Toast & Tea Westgate

The concept of Toast & Tea came when I was due to go back to work as a Deputy Headteacher full-time after having my second son. Finding enough space in breakfast and after-school clubs was proving difficult. There is a high population of working parents in the Winchester area; enough to create long waiting lists for wraparound care. I saw a real opportunity to alleviate the pressures for working parents by opening up a new breakfast and after-school club provision. Starting Toast & Tea meant I could continue to work in education, which I’d done for the last 15 years, and care for children away from the pressures of assessments and results faced by schools. My boys come to Toast & Tea too, so I have the bonus of having them at work with me a lot of the time!