Our Staff
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Sarah Silvester is the owner and founder of Kiddywinks and set up North Devon Childcare Limited in 2004. Having worked in childcare since 1998 she amassed a depth of knowledge and expertise that she continues to have great pleasure in sharing with her colleagues to help continually improve provision.
A nursery is only ever as good as its staff and Kiddywinks is proud of the expertise and knowledge that our practitioners bring to the setting. Our staff our encouraged to think about their own professional development and are supported in completing further study. We are dedicated to training our staff so they can reach their full potential and enable your child to reach theirs.
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Sarah Silvester
Owner
Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies and Level 5 in Managment and Leadership
Kayley Silvester
Operations Manager and Company Payroll
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education, Level 3 in Business and Administration and Level 3 in Payroll Management
Amy Copp
Manager
SendCo
Safeguarding lead
Level 5 Early Years Childcare and studying towards her BA Hons​
Hannah Paynter
2 Year old's lead
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Natasha Greenwood
Deputy Manager
Level 4 Early Years Childcare and Education and Level 3 in Forest School Leadership
Sophie Parsons
Room Leader
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Lydia Peicy Weeks
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
Charlotte Martin
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Paula Cox
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Jess Ward
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Practitioner Childcare and Education
Isabelle Woods
Nursery Apprentice
Heidi Stevens
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Lizzie Brown
Early Years Practitioner
Level 5 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Steph Smith
Early Years Practitioner
Working towards
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Rebecca Hart
Early Years Practitioner
(Support)
Level 6 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Sophie-Mae Silvester
Nursery Cook
South Molton
Sarah Silvester
Owner
Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies and Level 5 in Managment and Leadership
Kayley Silvester
Operations Manager and Company Payroll
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education, Level 3 in Business and Administration and Level 3 in Payroll Management
Melissa Cording
Manager
SendCo
Safeguarding lead
Level 3 Early Years Care and Education
(Currently on MAT leave)
Beth Cullen
Acting Manager
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Lauren Tucker
Senior Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
Rhiannon Cording
Acting Deputy Manager
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
Demi Langmead
Acting Deputy Manager
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
Danica Samuelson
Room Leader
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
Ellie Beer
Room leader
Level 6 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Rhianna Bradford
Early Years Practitioner
Level 2 Early Years Childcare and Education
Donna Fanthorpe
Early Years Practitioner
Level 2 Early Years Childcare and Education
Georgia Coulton
Early Years Practitioner
Level 2 Early Years Childcare and Education
Izzy Johnson
Nursery Apprentice
Paula Cox
Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Early Years Childcare and Education
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Sophie-Mae Silvester
Nursery Cook