Mandy has worked in early years education for 15 years in a variety of roles including in outdoor education settings, Montessori schools and community nurseries. She holds a Master’s degree in Early Years Education and a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.

Mandy joined the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) seven years ago and has worked as a Nursery Teacher, Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager. In her current role as Head of Pedagogy, Learning and Development, Mandy leads on the high-quality delivery of the unique LEYF Pedagogy across the group of London based nurseries. Mandy is passionate about the importance of high quality CPD as a driver of outstanding early years education and provides LEYF teachers with a variety of training workshops, in addition to leading on the delivery of the pioneering LEYF Foundation Degree.