Welcome to

Little Barn Owls Day Nursery in Horsham

Meet the Management team…

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Hayley Peacock Owner and Director of Education Hayley opened Little Barn Owls in February 2010. The second LBO nursery opened a year after. Hayley oversees Care, Education, and Staff Development in both nurseries. Hayley is a Mum to three children including Issy and Indie who attend the Tawny Owls 2-5's nursery four days a week.

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Faye Brown
Group Manager
Level 3 Cache Diploma in Childcare & EducationFaye joined the company in April 2010 and has over 7 years Management experience in Day Nurseries. Faye is the first contact for all parents and is the Operational Manager for both nurseries.


Meet the Snowy Owls team…

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Maureen Dudman
Snowy Owls Manager and
0-2's Practise Leader
Special Needs and Inclusion Coordinator
NVQ Level 3 – Early Years Care and Education
Maureen joined us in January 2012 and has over 14 years experience working with children, with over 6 years managing under 2's. Maureen is a Mother to 4 grown up children.
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Alison Fabian
Deputy Manager 0-2's
NVQ Level 3 in Childcare
Alison joined the company in March 2011 and has experience in a range of settings including working with children abroad. She assists Maureen in deploying staff and maintaining quality.
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Madeline Twine
Trainee Nursery Nurse 0-2's
Madi joined the company in November 2010 as a volunteer and soon became full time. Madi is training towards her NVQ Level 3 qualification with us.


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Hannah Starkey
Nursery Nurse 0-2's
NVQ Level 3 in Childcare
Hannah joined the company in June 2011 and has attended various placements through college to gain experience in Nurseries and schools. Hannah studied with us on placement and is now a full time nursery nurse and keyworker.
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Karen Angliss
Nursery Assistant
Karen joined the company in March 2011 and assists in both nurseries with all aspects of caring for the children.




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Emma Brown
Support staff
Emma joined the company in July 2011 and also helps out at a kids club in Horsham. Emma has previous experience looking after children as a part time nanny and babysittier.


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Diana Kench
Nursery Chef
Di joined the company in March 2011 and prepares all the children's meals in accordance with food hygiene regulations. Di is also responsible for all our home cooked menus and has over 20 years experience working in a school. Di also occasionally assists in the nurseries.
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Stephanie Burchell
Nursery Nurse
NVQ Level 3 in Childcare
Steph joined us in 2011 and works in all aspects of caring for our 0-2's.
Steph previously studied at college and is now enjoying her first nursery position with us.



Meet the Tawny Owls team…

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Julie Catling- Deputy Manager and Practise Leader
Special Needs & Inclusion Coordinator
NVQ Level 4 in Childcare & Education
Julie joined the company in November and has over 12 years experience of working in a variety of settings. She is responsible for the day to day running and staff deployment of our Tawny Owls 2-5's unit.
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Sonia Etheridge
Third in Charge / Forest School & Outdoor Learning Leader
NNEB Nursery Nursing (1 year)
Sonia is our Third in Charge. She assists Julie in deploying staff and maintaining quality, as well as driving new and best EYFS implementation. She is also working towards a Level 3 qualification.
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Carly Brown
Senior Nursery Nurse
Early Years Foundation Degree
Carly joined the company in June 2011 and has experience in a variety of settings. Carly assists in planning for Pre-school Learning, including Phonics and Numeracy for 3+



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Melanie Brabon
Level 3 Nursery Nurse
Mel joined the company in November 2010 and helped open our Snowy Owls 0-2's nursery. Mel now works at Tawny Owls 2-5's overseeing care and education for children aged 2+. Mel has over 6 years experience working with children.
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Harriett Burrage
Nursery Apprentice
Harriet joined us in September 2011 and is studying towards her Level 2 NVQ qualification. This is Harriett's first nursery position, she has experience working in schools and as a Brownie Leader.


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Natasha Webb
Lunch Cover Nursery Nurse NVQ Level 3 in childcare and Education
Natasha joined the company in July 2010 and completed her NVQ training with us.



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Lizzie McCabe
Nursery Nurse
NVQ Level 2 in Childcare
Lizzie joined us in January 2012 and assists in all areas of the childrens care. She is mum to Chloe age 5.




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Get in touch. Call us on 01403 257 778

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