

The Elves Team work with children from the age of 3 to 5 years. There are four key workers based on the floor and they often helped out by the trainees who work on all three floors within the nursery.
Meet The Elves Team

Nursery Assistant
Mrs Mandy South
Mandy holds a level 2 childcare qualification and has worked at the nursery since June 2006.
Senior Practitioner
Miss Ria Pittam
Ria holds a NVQ level 3 qualification and is responsible for the day to day running of the Elves floor. She has worked at Tom Thumb since October 2005.


Early Years Professional
Miss Katherine McCombie
As well as working as part of the management team Katherine works with the Elves class to help deliver the Foundation stage curriculum
Deputy Manager
Miss Emma Turner
Emma holds a NVQ level 3 and this is the second time she has worked at Tom Thumb, this time round Emma has worked here since October2010