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Young leaders: How I got to the top

Jenny Oldham, age 25, on how she became deputy manager of Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Jenny Oldham, deputy manager of Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in St Ives
Jenny Oldham, deputy manager of Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in St Ives

Tell us about your journey to the top

It all started when I was in Year 10 and chose childcare as one of my GCSE options. The same year, I did two weeks work experience in a nursery.

When I left school, I enrolled on to a two-year Level 3 Nursery Educator college course. While studying I did work experience at another nursery, which offered me a full-time position as a nursery nurse once I was qualified. I then became a room leader as a member of staff went on maternity leave. While I was running the room, I trained for my Level 4.

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