Our skilled and experienced team are integral to the success of Ashbridge Nursery at Maxy Farm.
All our Nursery Management Team, Early Years Teachers and Nursery Practitioners are dedicated to providing children with the opportunity to reach their full potential and all members of the team form excellent relationships with the children in their care. Together with the support of the Senior Leadership Team they ensure that your child receives the best start in life by attending Ashbridge Nursery at Maxy Farm.
Julie Fazackerley
Head of Nursery
Laura Wood
Head of Nursery
Channelle Massey
Team Leader
Hannah May
Team Leader
Julie Fazackerley
Head of Nursery
Qualifications: L3 Childcare
Career overview: I have been part of the Ashbridge family for 18 years, starting working at Lindle Lane in a variety of positions before becoming manager of The Fledglings. I was the first manager at Ashbridge on Ribble and managed the nursery for 3 years before moving on to Maxy Farm in August 2017.
Professional interests: I am passionate about children’s happiness and development in the Early Years with my biggest influence to date being a trip to visit nurseries in Sweden and Finland. This trip, funded by Ashbridge, helped me to recognise the ethos of Scandinavian learning and has led to us implementing it at Maxy Farm.
Personal interests: I am very fortunate that my children were able to be part of the Ashbridge family through nursery and school. In my spare time I enjoy watching my three children play sport and walking our dog with my husband Martin.
Career overview: I have been part of the Ashbridge family for 18 years, starting working at Lindle Lane in a variety of positions before becoming manager of The Fledglings. I was the first manager at Ashbridge on Ribble and managed the nursery for 3 years before moving on to Maxy Farm in August 2017.
Professional interests: I am passionate about children’s happiness and development in the Early Years with my biggest influence to date being a trip to visit nurseries in Sweden and Finland. This trip, funded by Ashbridge, helped me to recognise the ethos of Scandinavian learning and has led to us implementing it at Maxy Farm.
Personal interests: I am very fortunate that my children were able to be part of the Ashbridge family through nursery and school. In my spare time I enjoy watching my three children play sport and walking our dog with my husband Martin.
Laura Wood
Head of Nursery
Qualifications: BTEC Level 3 in Early Years, TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)Career overview: I started working at Ashbridge as a Nursery Practitioner in 2011. I have progressed through the company since then, experiencing roles such as Room Leader, Deputy Manager, 2-3s Manager and my current role as Nursery Manager at Maxy Farm.Professional interests: Having experienced a life changing educational trip to Sweden and Finland in 2017, I’m incredibly passionate about outdoor play, outdoor sleeping, heuristic play and the way in which children develop their PSE skills.Personal interests: I have always been a keen traveller, from living in Australia and Abu Dhabi and doing volunteer work in Cambodia, to visiting incredible countries such as Thailand, Singapore and The Maldives. I also love to cook and go to the gym.
Channelle Massey
Team Leader
Qualifications: Level 3 NVQCareer overview: I have worked for Ashbridge since February 2015, originally starting my career at Ashbridge on Ribble where I worked my way from practitioner to room leader. I then transferred over to Maxy Farm upon my return from maternity leave and am now working as a team leader.Professional interests: I have an interest in all areas of children development but particularly enjoy supporting children in their communication and language development as watching the different ways children communicate is magical to me, going from non verbal cues as a young baby to being able to hold a conversation as a preschooler, it's amazing how much children develop in this area in such a short period of time.Personal Interests: I am very family orientated so most of my time is spend with my husband and daughter, going on family walks and days out.
Hannah May
Team Leader
Hannah is currently enjoying maternity leave. Her profile will be added to the website on her return to work.
