About Manor House Group
Who are we?
Manor House Nursery Group
Manor House Nursery Group operates several locations across Kent, each designed to offer a comprehensive educational experience for children. One of these is situated in Hartsdown Park, Margate, Kent, CT9 5QX, providing a nurturing environment for infants and toddlers.
Additionally, the group has an established Forest School in Quex Park, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent CT7 0BH, which also includes a Kindergarten, where children not only receive a well-rounded education but also have the opportunity to explore and connect with the natural world as well as a new nursery in Minster.
Through these diverse locations, Manor House Nursery Group reaffirms its commitment to providing exceptional care and education, fostering the development of young minds, and making a positive impact on the local community.
About Manor House Nursey Group
Manor House Nursery Group is designed to be a beacon of educational excellence, offering a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment where children can embark on a journey of discovery and development. This innovative nursery will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and a team of dedicated educators who are passionate about nurturing young minds.
From its carefully crafted curriculum to its emphasis on social and emotional development, Manor House Nursery Group is dedicated to fostering a love for learning and equipping children with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the early stages of their educational journey. With a focus on individualised attention and a play-based approach, this nursery will provide a solid foundation for children’s intellectual, social, and emotional growth.
Our Team
Choosing the right person to work at Manor House Nursery is crucial to what we do.
We have over 80 qualified and experienced staff, believing that child-care is a ‘vocation’ and not just a ‘job’. Our team of managers have been selected because of their unique skills, and their length of time at the nursery, which means they understand what different families and children really need.
Our qualified early years teachers organise activities based around stories, songs and rhymes, using role play to help build children’s understanding, and we know children thrive when relationships and bonds are built, bonds that we build through paired family workers. We are also very proud to employ male practitioners; they offer wonderful, positive role models for children. We employ a full-time SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) with her own room and specialist resources, great if a child needs a little bit of extra help or one-on-one support.
All our staff are paediatric first aid trained within 3 months of employment and are fully trained in safeguarding.
All in all, we are very proud of our staff, and it’s them who make Manor House Nursery Group so very special.
Jayne Sheerin
Managing Director/Owner
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Jayne has numerous qualifications in childcare and in assessing childcare as well as a level 3 in Forest School. She is a qualified Safeguarding and Child Protection trainer and has over 20 years experience within the nursery and child-minding industries. Described as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Manor House Group, Jayne ensures high quality in both the nurseries and forest school, by teaching staff to look after children as if they were their own. Jayne looks after the 80+ staff and all operational matters within the nursery and forest school. Jayne has a team of Managers to ensure each and every area of the nursery and forest school is led well by highly qualified and experienced professionals.
Sean Sheerin
Managing Director/Owner
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Sean runs the business side of the whole Manor House Group, including the nurseries and forest school and Kindergarten, his background working initially in finance has proven invaluable. Following that, Sean worked as a Customs Officer for several years. He and Jayne converted their first nursery in 1999, and Sean has always been the ‘driver’ of new ideas and projects that have ensured Manor House settings are as high quality as they can be. Sean manages the land and buildings, the health and safety and finances and forward progression of all Manor House business
Catherine Scott
Kindergarten Manager
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Catherine has been a valued member of our team for over ten years, joining us while completing her degree in early childhood studies. Throughout her journey with us she has gained extensive experience working across all age groups.
She now manages our amazing Kindergarten site at Quex Park where she is dedicated to creating an enriching, stimulating environment that supports every child’s learning and development. A strong advocate for inclusion, Catherine is committed to ensuring that all children receive the best start in life.
Amy Penny
General Manager
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Amy has been part of the Manor House team since 2010. She has over 20 years’ experience working in early years and holds a level 4 in children’s care and education. Amy has a real passion for ensuring high quality childcare is provided within all our settings and the wellbeing of our children, staff and our families are paramount. Amy works closely with Jayne and Sean supporting the managers across the Manor House Group ensuring the best possible service for our community and maintaining our outstanding practice for children.
Rebekah Kefford
Sales. Marketing. Business Development. Social Media
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Rebekah deals with our marketing, business development, social media, website content management, photography and forest school bookings. She found Manor House Nursery School when looking for a nursery for her first child. As a Senior Sales Executive for Heart Radio she helped grow the brand awareness of our nursery using a successful on-air and on-line campaign. Rebekah soon realised how much her 2 boys loved the forest school part of the nursery business, and started working for us in 2015 to help grow our own forest school site. She researched and trained in the benefits of forest school-style education and it was her passion and skill for working with people that spread the word to schools about how great our forest school is, and grew the business to what it is today. There is no one better best placed to plan sessions for school children and promote our brilliant forest school training. For more info email rebekah@manorhouseforestschool.co.uk
Georgia Elks
Kindergarten Manager
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Georgia has been part of the Manor House team since 2019, spending four of those years at Manor House Kindergarten. She began her journey with us as an apprentice and, while working alongside our team, achieved her Level 3 qualification in Early Years as well as her Level 3 Forest School qualification, gaining a wealth of experience and knowledge along the way.
Georgia now manages our wonderful Kindergarten site at Quex Park and fulfils the role of SENCO on site. She is dedicated to creating an enriching and stimulating environment that supports every child’s learning and development. A strong advocate for inclusion, Georgia is deeply committed to ensuring that all children receive the very best start in life.