Staff | Eltham

Meet the Staff

All of our staff are either NNEB (National Nursery Examination Board) or equivalent, or participating in the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Early Years and Childcare.

We have a very high qualified staff ratio which far exceeds that of OFSTED requirements. All of our staff are trained in First Aid.

Monkey Puzzle Eltham is a family run day nursery, owned by mother and daughter……Lesley and Vikki, who have a wealth of experience in childcare, learning and development and health and safety standards.

Vikki Aarons Owner and Director

I have a BTEC National Diploma in childcare and education and have worked within the childcare industry for the past 16 years.

I have a vast amount of experience when it comes to running a nursery setting and I am extremely passionate about providing high standards of care and education to children.
I am also a mother myself to two young children, both of whom attended nursery settings during their earlier years. I therefore appreciate first hand, from a parent’s perspective, the importance of meeting children’s needs through providing a nurturing, high quality setting full of unique and wonderful learning opportunities.

I will also be a hands-on manager at Eltham and am very keen to work in partnership with parents as well as build relationships within the local community.

Lesley Chesterton Owner and Director

I have worked alongside my husband, in the Health and Safety industry, running our own Fire Protection company for the last 25 years.

Alongside offering a high standard of care and education to all children, high standards of health and safety within the nursery setting, will always be our main objectives.
I have a huge amount of experience in accounts and HR and I am looking forward to working closely with the nursery staff and in partnership with parents and visitors to the nursery.

Management Team

Emily Quee

Nursery Manager

First Aid Trained

Rachel Morton

Deputy Manager

First Aid Trained

Amy Elston

(Maternity Leave) Nursery Manager

First Aid Trained

Loran Street

Room Leader – Third in charge

First Aid Trained

Baby Room

Loran Street

Room Leader – Third in charge

First Aid Trained

Tullula Williams

Senior Nursery Nurse

First Aid Trained

Paige Simmons

Nursery Nurse

First Aid Trained

Layla Williams

Nursery Nurse Part time: Wednesday – Friday

First Aid Trained

Shannon Eade

Nursery Nurse

Carly Tanner

Lunch Cover

First Aid Trained

Aimee Aniakye

Lunch Cover – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Toddler Room

Jess Beechinor

Room Leader

First Aid Trained

Georgie Belcher

Nursery Nurse Part Time – Monday – Tuesday

First Aid Trained

Bahire Cakir

Nursery Nurse

First Aid Trained

Demi Downs

Part Time Nursery Nurse – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Pre School

Georgia Tanner

Room Leader

First Aid Trained

Hannah Foster

Senior Nursery Nurse

First Aid Trained

Ellie Coburn

Nursery Nurse

Becca Evans

Part Time Nursery Nurse Wednesday – Friday

First Aid Trained

Jessica Mcintosh

Nursery Nurse

First Aid Trained

Chidimma Osuebi

Nursery Apprentice

First Aid Trained

Jordan Street

Lunch Cover

First Aid Trained

Jess Wray

Lunch Cover

First Aid Trained

Kitchen & Bank Staff

Ria Saunders

Nursery Chef

First Aid Trained

Katie Hutcheson

Bank Staff

First Aid Trained

Kim Harris

Bank Staff

First Aid Trained

Shanice Moore

Bank Staff

Laura Carter

Bank Staff

Niamh Lumb

Bank Staff

Officers

Emily Quee

Designated Safeguarding lead
Fire warden
First Aid Trained

Rachel Morton

Designated Safeguarding lead
Fire warden
Well being officer
First Aid Trained

Georgia Tanner

Behaviour Management Officer
Deputy DSL
First Aid Trained

Loran Street

SENCO
Fire warden
Deputy DSL
First Aid Trained

Career opportunities

Monkey Puzzle is committed to providing great career opportunities for its entire staff. We are very keen to ensure that our team of staff participates in training at all levels. Our policy is always to recruit and/or promote internally if at all possible.

Please see our Current Vacancies below: