Who are the Staff?

The Nursery staff work together to provide the very best in childcare. All staff are professionally trained and are DBS checked. The nursery employs 27 members of childcare staff, 2 domestic members of staff and 4 office-based staff. Of these, 25 hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 7. Two staff members hold Early Years Professional Status and 5 are apprentices, working towards their qualification.

We are very proud of our dedicated core team of which some have been at this setting for many years. We do not have a high turnover of staff and this provides continuity of care in each of the main rooms.

You can see photos of all the staff, their qualifications and the dates of when they started at the setting on the parent notice board in the main corridor.

Each member of staff specialises their skills and training to work with a particular age group. They work with that age group all year-round giving continuity and a depth of experience that support the children and parent. On occasion it is necessary for staff to cover in a different playroom when staff are on annual leave etc. This is to maintain staffing ratios. We employ additional staff through Unitemps or other agencies when we need additional staff because of staff absence. We try to use the same people whenever it is feasible to do so.

In our most recent OFSTED Inspection (July 2021), the Inspector observed the quality of teaching. They assessed the impact this has on children's learning. The Inspector heard from parents and checked the suitability and qualifications of the staff.

We're delighted to receive this confirmation of our staff's hard work and dedication to providing the very best of childcare for the children who attend the nursery.
Jo Warren, Nursery Manager.