Little Chestnuts Pre-School

Helping your little chestnuts grow since 1975

Little Chestnuts Pre-School is based in the quaint village of Toppesfield, North Essex. Whilst we are proud to be an evolving pre-school with children now attending from neighbouring villages such as; Great Yeldham, Ridgewell and the Hedinghams, we will always strive to maintain the village charm.

We are a Charity based pre-school managed by a Committee and run by a dedicated team of staff who have a wealth of knowledge and a passion to help your child flourish.

Being a charity run pre-school, parents and families are involved in fundraising events to purchase new equipment, outings and events.

Little Chestnuts Team offers you a warm welcome and looks forward to helping your Little Chestnut to grow.

Meet The Team

Andrea

Manager

Level 5 Childcare & Education qualification. Andrea has worked at Little Chestnuts Pre-School for 12 years and has 30+ years experience in childcare, SENCO practioner and designated safeguarding officer.

Andrea has four children of her own and enjoys walking, yoga and eating out

Louise

Deputy Manager

Level 3 Childcare & Education qualification. Louise has been working at Little Chestnuts Pre-School for 8 years, and has 16+ years experience working in childcare. Louise enjoys walking, running and days out with the family

Neve

Level 3 Practitioner

Level 3 Childcare & Education qualification. Neve joined Little Chestnuts as an apprentice, once qualified she moved to a larger nursery but has now returned!

Neve enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Kaaren

Practitioner & Outside Discovery Leader

Level 2 outside discovery school. Kaaren has recently joined Little Chestnuts Pre-School, and will be leading our Outside Learning curriculum. Kaaren has many years experience working with children and ran the local Brownies group for many years.

Kelly

Practitioner & Outside Discovery

Kelly has been working in early years settings for over 30 years, and has recently joined the Little Chestnuts team providing holiday and sick cover, she is now working on a Friday with Kaaren providing outside discovery lessons.

Kelly loves spending time with her family, dancing and karate.