Our Team

Ceri has a degree and a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) and is a primary school teacher with a passion for sharing best practice and excellence in teaching. She has over 16 years experience in teaching and also enjoyed leading her school in Music and PE. She is a musician and plays the piano and guitar. Ceri has a positive approach and loves teaching as she finds it extremely rewarding and enjoyable. Her and Paul have 2 young sons (Monty and Bertie) Monty and Bertie now attend school in Bramhall. Ceri enjoys running, tennis, hockey, playing the guitar and mountain biking in her spare time. Ceri has completed her Level 3 Forest School Leader Training in Spring 2020 and is passionate about taking the children on Forest School sessions to develop their skills and boost their self-confidence. We go to a lovely area of local woodland where we are lucky enough to play in a stream, climb the trees and explore the natural environment without any distractions!

Paul is a qualified Early Years Teacher, has a Masters degree and a PGCE and worked as a property developer before The Railway Nursery project began. He was involved with the initial renovation project of the nursery building alongside our team of builders and is very proud of how our setting has developed with the new Pre-School building now complete too. Paul is the nursery Business Manager and is also responsible for maintaining the building, resources and gardens. He is willing to turn his hand to all requests! He loves outdoor pursuits, particularly walking up mountains in the Lake District with his 2 sons Monty and Bertie. He has always enjoyed science and is a Radio 4 and Radio 6 fan!

Rebecca is our Nursery Manager and has over 20 years experience working in Early Years. Rebecca has many years experience working in Early Years settings and has previously been an area manager for a small chain of nurseries. Rebecca has a degree in Early Years Education and attained her Early Years Professional Status (EYP) in 2013. Rebecca is keen to support staff development and help them to become confident practitioners. Rebecca likes greeting new families to show them around the nursery. In her spare time Rebecca enjoys spending time with her family, she has 5 nieces and 3 nephews that keep her busy! Rebecca loves movies and is a big Denzel Washington fan.

Terri has also been working as part of the Railway Nursery family since we opened in 2015. Terri is our Pre-School Leader and Deputy Manager. Terri is BTEC  and SENDCO Level 3 qualified and has over 11 years experience working with children in early years settings. Terri has a particular interest in teaching pre-school children, igniting their curiosity and engaging them in their learning. Terri enjoys spending time with the children exploring the outdoors and makes great use of our outdoor space. Terri makes good links with schools during the transition period, inviting teachers into our nursery setting to help the children and their families feel secure when taking on the next step in life at ‘big school’.

Tasha joined our team in February 2017 and has had experience working in our Toddler and Baby room. Tasha has over 10 years of Early Years experience and is Level 3 Qualified. She loves getting messy with the children and organising trips for the children to the local parks and shops. Tasha works in our Preschool room and is also responsible if the Management Team are not available. Tasha enjoys meeting new families and making them feel welcome into the nursery and has great relationships with the children and their families. Tasha enjoys spending time with her family in her spare time, she also loves tapas food and enjoys finding new restaurants to visit!

Gary is our nursery chef. He began working on our bank team initially, covering holidays in the kitchen and demonstrated his culinary skills with passion and skill. Gary understands the importance of introducing new tastes to children when they are in their formative years and has creative ideas to encourage children to expand their repertoire of foods. Gary caters for all of our children’s dietary requirements and experiments with a range of different options for Vegetarians, Vegans and Pescatarians to ensure their meals are wholesome and balanced. Gary uses the “Eat Better, Start Better” guidelines to ensure that the children in our care receive the correct nutrients as part of encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Gary has completed the level 3 in food hygiene and also the allergen awareness training. In his spare time Gary enjoys a range of hobbies including walking, making crafts, watching films and is an avid fan of historical novels.

Sue joined our team in August 2020. Sue has a wealth of experience working with others, supporting children of all ages and helping them to reach their full potential. When Sue joined the team she had recently moved back to the UK from Dubai where she worked with children in the early years and loved her time there so much she wanted to recreate that experience in England. Sue is a keen dancer and musician and the children look forward to Sue coming in as she plays the flute with them! Sue is enjoying partial retirement and is on our Relief Staff team. Sue loves Forest School and frequently attends the Forest School sessions with Ceri.

Helen has worked with children all of her life and has previously been a childminder and private nanny. She works in our Pre-School room and loves embarking on creative art projects with the children, in all shapes and sizes. Helen loves all types of crafting, including knitting, crochet, baking and all types of cooking. She is also an avid reader and loves sharing stories with the children.

Josh works with Head Chef Gary to prepare delicious meals for the children throughout the day and also works for his family business in the village, Unwins, where we get all of our fresh fruit and vegetables from. In his spare time Josh enjoys keeping fit and listening to and producing most genres of music.

Natalie is a friendly and very experienced member of our team, she joined our team in August 2020 and works in our Baby room. Natalie loves creative activities and often recycles and repurposes items for the children to use in their play – from bubble wrap to cardboard boxes, snippets of material and everything in-between! Natalie loves spending time with her family and enjoys taking her dog for long walks.

Kate is currently studying for her Level 3 childcare qualification and is based in our Baby Room, with our youngest babies. Kate enjoys lots of musical activities with the children, singing with them and teaching them actions and signs to accompany the songs. Kate enjoys spending time outdoors, walking up mountains and also keeping fit through running.

Allie is highly experienced and has over 15 years working in childcare. She is Level 3 Qualified. Allie has such a calm manner and has specific training in behaviour management techniques which help her to resolve behaviour issues in a positive manner using a restorative approach. Allie works in our Toddler Room and you will often find her in the book corner, enjoying sharing books with the children, which is one of her passions.

Tanzeela has been working on our Relief Team whilst she studies Pharmacology at University. Tanzeela loves to spend time with her family and is very creative – she has a passion for drawing in particular. She likes to watch films and spends time socialising with her friends at the weekend.

Annie joined our team when she relocated from London to Bramhall and has been working in our Baby Room with our youngest children, following their routines and setting up exciting sensory activities for them to explore, both indoors and outside. She is very calm and enjoys ensuring a smooth transition into nursery for new babies starting at nursery. In her free time, Annie enjoys walking her dog and spending time with her family and friends.

Sophie is Level 2 qualified and currently studying her Level 3 qualification in childcare. She works in the Baby Room with our older babies and is a huge fan of sensory play, setting up hands on activities for the children to explore, following their interests. Sophie enjoys crafting in her spare time and has a passion for creativity.

Maddie has joined our team as a Nursery Apprentice and is very busy studying for her Level 3 childcare qualification. She is based in the Toddler room and thoroughly enjoys bringing new ideas to the room whilst following children’s interests to engage them in their learning.  Maddie enjoys spending time outdoors and is always full of adventurous spirit.

Megan is our Pre-School Room Leader and has worked with us since being an apprentice and now has several years of experience, working with different age groups. Megan is very creative and is a passionate and talented dancer! Megan comes from a large family and loves to get involved with the children’s physical development at nursery, using her balance and co-ordination to help the children with their development.

Roschelle studied Childhood Studies at University and is now working towards her Early Years Teaching qualification, alongside her work at the nursery. She has extensive experience teaching all age groups and is currently based in our Pre-School room. Rochelle enjoys long walks in her free time.

Annabel is based in our Baby room, working with the older babies and is a Level 3 qualified practitioner and Room Leader. She enjoys working with our younger children and is dedicated to learning about all aspects of supporting their development. Annabel enjoys spending time with her nephew in her spare time and enjoys baking at home when she has the time.

Jane joined us after a slight change in her career path as she has spent may years working in a local primary school.  Jane is based in our Pre-School room and her previous experience enables her to plan a range of different activities across all of the areas of learning to ignite the children’s curiosity and encourage them to explore. In her free time, Jane enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Hannah is based in our Toddler room and has gained experience working with different aged-children as she has been with us since starting as an apprentice. Hannah is a fantastic artist with has creative flair, which enables her to follow the children’s interests through making resources and props to support their learning. Hannah is a Level 2 qualified practitioner and is studying for her Level 3 in Childcare. Hannah enjoys lots of different crafting activities and reading a variety of books in her spare time.

Becks is Level 3 qualified and is based in our Toddler Room. Becks enjoys all aspects of her role and is always keen to encourage children’s independence from an early age and seeing how proud they are when they master specific skills. Becks has a love of the outdoors and enjoys gardening and looking after all of her houseplants in her spare time.

Lily has been with us since she began her career in childcare as an apprentice and is now Level 3 qualified and has experience with working with younger and older children. Lily is now based in our Baby room with our older babies and thoroughly enjoys getting to know each child and understanding their interests to plan engaging activities for them to enable them to learn new skills.  Lily has a calming nature and loves to quietly read stories with the children, enhancing their language and literacy skills along with their imagination. Alongside working at the nursery Lily is also studying Art History and Visual Culture at the Open University.

Evie has been working at The Railway Nursery since she graduated from college and is currently working towards her level 3 qualification. Evie has experience across all age groups at nursery and is now based in our Pre-School room with our older children. Evie loves to spend time singing and dancing with the children, or being outdoors helping children to access our equipment in the garden to aid development with their physical skills. In her own time Evie likes to socialise with her friends and go to various festivals.

Steph joined the team in February 2023 and is a Room Leader in our baby room, Steph gained her level 3 qualification in early years in 2019 and her experience has predominately been with babies. Steph has since completed various training sessions relating to child development and educational activities for early years aged children. Steph loves to create messy activities for the babies to explore and can often be found in the sensory room singing to the babies. When Steph is not working she is either going on long walks with her two dogs or studying for a degree in Accounting finance and business management and Economics law.

Theresa has extensive qualifications, knowledge and experience across all aspects of HR, accounting and business administration. Theresa is always on hand to help parents with any queries relating to their accounts. Theresa has been with the company for several years and enjoys spending time with her family and dog in her free time.

Sam has over 3 years experience working with children in early years settings and has achieved her Level 3 qualification. She is now continuing with her further education at university, studying her foundation degree in Early Years. Sam enjoys spending her spare time with her family when she has a break from her studies. Sam has experience working with each cohort and is currently based in our Toddler Room and works full time.

Fatima has recently graduated from a Speech and Language Degree and works on our bank team as a Nursery Assistant, across all age groups within nursery. Fatima is always smiling and loves working with children, helping them to gain confidence with their skills and to explore the world around them. Fatima comes from a large family and is always busy in her spare time and particularly enjoys craft activities.