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About us

50 Things to Do is one of Birth to 19's projects, all of which are helping children have a great start to life. We are based in the Outstanding Nursery School, St Edmund's in Girlington, Bradford.

50 Things to Do Before You're Five was initially developed for families attending St Edmund's Nursery School. During the development process the team reflected that it could be available for all families across Bradford and sourced seed funding to develop the project as an App and Website. We then spoke to neighbouring local authorities, who loved it, so we developed a commissioning model.

Here at 50 Things, we are passionate about reducing inequalities and increasing life chances. Through place-based, playful experiences, 50 Things to Do helps young children to have the best start in life. It inspires families to make their homes a great place for their children to learn and thrive

Meet the Team

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Christian Bunting
Chief Executive Officer

Christian’s passion for education spans a number of years in senior roles. He has led the development of Bradford Birth to 19 from its inception.

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Becca Oberg
Director: Institute for the Early Years

Rebecca has worked in Early Years for over 30 years. She has held leadership roles in both the charitable and private sectors, in the UK and internationally.

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Rebecca Heald 
Partnerships Manager

Part of Rebecca's role is to lead our Project Officers Team to increase participation, from families and agencies, with our 50 Things to Do Project in Bradford.

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Anna Mykhalchyshyna 
Business Development Officer

After ten years of work as a Marketing and Sales Director in the automotive industry, Anna moved to work in education. Anna moved to the UK and joined the 50 Things to Do Team in June 2022.

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Natalie Waller
Marketing and Design Lead

Natalie joined the team in February 2023, with previous experience volunteering in educational settings, working with young people in sports and a professional background in the luxury marketing industry.

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Renaah Khalid
Marketing and Social Media Lead

Renaah has a marketing background and has previously worked in the care sector. She has a passion for giving back to the community and is excited about the development of 50 Things To Do. 

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Imogen Chancellor
Marketing and Communications Officer

Imogen's marketing background comes from both her educational and professional experience. She has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Marketing as well as practical digital marketing experience within the cocktail drinks sector. She has volunteered with young children in America and Australia.

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Amelia Mather
Creative Content Writer

Amelia has a background in English literature and she uses her writing abilities alongside the marketing team. Previously working as an invigilator in a secondary school and volunteering in a women’s charity group centred around refugee and asylum seekers, Amelia has a real passion for understanding what makes different communities unique. 

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Rachael Dennis
Engagement Officer

Rachael has been volunteering with families in local communities and beyond for over a decade. Previously a 50 Things Enthusiast, Rachael is bringing that same enthusiasm and more to her role of Project Officer.  

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Chloe Storr
Impact and Insights Officer

Chloe has worked within the Early Years workforce in Bradford for the last 15 years. Chloe has experience of working in variety of different early years settings as well as leading on programme delivery.  Chloe is a reflective practitioner who strives to ensure that all children and families are celebrated and given the opportunity to thrive.

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Lisa Broadbent
Engagement Officer

Lisa has worked with children and families in Bradford for over 25 years. Lisa is passionate about giving all children the opportunity to play, learn and have fun to support their overall development. Lisa does this using low cost/no cost activities and resources and loves to get as messy as the children during play.

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Nicole Towers
Partnerships Officer

Nicole has worked in Early years for the past 18 years as a practitioner, teacher, supervisor in Milan and nursery manager. She has a BA honours degree, early years teacher status and postgraduate degree in early years. She has a passion for encouraging children to strive in their learning and development.