I stumbled across this thread purely by accident, but it has made for fascinating reading.
I'm an ex staff member. I left 12 years ago, having started only a short time after the original nursery opened. Whilst it was a wonderful setting, with bright airy rooms, bullying amongst the staff was rife, and EG ruled with an unprofessional iron rod. There was once incident in which I was asked by the then deputy if I could make a particular date for a staff meeting. At the time I was in the garden with the children so I replied that I wasn't sure, I'd check and get back to her. A few minutes later I popped inside to collect something and overheard the deputy repeating the conversation we'd had, and EG's response of 'well I just want to sack her'. I did pull them both up on it later in the day, but they were both only sorry they were caught.
I eventually handed my notice after the staff bullying sent me home in tears yet again and it was clear that I would receive no support from management. Posts above about the parents not knowing that you'd left ring true. It was left to me to tell the parents I was leaving and indeed, EG was less than impressed by this and discouraged me. I actually went on to nanny for a family who's child attended TGS. The parents were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with exchanges involving EG and had very little time for her. They asked that I not tell anyone where I was going on to work as they feared that EG would make life very difficult for them when it came to dropping their child's hours. It is worth noting at this point that I handed my notice without another job to go to, and it was only when this parent asked me what I was going on to do, that they offered me a job with them. We both knew that TGS would not see it that way, so they were never informed. However, I was privy to the newsletter that was sent home after I left as the child stayed on two days a week. In this newsletter, it was announced that I'd left to move away. For those amongst the staff lobbying for change, if it hasn't changed in 12 years, It probably won't.
As for the post about teachers. EG like to call everyone teachers. I was an unqualified nursery assistant, but still referred to as 'teacher'.
I had a look at the staff list on the website as a result of this thread and other than EG, there's only one name I recognise and that teacher is someone who was very much in EG's pocket back then. She's her protégé and I'm not surprised in the slightest to hear she's still there.
I hope the EG listens to parental unrest and sets up a PTA. As a parent herself, should she not realise that parents have voices that are valuable?