Hello everybody. My name is Amy Delaney and I am the manager of Children 1st @ Rosemary Lane. I am also a mum to 2 young children and live in Skegness.

I qualified as a Nursery Nurse (NNEB) in 1999 and have over 15 experience in the childcare sector. I have held many positions in nurseries, most recently as a nursery manager for the past 5 years, a role which I have absolutely loved.

My skills and expertise are wide ranging across the 0-8 years age range and I have lots of experience working with families in the Lincolnshire area. The day to day challenges of nursery life as well as having my own family has given me a good knowledge and understanding of what busy working families need.

I take pride in working with all the families at the nursery and I look forward to getting to know families new to the nursery. I always do my best to make myself available to meet families so when you see me in the nursery please feel free to say hello

I am proud as a Nursery Manager to be able to share the ethos of Children 1st Day Nurseries and am fully committed to our mission statement of: ‘Leading the way, shaping the future’ and providing high quality day care and education.

Hello, I am Alice Hockenhull the Deputy Manager at Children 1st @ Rosemary Lane.
My journey with Children 1st started in August 2016 when I moved from my hometown in Shropshire to Lincoln to take on my role at Children 1st @ The Marina. As you can tell from that, I am very ambitious and love a challenge, my role has definitely fulfilled these aspirations. This has proved to be by far the best decision I could have made, no two days are the same, filling my days with endless fulfilment and satisfaction. I feel very fortunate that my role allows me to pursue my passion for childcare on a day-to-day basis, having the opportunity to have such an active role in the shaping of a child’s life and ensuring that they gain the best possible start in life.
Prior to my move to Lincoln, I spent three years studying BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies at Edge Hill University, where I graduated in 2015. Within this I gathered a vast depth of knowledge of child development, safeguarding and child protection, diversity and equality within society as a whole, the differences in organisations from country to country and having the opportunity to travel to both Amsterdam and Budapest to gain an insight into their organisations. Alongside my studies I worked in several childcare nurseries and a variety of other child focused settings giving me vast experiences within a range of age groups, diverse cultures and ranging circumstances.

Hello, my name is Sandy Walker and I am the EYP here at Rosemary Lane. I have worked in the childcare sector, shaping and developing little minds for over 7 years. I began my career as an apprentice and have now progressed to my current position.
I joined Children 1st in July 2015 and still love that everyday is a new adventure.
I lead and support an enthusiastic Early Years and Peter Rabbit team whom alongside I strive to provide the best learning opportunities for our children.
I believe that supporting children from this young age helps guide them through the transition from Early Years to school.
The satisfaction of seeing them absorb experiences, learn and develop, gives me such a warm feeling and it is always an honour to see them graduate, overcome their hurdles and succeed, blossoming into their own beautiful, independent characters.
I trust in our fun but structured, stimulating environment helps the children here at Children 1st to achieve and develop to the best of their abilities. I truly believe in our mission statement "Leading the way, Shaping the future"

My name is Emma Goodall and I began my journey with Children 1st in 1995 so am now in my 20th year with the company!

I started life at Children 1st as a relatively newly qualified Nursery Nurse having gained my NNEB diploma at Doncaster College and following short stints as a nanny and a childcare coordinator at the college itself. I have since completed a level 4 NVQ in Leadership and Management and a degree in Early Years education.

I have held various roles within the company from Nursery Nurse to room leader, from development deputy to nursery manager, and each one has allowed me to develop the skills, knowledge and experience to lead others in the company to strive to be the best they can be.

I have been part of the senior management team at Children 1st since 2003 and this role now sees me supporting the North and East nurseries in the company providing guidance and support where necessary, monitoring and inspecting provision and practice and supporting the training of the teams. My role is varied and interesting allowing me to have a real and direct impact on the lives of the children which is what gets me out of bed every morning

! It is most important to me to ensure that the teams working with your children love them, keep them safe and develop them to their full potential.

My own development with Children 1st has been immense and I remind myself every day what a huge responsibility it is to ensure that children are put 1st every day of the week and it is the most important job in the world to ensure that they are safe, loved and able to thrive to the best of their ability.