Meet the Team

Grena Road Day Nursery and Preschool

Tara Gatford

Nursery Manager

Tara Gatford started working in childcare in 2000 and has worked in many positions within the nursery environment. Tara started off in a nursery in Ash School and worked her way up through the nursery to Preschool Room Manager.

In 2003 she joined Nursery on the Green in Frimley as a Room Manager and worked in all rooms within the nursery before being promoted to Deputy Nursery Manager. She was also the manager at Footsteps Day Nursery in Farnbourgh before joining the team at Grena Road while Valerie is on maternity leave.

Tara has a son who attended one of the groups nurseries from the age of three months untill he started "big school" in September 2012. She also has a little girl who attends Footsteps and is currently in the Baby Room.

Valerie Peters

Manager (on maternity leave)

Valerie has a Degree in Early Years Education, an International Montessori Diploma and is currently studying her BA Hons as well as working towards achieving her EYP-Early Years Professional Status. Valerie has worked in Early Years for the last 12 years having a great passion and enthusiasm for her role. Her other qualifications include: Paediatric First Aid, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding Children.

In her spare time, Valerie enjoys yoga, travelling and reading.

Sandra Peacock

Deputy Manager

Sandra completed her NNEB in 1998 and started working at Nursery on the Green, a Casterbridge Nursery in April 2001. Sandra took on various roles working from Nursery Practioner, where most of her experience was with under 2s, to Deputy Manager.

Sandra joined Grena Road Day Nursery and Preschool in June 2010 to take on a temporary Deputy Manager role until September 2010. She is looking forward to embracing the new challenges it will bring.

Christopher Moncrieffe

Deputy Manager

Christopher Moncrieffe has been working at Grena Road Day Nursery since November 2007. He was promoted to Deputy Manager in February 2010 after his successful roles as 2-3's Unit Co-ordinator and Room Manager. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge working with children in all age groups up to the age of 12 years.

He has a teaching degree, NVQL2 and NVQL3 and is qualified in Special Needs Education (SENCO), CAF-Commonn Assessment Framework (Lead Practitioner Training), First Aid and Paediatric First Aid. He is also the Safe Guarding Officer and the Academy Nursery Mentor.

Chris enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the gym and watching football!

Darpreet Virdi

Preschool Teacher

Darpreet is the Preschool Teacher in Preschool 2. She prepares the children for school ensuring that they have the basic understanding and skills required to support them in their learning, both academically and emotionally as they move from nursery to school as it is such a big step for the children.

Darpreet organises activities for the children to encourage excitement, enjoyment, curiosity and challenging experiences spanning across the learning areas; personal, social and emotional development, communication, language and literacy, problem solving, reasoning and numeracy, knowledge and understanding of the world, physical development and creative development. In preparing for school, we also focus on becoming independent, learning letters and sounds as well as counting and recognition of numbers and shapes.

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