MEET THE EARLY YEARS STAFF TEAM Barbara Blackburn

MEET THE EARLY YEARS STAFF TEAM

Barbara Blackburn Barbara has worked as a private Nanny and worked in a local authority day nursery and a private nursery. Barbara supports Preston North End and has two boys and is a proud nana !!!

LYNNE RIDING Before joining Preston's College, Lynne has worked in a nursery, a special school and in a mainstream school as an Early Years Practitioner. Lynne has a son, a daughter and four lovely grandchildren.

Mez Bagas Mez has been working in the Early Years industry since 2007 as an Early Years Practitioner. Very recently she has accomplished the Assessors Training and is working as an Early Years Assessor. Mez is a mother to four lovely children.

Joanne Knowles • Joanne has worked as an Early Years Practitioner at the university's Pre School Centre and managed a workplace nursery before joining the team at Preston's College 18 years ago. Joanne loves to holiday with friends and family and is a mother of two boys who you will hear all about as she uses real life anecdotes to bring her teaching alive. Joanne still has strong links with the local nurseries and schools thus supporting the work experience element of your course.

Kelly Allen • Kelly started her own career in Early Years working as an apprentice in Private Day Nurseries. • She then progressed to being an assessor, so she was able to teach others how to work with young children. She then began teaching at Preston's College, and has been here ever since! • Kelly is a proud Mum of two girls, age 11 and 8 years old, and she loves to explore different ways of providing learning activities for children.