Anita created Charlie Bear's Nursery in 2015 and has continued to evolve the nurturing family environment of the nursery under our ethos of learning through play. Helping our bears to delight in development.
Anita lives in Seaford with her husband, 5 children and 3 dogs.

Chantelle has been a huge part of the Charlie Bear’s family since before we opened in 2015 and has 21 years of experience working as a nursery school practitioner. She also enjoys her role as a youth worker at our local youth centre. She grew up in South Africa but now lives in Seaford with her husband, 2 daughters, cat and dog.

Sam has many years of experience as a childminder and in a nursery setting, she is returning to
Charlie Bear’s with many new skills. Sam supporting all staff to improve our teaching and delivery of
the curriculum. Sam also runs a successful family business. Sam lives in Peacehaven with her family
and many pets.

Marzyia has been a part of Charlie Bear's family since 2015 and involved with the Mercread Centre for many years before that. Marzyia loves cooking and lives in Seaford with her family. Marziya is a keen gardener and often helps with nursey planting.

Zack has many years of practical experience caring for children including his 4 siblings and role as a youth worker at the Mercread youth club. Zack has been part of Charlie Bear’s since we opened, firstly as a volunteer whilst studying and a permanent part of the team since 2020. Zack utilises his film & and photographic talents for the nursery advertising and children’s portraits.

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Kezia re-joins Charlie Bear’s Nursery after a year working and travelling in Australia. Kezia has lots of
experience from nursery settings, Au pairing and her dance background assisting with ‘Baby ballet’
classes. Kezia has an interest in speech and language development.