Below please find an overview of our Administrative Support Team, who work alongside our Management Team to ensure we are providing excellence and innovation in childcare and education through partnership with our parents/carers and staff.

My name is Carla Mead. Building Blocks has been my professional family for over twenty years. During this time, I have met and worked with some amazing people, and to this day, many of them are still here working alongside me. It has been wonderful to grow and develop alongside them and the company. I joined Building Blocks in August 2001, and during this time I have been given so many opportunities to explore different age groups from Beautiful Babies right the way through to our Kids’ Club. I have taken on different roles within the company, from Lead Practitioner through to Nursery Manager, before settling in my current role as Early Years Admissions, which I love. These opportunities and experiences allow me to fully support all families I come into contact with, including those at the start of their search for childcare, those beginning their journey at Building Blocks and all our current families as they move through the nursery and off to school or into our Kids Club. I find nothing more rewarding than when a place is offered, accepted and start dates confirmed, as I know that we have a new family to welcome to Building Blocks excited to start their journey with us. 

Since joining Building Blocks in November 2008 as a part-time administrator, I’ve embraced the opportunity to return to the workforce after raising my family. My role quickly evolved, with a key focus on managing the nursery’s highly competitive waiting list, a challenging yet rewarding task that involves delivering the exciting news to parents when they secure a spot. In my previous positions prior to Building Blocks I dealt with accounts, so it seemed natural when our accounts person left in October 2012 to take over this position. I deal with all of the parent accounts, childcare vouchers, funding, processing of fees & any queries parents may have. As a mother of two boys who recently graduated from university, I deeply understand the childcare challenges parents face, allowing me to connect with our families on a personal level while contributing to the smooth operation of the company.

My name is Natasha Noone, I joined Building Blocks when they opened their Kingston Road setting in 2004, and for 10 years I worked in various positions within the company as a Lead, Deputy Manager and as a Nursery Manager at the Kids Club in Wimbledon. I have a Diploma in Childcare and Education distinction level and a GNVQ in Business Management. I left Building Blocks in 2014 and worked as a nanny, part-time and Office Manager for a Media Company before having my daughter in 2020, who has just started school. In February 2022, I returned to Building Blocks in a consultancy capacity to support one of our settings in improving its learning environment. In November 2024, I stepped back into a managerial role as MAT cover for the Early Years Manager in Wimbledon. This came to an end in September 2025, and I am excited to be taking on this new role of Early Years HR. Within my role, I will be the first point of call for all past, present, and future employees of Building Blocks, assisting with all HR enquiries and requests. I work closely with our Early Years Managers to support them within their role and also our Operations Director with regard to all human resources policies, procedures and programmes. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my daughter, travelling, going to the cinema and cooking.