Laura is truly our People Person! Qualified in HR processes, she has ownership over everything staff related, from recruitment to onboarding new staff to monitoring training and career progression.
Natalie joined Red Bus in March 2025, bringing over twenty years of recruitment experience to the team. She is responsible for managing applicants, interviews and all things recruitment!
Jenni has many strings to her bow, being childcare qualified with many years of Nursery experience! She started working with us initially at our Downend setting but is now responsible for all things related to our Nursery environments, keeping our staff and children safe and supervising any improvements that are made to the settings.
Rhian joined Red Bus at our Downend site in 2015, but as the business grew she soon progressed to our finance team. Whilst Rhian was on maternity leave in 2023 Lily joined the team, and together they are the people to speak to for all things money related, supporting our internal processes but also providing help to our families with anything related to invoices, payments, funding and more!
Laura initially joined Red Bus as a member of the Pre-School management team, but was quickly promoted and in August 2018 became Early Years Manager of Coombe Dingle. In January 2022 she became Practice Lead, ensuring our current thinking and working practices are in place, driving consistency and quality and supporting our staff in their practice.
Alice started at our Coombe Dingle setting in the office - and after five years learning everything admin, moved into the role of Marketing Assistant! She is responsible for our social media and website, advertising channels and all other marketing initiatives.
Back in 2011, Kay was the very first person hired at Red Bus - now she helps our trainees start their journey! After nearly a decade of managing our Nursery room at Coombe Dingle and gaining a Level 6 qualification, she now provides support and mentoring for our staff gaining their Level 2 and Level 3 Early Years qualifications.
Leah joined Red Bus in 2015, working in our Pre-School unit where she quickly became Unit Manager. In 2018 she became Practice Manager for Coombe Dingle and in January 2022 was promoted to Early Years Manager. She is responsible for every aspect of the Coombe Dingle setting, from supporting staff to implementing new initiatives. Leah is passionate about supporting children with additional needs, and creating a warm and welcoming environment where both children and staff can thrive.
Kay has over 20 years of experience in Early Years, working her way up from Practitioner to Manager. In February 2022 she came on board to help open and manage our Flax Bourton setting. She has two sons, who are both into sports and football crazy - her weekends are spent taking them to and from various destinations!
Lynsey is a very experienced manager, working in nurseries for over a decade. She joined us in January 2023. In addition to her holding a BTEC Diploma in Early Years and a Degree in Educational Studies, she also has Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), Level 3 Forest School accreditation, Level 3 SENCO award and Level 3 Business Management. This is all testament to Lynsey’s eagerness to keep learning and developing!