A Bit More About Us
Happylands Private Day Nursery, Warndon Villages, Worcester is a privately owned nursery situated in the community square next to the Lyppard Grange Community Centre, in a purpose built nursery building.
We care for children 3mths – 5yrs of age, for a minimum of two days to full time.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am- 6pm.
We close for all bank holidays and a week at Easter and Christmas
Christmas
Thursday 24.12.2020 at 2 pm Re-open Monday 04.01.2021 at 8 am
Easter
Thursday 01.04.2021 at 6 pm Re-open Monday 12.04.2021 at 8 am
Please note we are closed for all Bank Holidays
It is important to us that your child settles at Happylands quickly and gains confidence through continuity of care. In our many years of experience we find that one of the best way to achieve this is to attend at least two days a week.
This continuity is followed through with our staffing policy where the majority of staff are full time or work full days with no split shifts. This continuity is also reflected in the retention of loyal dedicated staff as you can see below.
The Happylands team is what makes us so special. We have a very low staff turnover and lots of very long serving staff members. Many of our team have children of their own so are able to understand your concerns as a parent. We have included a little bit of information about everyone to give you chance to meet the team!
Carole Pugh
Carole is a qualified State Registered Nurse and midwife. She opened her first nursery in 1990 and Lyppard Grange Nursery in 1998.
Owner/Manager
Laura Sankey
Laura joined us in September 2010 as a qualified primary school teacher and has been the Nursery manager since January 2018.
Nursery Manager
Emma Westmacott
Emma is our longest serving member of staff; she joined us full-time in March 2003 she reduced her days in January 2013 when she became a mum to lovely twins Oliver and Grace. Emma has BTEC diploma level 3 and level 4 in childcare management.
Sue Maguire
Sue joined nursery in March 2008 and holds a NVQ 3 in childcare. Sue has 15 years experience in various nurseries around Worcester and is a mum to 5 grown up children.
Kim Sanders
Kim joined Happylands as her first job from college in September 2009 following the successful completion of her BTEC diploma level 3 in childcare. Kim worked full time until she returned for two days a week in January 2012 following the birth of her lovable son Alfie.
Sammy Gregg
Sammy joined us at the tender age of 16 in Sept 2010 as our very first apprentice. She achieved her level 2 in 2012 and level 3 in 2013, she has completed her foundation degree in Early Childhood studies in 2020 and is continuing to study to achieve a BA (hons) degree.
Emily Brown
Emily joined Happylands in January 2011 achieved her level 3 in Childcare, although this wasn't her first Happylands experience - she was among one of the first children who attended the nursery in 1990! Emily has recently taken on the responsibility of office manager
Emma Bayliss
Emma gained her qualification as an Early Years Practitioner with a level 5 in advanced practice in March 2013. She was a long term student and a member of our Bank staff from June 2012 and became a full time member of staff in September 2013.
Alison May
Alison joined us in October 2012. She started nursery straight from college after she gained her NVQ 3 in childcare achieved her level 3 in Childcare, she has completed her foundation degree in Early Childhood studies in 2020 and is continuing to study to achieve a BA (hons) degree. . Alison has a huge passion for the outdoors and this has continued to grow as she has become the nursery’s very own ‘Bear Grylls’ after achieving a Forest School Leader qualification.
Paulina Marton
Paulina became part of the team in September 2017 and is a Level 3 NVQ qualified nursery nurse with a strong passion for working with children of all ages.
Zoi Sechlidou
Zoi joined the team in November 2017, She is originally from Greece and has been a very friendly addition to the Happylands staff. She has studied English Language and Literature and also achieved qualified teacher status.