From taking part in traditions and events including the annual Buckingham Christmas Parades with the children to helping local people in need with Field House food bank drives, the surrounding community has been hugely important to Sallyann, who has gone on to marry and have two children of her own, and is often stopped around town by former families from the setting who remember her fondly.
Raising money for worthy causes has also been integral to Sallyann’s time at Field House, from making her famous rocky road for nursery bake sales to taking part in team fundraisers including go-kart days, these efforts have helped contribute to the £3million and counting that Childbase Partnership have raised for charities including ‘Mind’, ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ and ‘Cancer Research UK’ over the past 30 years.
Field House Deputy Manager, Lucy Piosek explained;
“Everyone that works with or knows Sallyann knows how much Field House means to her and how much she means to all us here. She is far more than just a colleague and over the years has become a good friend to many people, including the parents.”
Speaking of the achievement, Sallyann said;
“I started working at Field House when it first opened as a nursery in 1991. 30 years later, I am still here and feel part of the brickwork. I have looked after so many children who I still see now, and their parents. Some of the children are now parents themselves. I have got so many happy memories of the children and the people I have worked with over the years. It has been amazing to watch the small nursery grow and change but still have the same Field House family feel. I can’t see myself being anywhere else, here’s to the next 30 years”.