Keeping it in the family

Jess Dobson is certainly keeping it in the family when it comes to working in childcare and after taking the apprenticeship route into the profession is gearing up for what she hopes will be a very successful year in 2023

That is because the 18-year-old’s two-year apprenticeship ends in March 2023 and if everything goes to plan, she will then be a fully qualified Early Years Practitioner at Little Ladybirds.

Several members of Jess’s family have worked in day nurseries, so she thinks she was always destined to keep the tradition going.

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Our Practitioners – Laura

In Laura Furber’s case, the saying ‘never work with children and animals’ definitely did not apply.

That’s because those were the two careers she had in mind when she left school and thankfully, she chose the former because she’s now brought her 20 years of childcare experience to Little Ladybirds.

Laura joined us in November 2021 after working at a smaller nursery since leaving school at 16.

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