Managers

Our team at Mini VIPs is selected for its professionalism, experience and passion for providing first-class childcare in a loving, home-from-home environment.

Family is at the heart of everything we do. Our Directors Debbie Turner and Laura Holmes are mother and daughter and their husbands Bob and Lee also play key roles.

Debbie has more than 30 years’ experience in childcare and her daughter Laura grew up surrounded by the children her mum was ‘minding.’ Today Laura’s own children Ellie and Louis benefit from Mini VIPs’ Wraparound Care.

Our credentials

Our fantastic team boasts a range of specialisms ranging from Safeguarding; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordination; to Early Years Teaching; Childcare and Paediatric First Aid.

Their professional qualifications are impressive too and include: National Vocational Qualification Levels 3 and 4 in Childcare; Level 3 Diploma in Childcare; Postgraduate Certificate in Education; Level 3 Forest School Teacher; Level 3 Teaching Assistant and Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Laura, Mini VIPs

I take great pride in Mini VIPs and its excellent team. Together we make the nursery what it is today and will continue that wonderful progress.

Laura Holmes
Director
Debbie Turner, Mini VIPs

Quite simply, I love children. Their joy and enthusiasm are priceless. Working with them and such a superb team makes it a fabulous job.

Debbie Turner
Director
Jo, Mini VIPs

I love the bond we have with our children and their families. No two days are the same, but they’re full of magical moments.

Jo Buckland
Setting Manager
Joey, Mini VIPs

I learn something new every day from our little VIPs. We work in a place of pure happiness; I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Joey
Deputy Manager
Children playing