Terri Portch

Terri is the joint Manager of the Nailsea nursery and is based in the Baby & Toddler Unit at Nailsea. She has been at Happy Hours since 2005 when she qualified.  As the joint manager of the Nailsea nursery with Sonia Deane she is responsible for the day to day running of the nursery with particular focus on the Baby & Toddler Unit.  She also has additional responsibilities of being the lead for SENCO and Safeguarding for 0-2 yr olds and a student mentor.  Terri says “I love the strong relationships formed with the children and their families – it’s like an extended family.  Being a part of their lives, watching them develop and thrive and then looking after their siblings is fantastic.”
 

Angie Gott

Angie is an Early Years Practitioner and has 20 years’ experience in childcare.  She started with Happy Hours in February 2007.  She also mentors students that visit the nursery for work experience.  Angie says “I love interacting with the babies and pre-school children at nursery.  I particularly enjoy group time when we do storytelling and singing.”
 

Natasha Richards

Natasha has been an Early Years Practitioner for two years and been with Happy Hours since August 2009, first at Yatton and now at the Nailsea nursery. She has an Early Childhood Studies and Education Honours Degree which is a level six qualification. Natasha has the specific responsibility as the Quality and Improvement planner for the nursery. Natasha says “I love working with the children.  Each child is unique and has different interests/wants which we then cater for.  It’s a pleasure to watch them grow up and become confident in themselves and their relationships.”
 

Cheryl Vickers

Cheryl started with Happy Hours when it first opened in 1991 and has been a childcare practitioner for 21 years.  She was runner up of the Nursery Nurse of the Year competition in 2002.  Cheryl says “I love working at Happy Hours.  It’s a lovely environment and it is so rewarding being part of children’s lives and watching them grow and develop”.
 

Kate Lindsay 

Kate is the Manager at Yatton and first started with Happy Hours in Nailsea in 2002 when she qualified and has been based at the Yatton nursery since 2010.  She has been qualified since 2002.  As the manager of the Yatton Nursery she is responsible for the day to day running of the nursery.  Kate says “The one thing I love about my job is being able to contribute to so many children’s lives and watching them grow up and develop at nursery and having a positive influence on their time and learning at Happy Hours.”
 

Carrie Poole

Carrie has been a childcare practitioner for 15 years and worked at Happy Hours since October 2009.  Carrie says “One of the things I love about working for Happy Hours is seeing the progress children make and the friendliness and support of the staff.”
 

Neida Guthrie

Neida has been a childcare practitioner for 4 years and been with Happy Hours since 2008.  Neida says “I love working with the babies in the baby unit”.
 

Dawn Noble

Dawn started at Happy Hours in 1999 first as our cook and then following qualification as an Early Years Practitioner.  In addition to her childcare qualification she has a City & Guilds in Catering.  Dawn says “I enjoy cooking with the children and making them healthy snacks which the children learn a lot of new skills and knowledge about the foods we eat.”