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Ripe Nursery School is spread over three village halls which are based in idyllic semi rural locations, with caring, nurtring and experienced staff.

22/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff….Miss Isabel.

Miss Isabel holds a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. Before joining Ripe to start her apprenticeship she completed an Art, design and fashion course at East Sussex college, Eastbourne detaining a distinction.

Miss Isabel attended the Nursery when she was little as did her older brother, and loves being back helping shape children’s learning and development bringing her creative skills to make exciting opportunities for the children to explore.

Miss Isabel is always keen to develop her skills and understanding and has a keen interest in SEND. Miss Isabel loves insects, animals and being outside. Spending her free time gardening , looking after her many house plants, and occasionally painting or taking a trip to London visiting museums.

19/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff…….Miss Jas.

Miss Jas is currently undertaking a Level 3 in Early Years Educator. Before joining Ripe Nursery School, Miss Jas worked as a teaching assistant in a primary school. Miss Jas has two children, who both attended the nursery. In her free time Miss Jas likes to ride her horse and walk her 3 dogs.

15/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff…..Miss Tracey.

Miss Tracey joined Ripe Nursery in January 2019. Miss Tracey started her working career as a First Choice Representative in Turkey supporting families on holiday before coming back to England to retrain as a Nursery Practitioner gaining her NVQ Level 3 in Early Years.

Miss Tracey finds working in early years very rewarding, by helping the children develop and achieve their mile stones before going off to their next big adventure primary school.

14/08/2026

And that’s a wrap for our holiday club!! A huge thank you to Miss Jazz for running our club, to Miss Isabel and Miss Ruth for their hard work, especially this week in the heat wave! And thank you to our families for your amazing support as always. 😊

We now look forward to our new chapter of going all year round from September! 🥳

12/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff…..
Miss Mel G

Miss Mel has been at Ripe Nursery since 2006 when her daughter left to start school! Miss Mel also has a son. Miss Mel moved to The Nest in Laughton when it opened for our under two’s, and she really loves working with the babies, watching them grow in confidence and become independent little people.

Miss Mel holds a Level 2 qualification in childcare. Miss Mel loves nature, our wild birds, insects, creatures, and plants. Miss Mel spends a lot of her spare time growing plants, gardening, walking in the woods or watching the different birds at the Reservoir.

09/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff…Miss Jazz.

Our SENCo, Forest School Lead and Pre School Lead for our local HUB.

Miss Jazz joined Ripe in September 2024 and holds a Master’s degree in Early Years Education.

Miss Jazz is always keen to expand her knowledge around Early Years and is often doing additional courses to learn more. Miss Jazz enjoys all things messy play and loves spending time outdoors.

In Miss Jazz’s spare time, she can be found on a rugby pitch or on a run with Miss Charlotte! Miss Jazz also enjoys playing lots of different sports and spending time with her family.

05/08/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff……Miss Katherine.
Deputy Manager

Miss Katherine has been at Ripe Nursery since 2003. She holds a B'tec National Diploma in Nursery Nursing and also holds a level 2 in Speech and Language support for 3 -5-year-olds. Miss Katherine has 2 children who also attended the nursery and lives on a farm.

Miss Katherine enjoys sharing her stories from the farm with the children and loves to hear about their experiences from home.

31/07/2026

Meeting our fabulous staff……. Miss Sarah
Deputy Manager for Owlets.

Miss Sarah holds a Level 3 Childcare and Education Diploma and has 18 years’ experience in early years. Miss Sarah loves making relationships with the families and children and enjoys being outside, crafting and singing with the children.

Miss Sarah lives on a farm with her husband and daughter, who also attended the nursery.

Miss Sarah also brings in lambs, chicks and tractors to nursery!

For more information about our nursery and to book a visit please go to our website.
www.ripenurseryschool.co.uk

29/07/2026

It was so lovely to see so many of you at our play date this morning. Our next one is Thursday 6th August at 10am. Please PM or email Miss Charlotte for the location. It would be so lovely to see families that left us in the last few years, present families and new families, you are more than welcome. 😊

27/07/2026

Our first playdate is on Wednesday 29th July at 10am. Please PM or email Miss Charlotte for location.
[email protected]

This is for all our families, past, present and new!! Hope to see many of you there. 😊

Address

Hayton Baker Village Hall
Lewes
BN86AU

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+441323811899

Website

https://www.ripenurseryschool.co.uk/

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