Micheldever & Stratton Pre School

Meet the Team

For the next four editions, we thought it would be lovely for you all to meet the team and for us to give you all an overview of what our roles are, why we work in Early Years and what our passions and skills are. Every one of our staff love working in Early Years and we each bring a different aspect to the overall care and education for Micheldever & Stratton Preschool.

So Hi, my name is Mrs Nicola Mann-Rae and I have been working for the preschool since January 2020 as the leader of the preschool. I have been working in Early Years since 2003 and have gained a BA Hons Degree in Early Years, I have managed a charity run preschool before and a much larger nursery before joining the Micheldever & Stratton Preschool family. With five children of my own, I have plenty of hands-on experience too.

I love my job, everyday is different and the development of the children, their thought processes and what they are interested in changes daily and for me this is exciting. The children bring such a resilience with them to preschool everyday that as adults, I feel we have a lot to learn from them. I believe that children have the right to a great Early Years Education that helps them to grow, develop and learn at a pace that suits them, adults are responsible for providing the opportunities to allow children to explore the world around them in a safe, caring, loving, fun environment where every child is treated as an individual. I like to treat each child and their family members as a part of our extended family, this I feel is important because we all can share in the importance that family bring to one another.

I am passionate about giving children the freedom to be themselves and to enjoy discovering who they are and what skills and talents they have. This is incorporated by my love for learning more about the Hygge approach which is a Danish way of life. Hygge basically means coziness, although it is much more than this. The team and I are currently training in this approach and incorporating that into our preschool, so that the children, their families and the staff can begin this journey together with the end aim becoming a Hygge accredited preschool.

If you feel that you would like to be a part of our preschool family and join us on our Hygge journey we do have some availability at the moment and would love to welcome you all, so if you would like, or know someone who is looking for a small family feel run community preschool, please do get in touch. Please contact myself Mrs. Nicola Mann–Rae at leader.micheldeverpreschool@gmail.com