Sheila is the key person for the yellow group. A lifelong resident of East Hagbourne, Sheila has dedicated 39 years to the pre-school.

Sheila has three children and eight grandchildren and lives in the village with her husband and their dog, Maisie. In her spare time, she enjoys taking breaks with friends around the country, spending time with her grandchildren, and looking after her younger grandchildren.

Louisa is the key person for the purple group.

Living in Didcot with her partner and two sons, Louisa enjoys swimming, Zumba, and spending quality time with her family and friends in her free time.

Courtney has worked in childcare for 8.5 years and has gained her level 3 qualification. Courtney has significant experience and knowledge working with children who have additional needs.

Courtney spends her free time doing lots of fun activities with her two daughters, visiting parks, farms, snakes and ladders etc.

Becky joined Hagbourne Pre-School in March 2025, bringing with her over 27 years of childcare experience and an NNEB Level 3 qualification. Her passion for Early Years education is matched by her caring, kind, and approachable nature. Outside of work, Becky enjoys a variety of hobbies, including baking, reading, and family walks with her partner, three children, and two cocker spaniels.

Kerry joined Hagbourne Pre-School in September 2024 and holds a Level 2 qualification. She has three sons who attend Hagbourne Primary School, and they live in the village with their black Labrador, Ben.

In her spare time, Kerry enjoys reading, listening to music, and exploring new places with her boys.

Victoria has served as the Key Person for the red group at Hagbourne Pre-School for the past ten years. Her connection to the pre-school spans over two decades, beginning as a parent when all five of her children attended, and later taking on the role of Treasurer before becoming a staff member.

Living in the village, Victoria stays busy with her family but also finds time to enjoy cooking, attending the theatre, and taking long walks with her family and their dog, Willow.

Ellie is the key person for the pink group. She is passionate about her role and works full-time at the pre-school every day from start to finish.

Outside of work, Ellie enjoys online shopping and visiting the nail bar. She cannot wait to continue watching, helping, and supporting the children to grow and flourish.

Linda joined the committee in September 2025, she is the Grandmother of to girls currently attending the preschool. Linda's background is in education as she trained in early years and later became Headteacher of a large infant school with a nursery and child care centre. She is excited to support the preschool and the wonderful Hagbourne community.

I’m Sarah and I’m mum to Beatrice (Bea) and Edith who both attend Hagbourne Primary School before they joined Hagbourne Primary School. I joined the committee in June 2022. We live just outside of Hagbourne in Didcot with my Husband Jeff and our very fluffy dog, Flossie.

At the moment I’m a full time mum to both of my girls and carer for Edith who has complex medical needs and a physical disability. Prior to this I have been a Primary school Teacher for the 15 years specialising in Early Years. For the last six years of my career I was in Senior Leadership at a large village primary school and as a Deputy Head in a new town based Primary school locally. During my 15 year career I have also worked as an Early Years advisor for the County Council, supporting local schools to improve their Early Years provision, as a Phonics improvement lead and as Maths Specialist Teacher where I lead CPD and Maths focussed school improvement.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time on the committee so far, it’s great to use the skills I’ve gained working in Education to support Preschool and help it to continue to flourish and grow alongside the amazing staff.

Amy is our secretary and joined the committee in September 2024. Amy’s two daughters have both attended preschool and her youngest, will be in setting until summer 2027. Amy’ main roles as Secretary include dealing with correspondence on behalf of the committee, arranging venues for meetings, collating and preparing minutes for committee meetings and AGMs and assisting the chairperson to maintain staff and committee records. When she’s not busy with her girls or work, she can be found walking around the village with her Golden Retriever Buddy!

Kim joined the committee in 2025 and is supporting the preschool with our fundraising activities. She a child in setting and is looking forward to supporting the team and preschool staff.

Kate is a mum of 2 currently completing her ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification working for a large accountancy firm in Oxford.
Her son, Max, previously attended Hagbourne preschool and really grew in confidence there before moving on to primary school. Her daughter, Georgia, joined the preschool in September 2024. Kate has joined the committee to combine her interest in finance with supporting the preschool. In her spare time, Kate enjoys running and keeping fit.