Our Team

Meet our team of highly trained nursery franchise professionals, who are more than happy to assist you with anything you might want to discuss. Call us today and a member of the team will readily answer all of your questions. We usually reply to our emails within 24 hours, so feel free to contact us by email if you prefer. 

Meet The Team

Our franchise team are here to help our new franchisees feel at home in the Banana Moon family and go on to build thriving businesses.

Based in Warwick, we’re centrally placed in the UK to best serve our UK nursery franchise network. We have an amazing mix of experience, creativity and early-years knowledge within the team, helping us provide support to our wonderful franchisees and ensuring top-quality childcare.

Please explore our meet the team page – put a face to the name and read our stories.

“We're a family owned business, where family – our team and network – comes first.”

Mark Bates - Founder

Chairman

Mike Bates

Managing Director

Mark Bates

Director

Josh Smallwood

Head of Franchise Relations

Emma Grieve

Head of Early Years

Laura Salmon

Head of Franchise Operations

Natalie Healey

Early Years Support Officer

Claire Lewis

Early Years Support Officer

Debbie Redfern

Early Years Support Officer

Paula Allison

Early Years Support Officer

Declan Hoskins

Early Years Support Officer

Natalie Vaughan Prosser

Early Years Support Officer

Nichola Patel

Early Years Support Officer

Nameet Virdee

Franchise Operations Support Officer

Chloe Hardy

Franchise Development Manager

Sophie Jones

Franchise Sales Manager

Anna Sadler

Finance Administrator

Monique Crawford

Office Administrator

Karen Tudor

Franchise Development Officer

Jack Ashford

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