Our Team
 The Children’s Centre Manager is Zoë Hier. Zoë has over 14 years experience working in the Early Years and has gained her BA Hons Education Studies (Early Years) and her Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) course. She has also completed her National Professional Qualification in Centre Leadership (NPQICL) in July 2011.
Zoë is supported by a strong team as follows:
 Jo Roberts - Children's Centre Coordinator
Jo joined the team in January 2010 as the Children’s Centre Co-ordinator, and although a large part of her role is office administration and toy library co-ordination, Jo also leads the music sessions at all of our settings.
Jo went to Tring Park School for Performing Arts from the age of 9 and then went on to London to study Musical Theatre at The Arts Educational School in Chiswick gaining a diploma. After college she spent many years as a professional musical theatre actress performing in theatres across the country, abroad and in London’s West End. Her love for music and for singing has enabled her to create a fun but educational and interactive singing and movement class which parents, carers, babies and children alike enjoy and fully participate in.
Jo has also worked as a personal assistant and in marketing and business development, where she gained her Chartered Institute of Marketing Certificate. But her proudest achievement to date is being the Mum to her two lovely boys!
 Cath Fairnell - Children's Centre Coordinator
Cath Fairnell joined the team in June 2010, bringing a background in language, culture and communication skills (BA Hons MFL) and several years experience in early years education.
Cath undertakes family support in the local community providing one to one support and running group sessions. She is the Centre’s designated Breastfeeding Peer Supporter (OCN) and currently runs a weekly drop-in session at The Lanes Children’s Centre, providing information and a forum to support all feeding mums. In addition, Cath can be seen supporting parents at the local community Health Clinic (Bovingdon), Hemel Hospital midwife drop in clinic and at various ante-natal groups within the community.
Cath has worked with children and adults with specialist needs and is an active supporter of Playskill, a local group for pre-school children with specialist physical needs.
Cath has studied and worked both in the UK and overseas and as a local Mum of two primary age children, has first hand knowledge of support the centre can offer.
 Cheryl Betts - Outreach Worker
Cheryl joined the team in April 2011 and has worked for the Pre-school Learning Alliance for a number of years and has in depth knowledge of settings and the Early Years Foundation Stage the National Curriculum for the 0-5 years. As a result the children's centre has assigned Cheryl to support childcare settings and childminders in our community.
Cheryl is one of our two outreach workers and offers support to families on a 'one to one' basis on a range of subject matters incuding child development and behaviour issues to much more complex needs.
Cheryl is an experienced tutor of adults and professionals learners and co-ordinates our creches to accompany our many parenting courses.
Cheryl is mum herself and has one little girl.
 Natalie Morrison - Outreach Worker
Natalie joined the team in July 2011 and those of you who are familiar with Bovingdon might recognise Natalie as she has previously enjoyed working alongside staff at Bovingdon Pre-school. Natalie has a wealth of years experience in the Early Years sector and has gained her degree in Early Years.
Natalie is one of our two outreach workers and offers support to families on a 'one to one' basis on a range of subject matters incuding child development and behaviour issues to much more complex needs.
Natalie is a proud mother herself of a little boy.
The Lanes Children’s Centre works in partnership with other organisations and professionals to support families:
- Our Extended Schools Consortium to support families with children from 0-19 years.
- District Partnership Team.
- JobCentre Plus.
- Bovingdon Library.
- Health Professionals.
- HomeStart Dacorum & Watford.
- National Childminding Association (NCMA).
- The Mount Prison.
- Childminders.
- Education & Childcare providers.
The last Advisory Group meeting took place on 30th September 2009 and the minutes are attached from the Advisory Group meeting held on 17th June 2009.
 Advisory Group Minutes (124KB)
The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 13th January 2010, 7.30 – 9.00pm at St. Lawrence Church Hall, Vicarage Lane, Bovingdon.
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