Staff and Committee Members

We recognise that working in partnership with parents is key to allowing us to tailor the care and education we offer to your child and ensuring a smooth transition into the learning environment.

Before your child starts Pre-school they will be assigned a Key person and a buddy. Each key person is paired with a buddy to ensure consistent care in case your child’s key person is absent, the buddy will be present.

The role of a key person is to develop a secure bond with their key children to ensure they feel safe and secure at Pre-school.

Your child’s key person will work closely with you when your child first joins to identify what your child knows and can do and from that will observe and plan next steps and focused activities for your child to support their ongoing learning and development.

Read or download our Designated Safeguarding Lead document

Your child’s key person will keep your child’s learning journey updated, giving you a termly development report at parent meetings.

Staff

We have a close-knit team of highly dedicated, experienced and qualified staff

Wendy Powell

Pre-School Manager

– NCFE CACHE Level 4 Early Years Advanced Practitioner
– CACHE Level 3 Children’s Care, Learning & Development
– Designated Safeguarding Lead
– Prevent Duty
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid
– Food Hygiene Level 2

Wendy is a mother of four. In her spare time she enjoys long walks with her dog, reading, travelling to different cities and spending time with her family.

Sophie Ayres-Norman

Deputy Manager

– CACHE Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce
– Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead
– Prevent Duty
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid
– Food Hygiene Level 2

Sophie enjoys shopping, horses and spending time with her family.

Sarah Harper

Pre-School Assistant

– TQUK Level 3 Diploma for the Children’s Workforce
– Designated Safeguarding lead (cover)
– Prevent Duty
– Food Hygiene Level 2
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid

Sarah has 3 children and enjoys reading, walking the dog, watching movies with her children and baking.

Nicola Hughes

Pre-School Assistant

– CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce
– Designated Safeguarding Lead (cover)
– Prevent Duty
– Food Hygiene Level 2
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid

Nikki enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening and going for dog walks.

Gina Burke

Pre-School Assistant

– Pearson Level 3 Children’s Learning and Development in the Early Years
– Generalist Safeguarding
– Prevent Duty
– Food Hygiene Level 2
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid

Gina enjoys spending time with her family, baking and watching family films.

Tanya Yates

Cook & Lunchtime Supervisor

– Food Hygiene Level 2
– Generalist Safeguarding
– Prevent Duty
– 12hr Paediatric First Aid

Tanya is a mother of two. She likes visiting national trust sites, listening to classic rock music and reading.

“Staff support children’s learning well. They play alongside children and plan activities they know will interest them and offer relevant challenge.” Ofsted Report 2016

Pre-School Committee Members

The Committee is focused on working with the Pre-School Management Team to oversee the running of the pre-school and help provide the best possible environment for children to learn and have fun in.

Maxine Townsend

Chairperson

Russell Page

Treasurer

Jade Powell

Secretary

Maz Elsome

Committee Member

Staff

Staff and Committee Members

We recognise that working in partnership with parents is key to allowing us to tailor the care and education we offer to your child and ensuring a smooth transition into the learning environment.