Please be aware that all of our sessions for 2022-23 are now completely full. We have some limited spaces available for 2024-25. We are taking registration for 2025-26. Please contact our manager by emailing hanboroughmeadowsmanager@gmail.com
Our Team
At Hanborough Meadows Pre-School we have a wonderfully strong team of highly qualified, caring and inspiring members of staff.
Kelly Evans-Barrett
Pre-School Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead
‘I have lived in the village since 1997 having moved from the centre of Oxford. I live with my husband, three boys, and a menagerie of pets (crazy young dog, chickens, tortoise, fish and guinea pigs)!’
Kelly has an NVQ Level 4 qualification and has a wealth of experience having worked at Abingdon Kindergarten, The Radcliffe Infirmary Nursery and then The John Radcliffe Nursery.
‘After maternity leave with my third son I joined Long Hanborough Playgroup to just help out on two mornings a week on a temporary contract. Roll on a couple of years, I was appointed manager and have enjoyed the role ever since.’
‘I love working with children and their families. I enjoy leading a team of dedicated staff, striving to give the children the best early years education we can. I enjoy introducing new concepts to my team, such as Risk play, The Curiosity Approach, Loose parts, etc. Every day is fun and different.’
Kelly is really interested in finding new concepts that can be used at Hanborough Meadows and keeping up to date and ahead of development in early years. As such Kelly very much enjoys training; most recently she has received Autism awareness and Well-being training. This ‘is something we all need to focus on, it’s not just about being able to read and write. It’s about children being in a strong state of mind, ready to learn.’
‘Away from The Meadows I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I enjoy being outside, walking, running, kayaking, cycling and paddle boarding. I also love to read.’
Tamsin Bramley
Deputy Manager, Early Years Lead and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Tamsin lives in Long Hanborough and has 2 children at school. As a family they enjoy the outdoors, camping and walking their dog. Tamsin is a qualified primary school teacher (BA QTS Hons) and has 14 years experience working in 3 different schools. She began working at Long Hanborough Playgroup in September 2017 as Deputy Manager. ‘I always wanted to work in early years and a job in the village seemed to fit around family life.’
Tamsin has recently completed some valuable training:
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Phonics ‘Sounds Like Fun’ which provided updated information on best practice for phonics teaching.
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‘Woodwork in the Early Years’ with Pete Moorhouse. This has enabled Tamsin to bring exciting woodwork activities to Hanborough Meadows Pre-School. We have a designated woodworking area and children benefit from learning life skills with real tools. These activities are very exciting and engaging for our children also covering many areas of the Early Years Framework.
‘My favourite part of my job is working with this age group of children and seeing them progress so quickly, especially in language and communication.’ Tamsin is passionate about learning in the outdoors so particularly enjoys our Forest Rangers sessions. She is working towards Level 1 Forest School Training online and hopes to progress to Level 3 Forest School Leader training. Her particular subject interest is in Mathematics and progression of number skills from Early Years and into school.
Sarah Boodell
Deputy Manager, Forest School Lead and SENCo
Sarah moved to Long Hanborough 3 years ago. She has extensive childcare experience and is qualified to NVQ Level 3. She started working at Hanborough Meadows Pre-School in March 2019 and enjoys everything about her role especially encouraging more outdoor learning experiences. She was very deservedly promoted to Deputy Manager in October 2021 and in April 2022 she qualified as a. Level 3 Forest School Lead which is a great achievement and an amazing asset to Hanborough Meadows. She loves spending time with her family, enjoys walking with her two labradors and driving down to the coast to spend time by the beach.
Hollie Coles
Senior Early Years Practitioner
Hollie has lived in the village for about 15 years and is the very proud mummy of 4 children. Outside of Pre-School Hollie is very busy with her children’s social lives, clubs, hobbies and taxi service! ‘When we do get time to ourselves we like to be out and about, visiting new places, going to the seaside, local woods or Blenheim Palace.'
‘Working with children is all I ever wanted to do, and I feel very lucky to have a job I love and enjoy so much. I work with a wonderful team and together we are committed to make The Meadows the best it can be. I love to see the children making their own games, using their own ideas. I love listening to their stories and seeing them succeed at something, especially if it’s something they may have been struggling with. I find this job so rewarding; seeing a child on their visit, to their first day, to seeing them off to school. Knowing that I have been a tiny part of that journey makes me feel very proud.’
Hollie worked at Long Hanborough Playgroup 15 years ago but left to begin childminding as it suited her young family at the time. We are very lucky that Hollie returned to work with the team in 2018 as she is a very experienced practitioner, qualified to NVQ Level 3.
Stacey White-Rose
Early Years Practitioner
A life-long Hanborough resident, Stacey joined our Committee in January 2020. Her eldest son joined Pre-School in 2018 and she decided that she wanted to help! She has very valuable experience in Early Years childcare, having gained qualification and working in numerous different childcare settings. She ran her own childminding business whilst enjoying time with her youngest son. Stacey has been an active member of our Committee where she helped with the organisation of fundraising events and in September 2021 she was successfully recruited to the Meadows team as an Early Years Practitioner. She is looking forward to an exciting future with us as are we!
Olivia Morris
Early Years Practitioner
We are so happy to have welcomed Olivia to our team in September 2021 having returned to work from having her son. As an NVQ Level 3 qualified practitioner, she has enjoyed a varied career so far working with children in different settings. She has settled in to our team so well and looks forward to completing several training courses with us in the coming months.