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Meet the staff
We pride ourselves in our continuous professional development.
We attend regular updates, meetings and training to ensure we provide the best quality childcare and education.
Jackie McElhatton
Director/ Area Nursery Manager/ Office Manager/ Designated Safeguarding Lead
- CACHE Diploma in Childcare & Education
- Level 3 in Leadership and Management
- ELKLAN-Level 2
- Completed 'Hygge in the Early years' Accreditation
- Currently completing 'Wanderlust child nature study
- Currently completing 'Hygge in the early years' Accreditation - 'Be an Extrordinary Leader'
- Paediatric first aid trained
- Level 2 food hygiene
- Jext training
- Epilepsy training (able to administer buccal midazolam)
Vicky Makin
Nursery Manager/ SENco/ Safeguarding lead/ Well-being co-ordinator / Communication co-ordinator
- BTEC level 3 national diploma in children’s care, learning and development
- Bachelor of arts with second class honours in education and professional studies
- Designated lead for safeguarding and child protection
- Early years SENCo award
- CACHE level 3 SENCo
- Keys to communication
- Supporting staff well being
- Montessori outdoors
- Wellcomm
- Paediatric first aid trained
- Level 2 food hygiene
- Epilepsy training (able to administer buccal midazolam)
Ella Brown
Nursery Practitioner
- Level 3 childcare and education
- Paediatric First Aid trained
Sarah Beesley
Nursery Practitioner
- Level 2 certificate in Children Care, Learning and Development
- Positive Behaviour
- Level 2 in Safer Food
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Paediatric First Aid trained
Lucy Withington
Nursery Practitioner/Forest friends Leader
- Level 2 in Childcare and Education
- Baby Training
- Paediatric First Aid trained
Vanessa Makin
Nursery Practitioner
- Cache Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development
- Phase 1 Letters and Sounds
- Paediatric First Aid Trained
Anna Redfern
Nursery Deputy Manager
- BTEC Level 3 in children's play, learning and development
- Bachelor of arts with Honours in childhood studies
- Food allergy awareness
- Paediatric first aid trained
Korbi-le Brown
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Leanne Sharpe
Senior Practitioner
- Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce
(Early Learning and Childcare)
- BTEC Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care and Children and Young People's Settings
- Level 3 Advanced Safeguarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Level 3 Award in Mental Health: Workplace First Aider
- Paediatric first aid trained
Nicky Withington
Senior Practitioner
- Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
- Safeguarding Awareness
- First Aid Awareness
- Manual Handling
- Currently completing Level 3 Diploma for the early years practitioner
- Paediatric First Aid trained
Jean Yates
Nursery Cook
- Level 2 in Food Hygiene
- Food Allergy Awareness
Anneka Wannakukorale
Senior Practitioner
- Level 3 Early Years Educator
- Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
- Safeguarding Level 2
- Paediatric first aid trained
Jemma Lord
Academy Deputy Manager/Safeguarding Lead
- CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education
- NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Management and Leadership
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young Peoples Services
- Level 2 food hygiene
- Paediatric First Aid trained
Lauren Mitchinson
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Louise Rutter
Nursery practitioner
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
- Level 2 in Children and Young People's Workforce
- Paediatric first aid trained
Michelle Statter
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Nursery Cook
- Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
- Food allergy awareness
McKenzie Guest
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Ellie Riding
Senior Nursery practitioner
- Level 3 early years educator
- Paediatric first aid trained
- Level 2 food hygiene
Lydia Roxburgh
Nursery practitioner
Nursery practitioner
- Level 3 Diploma for children and young peoples workforce
- Working with children with learning difficulties and disabilities
-ADHD & Autism training
- Paediatric first aid trained
Grace Grundy
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Joshua White
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Georgia Fishburn
Nursery practitioner - Apprentice
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
(Apprentice)
- Paediatric first aid trained
Madie Worthington
Office administrator
- Level 3 in Business administration
- Paediatric first aid trained
Level 2 Food hygiene