All our staff have DBS (CRB) Enhanced Clearance, childcare qualifications, and child protection/safeguarding training, all members of staff have safe food training, all members have paediatric first aid.

   

Responsibility for the day-to-day running of the sessions falls on the Manager, the welfare and education of the children falls on the Manager's Deputy.

The manager regularly assesses staff with 1 to 1's, and mock Ofsted inspections. Staff regularly assess each other with regular peer observations, this helps our staff to be enthusiatic and the children get the best care and achieve their outcomes.

 

During sessions, the staff to child ratio is at least 1:8 for the over 3’s and 1:5 for the under 3’s.

 

 Manager; Responsible overall; responsible to the Management Committee: Mrs. Linda Nicholl 

CACHE NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education, Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Designated Lead Safeguarding Officer, Health and Safety Officer Food Safety, Paediatric First Aid.

 

Sharon Bone, Deputy, Responsible for the Welfare and education of the children. NVQ Level 3, Training in NVQ Level 5, Designated Lead Safeguarding Training, SEND, Makaton, CLL, Positive Behaviour Officer, Paediatric first aid, Food and hygeine

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Vanessa Harris, NNEB, NVQ3, SEND, Makaton, Paediatric First Aid

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Kelly Robinson, Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Paediatric first aid, food safety

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Jane Blakemore, Paediatric first aid, Food safety

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Nicole Todman, Training in NVQ Level 3, setting up/putting away and bank staff. 

 

Lisa Brazier, NVQ level 2, and Montessori teaching, Food safety, Paediatric First Aid, and is now bank staff.

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Paula Blakemore, Volunteer, early mornings

 

Each member of staff undertake regular training to update their skills. The Playgroup is an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome student placements, to help them gain their childcare knowledge. Students are not left alone with the children at any time

 

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