HISTORY

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A Pre-school has met in the halls of St Andrew's Church since 1970. There was a gap in the mid 1990s until 2001, when Jelly Beans Pre-school was started, originally under the name of Leap Frog Pre School. In 2008,
St Andrew's Church bought Jelly Beans Pre-school and has run it ever since.

GOVERNING PANEL
The governing panel meets six times a year and comprises of church members whose role is to support and strengthen the work of Jelly Beans. The panel also includes the Pre-school Manager and her Deputy, a staff representative and up to two parent representatives. The current Governing Panel members are:
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Nigel Macdonald - Director Governor and Chairman
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Rosemairi Evison - Director Governor and Vice-Chairman
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Richard Seaton - Director Governor
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Sue Stone - Director Governor
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Katharyne Crosse
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Elsje Smit
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Michelle Dunlop
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Svenja Doepel - Manager
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Clare Beckett - Deputy Manager and Caterpillar Room Leader
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Vicki Bell - Business and Finance Manager
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Fiona Ridge - Butterfly Room Leader
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Nicky Harvey - Staff Representative​
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Victoria Ridge - Parent Governor
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Sylvie Harris- Parent Governor
The next governors meeting is on 10th February 2021 at 8pm.
If you are interested in being a parent governor, please speak to Svenja, Clare or Rosemairi.