Twickenham Nursery Manager Celebrates 25 Years of Service
Bright Horizons Oak Lane Day Nursery and Preschool in Twickenham is celebrating its 10th anniversary, alongside a significant personal milestone for Nursery Manager Sandra, who is marking 25 years with Bright Horizons.
The milestone was celebrated with a community event on 18 April, bringing together families past and present, current and former staff members and prospective families to mark the occasion.
Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Councillor Clare Vollum, was in also attendance, meeting long-serving members of the nursery team, spending time talking with parents and families and hearing about the role Bright Horizons Oak Lane plays within the local community.
The celebration featured a range of activities, including sessions by Theatre Bugs, a group that regularly visits the nursery to run interactive drama, music and dance workshops for children.
The morning also included games and craft activities in the garden, as well as light refreshments and cake, with a commemorative tree planted by Sandra to mark the milestone, providing a lasting symbol of the nursery’s growth over the past decade.
Sandra began her Bright Horizons career as a nursery nurse and worked across a number of nurseries during her 25 years with the organisation before joining Oak Lane in January 2017, shortly after its opening in 2016.
In addition to Sandra’s 25-year milestone, several other team members were also recognised for long service with Bright Horizons.
Sandra, Nursery Manager at Bright Horizons Oak Lane Day Nursery and Preschool, said:
“Celebrating 25 years with Bright Horizons alongside the 10‑year anniversary of Oak Lane was incredibly special. It’s really the people that make Bright Horizons such a wonderful place to work – the children, the families and the colleagues who have become friends for life. Some of my closest friends are people I started working with 25 years ago, and it’s those relationships that keep you motivated year after year.
“Early years education has changed so much over that time. Children have always been at the heart of what we do, but we now understand far more about how to support each child as an individual, recognising their interests, strengths and needs. Seeing families return with younger siblings, or former children popping back in all grown up, really shows the lasting role a nursery can play in a community, and that’s something I feel incredibly proud to be part of.”
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