Team

FCSS Meet the Team - Lindsey

Lindsey Scott

Named Person in Charge, Kilmarnock

Lindsey is the Named Person in charge of our Kilmarnock service and her role is to support the team and service users in Kilmarnock with the aim to build a truly unique and flexible service in our location at CentreStage.

FCSS Meet the Team - Shona

Shona Kelman 

Flexible Childcare Service Manager, Aberdeenshire

Hi I’m Shona and I’m one of the Service Managers supporting ASN Groups in Aberdeenshire. 

I started off in childcare back in 2009 but then left and went in to a career of catering but after many years I decided that I wanted to get in to childcare.

FCSS - Kimberly Fyfe. NESCol Service Manager

Kimberly Fyfe

Flexible Childcare Services Manager, Tillydrone

Kimberly joined Flexible Childcare Services Scotland as the Service Manager for NESCol in 2019. In 2022 she became the Manager of our new Tillydrone Early Learning and Childcare Centre in Aberdeen. She has over 10 years experience in the Early Years and Childcare sector.

FCSS - Eleanor Smith. Keith Service Manager

Eleanor Smith

Flexible Childcare Services Manager, Keith

Eleanor is an experienced Manager and has worked in the early year’s sector for over thirty years. She joined Flexible Childcare Services in July 2020, setting up and managing the new Keith service. Prior to joining FCSS she gained her knowledge and skills from a variety of roles working with children from ages six weeks up to twelve years. Over many years in the sector Eleanor has gained a broad range of qualifications and is currently in her third year of the BA in Childhood Practice.

FCSS team - Alison Findlater

Alison Findlater

Software Development Manager,
FCSS Head Office

Alison joined the team in July 2019 as Software Development Manager and has been helping co-design the new package with parents, nursery managers and the development team. She is always looking for input from parents and managers to ensure the design of the package is right for everyone so if you have any thoughts please contact her.

FCSS staff - Fiona Ednie

Fiona Ednie

Head of HR and Health & Safety Compliance.

Fiona has worked in the childcare sector for 25 years. She joined FCSS in 2020 as Regional Lead for the Highlands, moving her way up through the organisation as Head of Workforce Strategy where she supported the team in areas including HR, Health & Safety, Training and Development. One of her proudest achievements was to gain SQA Accreditation so that FCSS can now offer qualifications in a new module Flexibility Within the Childcare Environment.

FCSS staff - Lesley Tait, Flexible Childcare Head of Early Years and School Age Childcare

Lesley Tait

Head of Quality Assurance and Best Practice

Lesley is the Head of Quality Assurance and Best Practice at FCSS, prior to this role she has been focused on Early Years for over 30 years.  She is committed to being a part of making Scotland “the best place in the world to grow up, and to give all our children the best possible start in life.”  

Lesley has been with FCSS since its inception and has seen the service develop from a bright idea to a wonderful childcare provision.

FCSS staff - Susan McGhee, Director

Susan McGhee

Chief Executive, FCSS Head Office

Susan has a long and varied career in the early education and childcare sector and brings with her lots of skills, knowledge and exciting ideas for extending and enhancing our services.

Susan is a mum to three daughters and used traditional nursery and out of school services for their care as they were growing up.