OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM:

Manager / Owner / Montessori Teacher -                         Angela Euesden (NPQH/EYPS/QTS/Mont.Dip)

Assistant Manager / Montessori Teacher -                      Clare Dundon (BA Hons / Mont Dip)

Deputy Manager / Montessori practitioner                      Jasmi Yuen (BA Degree Early Years)

Senior Leader / Baby Room Lead                                     Sidra Iqbal (Level 3)

At least one member of our management team is on site during opening hours

Montessori Teacher Pre-School Class -                          Rachel Hall (Mental Health Lead / Foun Deg/ IMP)

Toddler Room Leader                                                        Julia Jarvis (CERTSEY pending - SENCO /Lev 3)

Early Years Practitioner Toddler Room -                         Chloe Newland (pending Level 3)

Early Years Practitioner/Toddler Room -                         Evie Horswell (Level 2 / pending Level 3)

Level 2 Practitioner/Toddler Room -                                Millie Burleigh (Level 2)

Level 3 Practitioner/Toddler Room support                    Katie Taylor (Level 3)

Kitchen Manager / Food Hygiene Level 3 -                     Linda Kilvington (Level 3)

About me -

My name is Angela Euesden and I have been a Qualified Montessori Teacher since 1995 with International Diplomas in Montessori Teaching.  I also have a B.Ed(Hons) Degree in Education as well as NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Head Teachers).  I owned and ran two private Montessori Schools in Central London from 1996-2008 (both became Ofsted Outstanding), before becoming a Primary School Teacher and eventually Head Teacher (also Ofsted Outstanding).  I supported a school to become the first state funded Montessori School in London (also Ofsted outstanding) and won a National award called 'Montessorian Practitioner of the Year' 2014.  I wanted to return to the private sector when my children became old enough and I opened Lollipops Day Nursery and Montessori Room on 1st June 2020.  

About me - My name is Clare Dundon and I have been working in childcare for over 18 years.  I am a qualified Montessori Teacher and I have a BA hons degree in Early Childhood Studies.  I am fun and passionate about early years and childcare.  I love all things messy and nature.  I particularly love spiders and creatures and enjoy getting the children involved in looking for minibeasts.

About me -

My name is Jasmi Yuen and I am the Deputy Manager at Lollipops Nursery.  I have been in childcare for 6 years now. As well as my Level 3 Childcare qualification, I have a Foundation Degree in Early Years and I have a BA Degree in Education Studies and Early Years.  I am very passionate about childcare and have experience across all the age ranges, babies, toddlers and pre-school.  I am currently studying an Introduction to Montessori philosophy.

About me - 

My name is Sidra Iqbal and my friends call me Sid.  I would describe myself as a confident, friendly and hardworking individual with the ability to work well within a team and individually.  I have excellent communication skills.  I am a keen and quick learner passionate about childcare and about achieving my full potential.  I am flexible, adaptable and keen to undertake any challenges in a positive manner to enable me to follow a successful career.  I have an NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education and I am keen to extend this to Level 4.

About me -

My name is Rachel Hall I have been working in childcare for 15 years (Jan 06) and Montessori trained for 4 years (April 17).  I love to randomly burst into song when I am happy and enjoy singing songs with the children. In my spare time I enjoy running, listening to music, going to church and spending time with my son and friends and family. I am willing to give most things a go especially if it involves raising money for charity. I have climbed the Gherkin in October 2019 for the NSPCC, ran a 5k race for a Leukaemia charity in August 2020 and braved the save for McMillan Cancer in July 2021. I hold a Foundation Degree in Early Years plus an IMP Montessori Certificate as well as my level 3 qualifications. I have most recently studied and qualified to Level 2 in Children & Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing and I am Lollipops Mental Health Lead.

About me - 

My name is Julia Jarvis.   I have been working in childcare for many years.  I have a Diploma in Pre-School Practice from the Pre-School Learning Alliance (Level 3).  I have spent many years working in different settings and for local authorities supporting special needs provision.  Most recently I have been a nanny to several different children.  I consider myself very experienced in childcare which supports my role as the Toddler Room Leader.

About me -

My name is Katie Taylor.  I have a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education. I am a mum to two lovely children and I support the nursery across the week when and where they need me.  

About me - 

My name is Chloe Newland. I joined Lollipops in January 2021 and I was really excited to become part of the team.  I have been a Nursery Practitioner for 3 years and am currently 3 units away from my Level 3 qualification and I can't wait to finish it.  I push myself to overcome new and exciting challenges and I am always willing to learn new things and to be a success and will always give 100% commitment and dedication to whatever I do. 

About me -

My name is Millie Burleigh and I am the newest member of the team at Lollipops. I have just passed my Level 2 (August 2021) and I hope after the next few months experience at Lollipops I can begin my Level 3.  I have experience working with babies and children having worked in a few settings including a Forest School and I love working with young children.

About me - My name is Linda Kilvington and I have been a Nursery Cook for over 8 years. I am passionate about feeding children good wholesome foods and making eating a lovely experience for even the most fussy of eaters.  I love to create different foods across the year to fit in with whatever the world might be celebrating and I also do various theme days too.  Keep a look out for my dedicated food page soon, entitled 'FOOD WITH LINDA'.

About me - My name is Evie Horswell I am the youngest of the team at 18 and I am a qualified Level 2 practitioner currently studying level 3.  I have experience teaching pre-school children gymnastics and I love working with children of this age.  I am excited to be supporting both the toddler room and the baby room at Lollipops.