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First Friends appoints new manager

First Friends has appointed Kieron Hooper as manager of First Friends, Eastleigh.
Hooper qualified as a nursery educator in 2014 and become a nursery manager in 2022. He holds a degree in Early Years Childhood Studies.
“We’re especially thrilled to welcome a male leader into our team — in an industry still largely female-dominated, Kieron’s appointment brings an important layer of diversity and a strong male role model for the children in our care,” said Louise Hayes, managing director of First Friends.
First Friends is a small, family-run group of nurseries in Wiltshire and Hampshire.
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