Red Hen Day Nursery is very much a family business and makes full use of its rural setting to offer a unique experience for young children.
Located in Lincolnshire, the nursery occupies 12 acres of Jane and David Harrison's working farm and has won two Nursery World Awards - for Food in 2009 and Enabling Environments in 2010 (enter the 2011 Awards at www.nurseryworldawards.com).
Jane, who is the nursery's director, graduated with a first class honours degree in Applied Studies in Early Childhood in 2009. Her daughter Lucy Cooper is the setting's Early Years Professional, having recently completed the long pathway. Red Hen currently employs 25 staff, four of them graduates. Staff wellbeing is a priority and all employees enjoy the opportunity to work in a healthy environment and undertake continuing professional development at Level 3 and above. Integral to the smooth daily running of the business is the manager, Julie Thompson, who has been with Jane and David from day one.
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