Our Ashgrove Nursery School Staff possess a wealth of knowledge, understanding and skills.

Curly-haired Mrs Parkinson has just recently been appointed as Principal of Ashgrove Nursery School, following her time as Teacher in the Part Time Session Classes. She knows each and every child by name (including brothers and sisters) and instantly recognises mums, dads, grandparents and child minders. You just feel safe leaving your ‘little one’ with Mrs Parkinson. She is a great asset to the Nursery School!

She loves to be down investigating with her children, seeing the potential and areas of interest for each and every child. She encourages children to explore and she’s always on the look out for great resources to use, including her recent acquisitions from a local car mechanic – a range of car wheel trims for outdoors! Her caring, considerate nature will make her a firm favourite with your family from the second you meet her.

As Nursery Assistant, she’s always willing to help and comes up with great suggestions and new ideas to help inspire our children to be as creative as they can be. Mrs Doak is a true team player.

She is someone you can absolutely trust and whether you’re a parent, a child or her colleague, she always has a listening ear. With her cheery disposition, Mrs Doak will bring a smile to your face.

She creates the right balance between caring for the children she supports and giving them the freedom to find their independence.

She always has a sunny disposition which perhaps is why the children at Ashgrove tend to blossom and flourish.

Mrs Manger looks after the snack for the children, so if you can smell bread toasting in the kitchen, you know she will be there!

She lights up a room with her lovely smile and in a world where we can all find ourselves so busy, Mrs Compton sees nothing but the child she is playing with for the duration she is with them – 100% devotion.

That’s what makes her so great when she’s working with children who have additional needs. Her patience, love and kindness are outstanding qualities and her caring nature extends beyond school and into other areas of her life.

A busy mum of five – what a wealth of family experience to bring to Ashgrove!

Always willing to go that extra mile – such a support to the school.

She’ll probably be the initial person you meet when you hand in your application form or have a query and her attention to detail ensures that you get what you need, when you need it.

She’ll be the person with the friendly smile at the beginning of each session – sometimes that’s all you need when you’ve had a crazy time trying to get hair pulled into bobbles, telling your child that it’s ok to leave you and go to school or asking for teeth to be brushed 10 times!

Mrs Clarke is a mum herself and knows all too well the demands of a busy home life!

Although none of the children really get to see him in action, they certainly benefit from his care and attention to detail in making our school sparkling and bright!

Can you imagine cleaning and tidying up after 78 children?! No mean feat!