Managment team
At ABC Nurseries, our management team is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and well-led environment for every child. We bring multiple years experience across early years education and day-to-day nursery operations, ensuring consistent standards, thoughtful planning, and effective communication with families.
Our leaders also have extensive knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and best practice in child development, safeguarding, and inclusive learning. This expertise helps us support children’s progress, strengthen partnerships with parents, and maintain a high-quality setting from morning drop-off to collection.
Sarah Ginn - Owner and Director
Sarah is the owner and director of the nursery, bringing a wealth of experience and dedication to the role. She hols a BA (Hons) in business administration and has been working within the nursery since 2010. Sarah proudly continues the family legacy having taken over from her parents, Dave and Maggie, who originally founded it in 1983. With a strong commitment to providing children with a happy, nurturing and inspiring enviroment, Sarah works closely with the management team to ensure the nursery continues to deliver high-quality care and education.
Sarah is passionate about maintaining the family values on which the nursery was built, whilst continually looking for ways to develop and improve the nursery for the children, families and staff.
Nicola Kent - Strategic manager
Nikki started at ABC in... on a consultancy basis advicing on practice and using her extensive knowledge to support our leadership team. Nikki has a backgroung in primary education, teaching for ...years and also stepping into a head teacher role for ...years. Nikki now works alongside the nursery as strategic manager, advising and constructing policies and guiding the managment team.
Joanne Jameson - Finance and administration
Jo has worked in the financial services industry since leaving school, up until 2012 when she decided to embark on a change of career. Jo joined ABC in January 2013 and studied for her Level 2 and Level 3 in childcare. Jo went on to be the nursery SENCO and completed her Diploma in Special Education Needs. She has been the Finance and Admin Officer for the nursery since 2019 and has a wealth of knowledge with the new funding structure and is always on hand to deal with questions and queries.
Sarah Callaghan - Operations manager
Sarah has been with ABC since 2006, starting her time with us as an apprentice. Sarah has worked across all early years ages and was promoted to deputy manager in 2021 and shortly after became nursery manager in 2026.
Sarah takes care of our day to day staffing, leads the recruitment process and oversees staff training. She takes a staff centred role ensuring all training is up to date and ensuring the team are supported with their role and further progressions within the nursery. Sarah uses her 20 years experience and pours it into her role with passion and drive.
Charlotte Tooth - Operations manger
Charlotte started with us in 2008 being taken on as apprentice and has been with us ever since. She was promoted to deputy in 2021 alongside Sarah and then to manager in 2026. Charlotte has had a vast amount of experience and uses her skills and knowledge to provide support and care to both staff and children. Charlotte builds strong relationships with children and families, listening to their individual needs and ensuring that every child is given the confidence and opportunities to thrive.
Austin O'Neill - Deputy manager and SENCO
Austin joined ABC in 2023 but has a huge 11 years experience in the sector. He is the nursery's special educational need coordinator (SENCO) which entails completing one to one tailored sessions with children needing extra support, liaising with outside agencies, creating care plans and ensuring staff carry these out across all areas. Austin also oversees the 2year check process and supports key workers completing these.
Laura Maguire - Deputy manager
Laura joined the management team in 2026 whilst still maintaining a role on staff in our Toddler room. She has been with ABC since 2013 and has had experience across all age stages of the nursery. Laura works alongside the managers ensuring the staff team feel prepared and supported in their roles and also heads up our social media platforms.
