025.  We are super excited about her joining our team again. Elaine has a passion for encouraging children to love being in the outdoors, as she understands how important it is for children's well-being. Elaine also has a great understanding of how important it is for children to feel secure and nurtured while settling into a nursery environment, she is passionate about providing excellent care and support to children and their families.  We look forward to you all getting to know Elaine and making her feel welcome within our setting.