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Our Staff

Leader

Christine Hall has worked at St Marys since 2004 and became the Leader in 2019. She holds a CACHE Level 3 Diploma and a Level 2 in Food Safety and Hygiene. 

Deputy Leader

Clare Stock joined St Marys in November 2021 and is the setting's SENCO . She has a level 4 Advanced Diploma in Child Care and Education. 

Pre School Practitioners

Donna has worked at St Marys since 2006 and holds a CACHE Diploma in Pre School Practice Level 3. 

Alison joined St Marys in 2019. She has a CACHE Level 2 Certificate. 

Margot joined St Mary's in October 2022. She is a Qualified teacher with a PGCE and a BA Hons in English. She is the setting’s deputy SENCO

Suna joined St Mary's in 2024. She has a Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy.

Darshna joined St Marys in April 2026. She holds a Diploma in Pre School Practice Level 3. 

All staff are DBS checked and all staff are First Aid trained.

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Committee

The pre-school is operated by the Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Shortlands through its Pre-School Committee.  The Committee meets once a term and at an Annual General Meeting to which parents are invited.  The Committee members are:

Chair - Penny Horsman

Hon. Treasurer - Cathryn Mitchell

Hon. Secretary - Christina Braithwaite

Vicar - Dave Edmondson

Three members appointed by the PCC – Sue Harrison, Claire Tillotson, Pat Chase.

Elected by the staff - Clare Stock

Elected by the parents - Bea Posza & Rashika Mahendru

Ex officio - Pre-school Leader

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