We pride ourselves on having the best team – high achievers who are fun, motivated and always smiling. Your little ones are in good hands as the practitioners are 100% focused on ensuring they have the best care, attention, learning opportunities and fun every day. We believe in ‘child initiated’ play and children have the opportunity of being able to choose how they want to learn, alongside structured, age appropriate activities planned for them by their teachers.
Our Senior Leadership Team are passionate in their roles to help manage and support each setting efficiently.
Julie Mounfield
Chief Executive
Julie shapes the earliest stages of learning and development for 350+ children across the three Garrison settings. She does this by reinforcing her brilliant team of managers, deputy managers, room leaders and staff in partnership with parents, the military community and the civilian local authorities. Her background in the Military, early years education at NNEB and Degree level gives her a unique perspective of how the Pre-Schools can support each child’s earliest learning experience.
Julie has been a trustee of the Charity that funds the Garrison Pre-Schools as well as a Governor position at the Wavell School. She firmly believes that the formative experience of a fun and nurturing learning environment at the earliest years, has a positive impact on a child’s future attitude to learning.
Bobbie Milton
Business Support Manager
Bobbie takes care of all our finances - including payroll, parent and supplier invoices. She also oversees all of our marketing - ensuring our website and adverts are up to date
and readily available for all to see.
Bobbie has over a decade of experience in customer service and finance - five of those in the Early Years industry. She holds a Level 3 Qualification in Business Administration and in Early Years Education.
"Being a parent myself, I understand how important nursery life is for both children and their parents and I hope to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition into nursery life for our families."
Our Management Team
Each of our managers will be available on site everyday to assist you.
Carly Jones
Co-Manager of Queen Marys Day Nursery
"I have worked in childcare for more than 20 years. After completing my Diploma in Nursery Nursing back in 2001, I have been in an array of different settings from day nurseries to pre-schools, after school clubs and even a children’s activity centre in France.
I thoroughly enjoy all the different aspects of childcare, from getting messy and creative in messy play, to running around role playing in a game but what I love most is reading books with the children - making those stories come alive for them!
I feel truly honoured to be trusted with your child and being able to play a small part in their childhood is a huge reward."
Katy Gumbrell
Co-Manager of Queen Marys Day Nursery
"I first started my childcare journey studying childcare at college and have now been working in childcare for the past 20 years. I've worked my way through from practitioner to Room Leader to Deputy and now my goal of becoming a Manager of a setting has come true.
Being a military wife, I’ve been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work in nurseries all around the UK and have also spent time as a one-to-one support for a child in Germany!
I am also a mother of 3 children, so I understand how important early learning is for your little ones and I love having a helping hand in their growth and development."
Debbie Barrie
Toye Box Early Years Centre Manager
"I joined the organisation at the beginning of 2022 - my daughter was attending Toye Box at the time. I already loved the setting as a parent and now I was able to be involved in the magic from the inside!
There is a saying “never work with animals or children” – I must have missed the memo as it’s all I have ever done! I ran my own dog walking business before having my daughter and I have always aspired to be involved with children, whether this be through sports coaching, working in an after school club, being a 1:1 support assistant, nannying for various families and now as Manager at the wonderful Toye Box.
