Miss Kay holds a Montessori Diploma and joined Young England Kindergarten in 1973. After working as a teacher at the school for six years, Miss Kay then became a joint Principal for twelve years and took over the running of the school in 1989. Miss Kay believes passionately in supporting children and parents through this exciting chapter of their lives.

Miss Lucinda began her teaching career doing work experience at Young England Kindergarten in 2000. She then continued her training and gained a degree in Early Childhood studies, followed by a PGCE in Primary Education specialising in Early Years. Miss Lucinda obtained her QTS in June 2008 whilst teaching a reception class at Eaton House, The Manor School. Miss Lucinda re-joined Young England in 2009 and became Head Teacher in September 2011.

Miss Lucy started at Young England in September 2018 as Deputy Head Teacher & Butterfly Group Teacher. She gained a PGCE in Early Years from Goldsmiths University in 2012 and has been an Early Years Teacher since then. She holds a BA Hons degree in Drama & Film from the University of the West of England.

Miss Issy is a Montessori trained nursery teacher with a BA Hons degree in History. She has worked at two other nurseries prior to starting at Young England in September 2013. Miss Issy is a Butterfly Group Teacher.

Mr Henry holds a BA Hons degree in Geography and previously worked as a project manager for a firm that specialised in developing renewable energy projects. He joined Young England in 2013 as School Business Manager and works across admissions, HR, marketing and accounts.

Miss Polly joined Young England in January 2020 as a Group Teacher. She is Montessori trained and first worked at Young England in 2011. She was a Group Teacher for 6 years with us before moving to Barcelona to teach English. Since returning to YEK, Miss Polly has taken on the deputy SENDCo role, along with being a Caterpillar Group Teacher.

Miss Jaidah holds a BA degree in Criminology and Sociology and has previously worked as an assistant in other nurseries. She joined Young England in September 2022 as our teaching assistant and left in April 2023 to study for her Level 3 qualification. Miss Jaidah became a Caterpillar Group Teacher in September 2023.

Miss Krysia has worked in the early years sector for over 25 years. She holds a Diploma in Education, a degree in Early Childhood Studies and Post Graduate qualifications in Child Welfare Practice. Miss Krysia has extensive experience in the early years, teaching in a variety of settings in both her native Australia, the UK and abroad. She is passionate about early years education and play-based pedagogy. Miss Krysia joined Young England in November 2024.

Miss Emily joined in September 2025 having previously worked at Young England as a Group Teacher from 2007 – 2013 when she left to start her own family. Miss Emily brings a wealth of Early Years experience and it is wonderful to welcome her back to the team.

Miss Rayan has been working at Young England since January 2022 as a learning support assistant. She started at Young England as a permanent Nursery Assistant in September 2023.

Miss Kasia joined us in January 2024. She has two children of her own and extensive experience as a nanny. Miss Kasia provides invaluable support for the whole team.

Miss Charlie joined us at Young England in January 2025 as our Butterfly assistant. She is in the process of completing her Level 3 in Early Childhood Studies.

Mr Ben is part of 'Little Kickers' and comes into the kindergarten once every week for the hugely popular sports and fitness session. The sessions use football as a fun forum to instil our growing squad with a little extra confidence, co-ordination, control and sense of camaraderie.

Miss Pippa runs our wonderful Pippa’s Poppet’s music classes which take place throughout the week. The classes introduce children to the joy of music with specially written, original songs by West End composer, Pippa Cleary.

Octavia from The Inside Out Dance Company teaches a specially designed syllabus of dance to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of children.

Francis from Studio Cultivate teaches the children to explore the wondrous natural processes that create and sustain the world in which we live.