Our Staff
Pre-School is very lucky to have an experienced, well-qualified and enthusiastic team of staff. Pre-School has a ratio of one member of staff to eight 3-4 year olds and one member of staff to four 2-3 year olds. The majority of staff have a recognised care qualification and have undertaken a first aid course.
DAWN GIBSON - SUPERVISOR
CACHE NVQ Level 4 Childcare Learning and Development
Designated Person for Child Protection
Designated Person for Looked After Children
Designated Person for Post Looked After Children
Designated Person for Equalities
SENDCo
Safer Recruitment
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
First Aid Trained
ANGELA MAXWELL - DEPUTY SUPERVISOR
CACHE Level 3 Diploma Children & Young People’s Workforce
Designated Person for Child Protection
SENDCo
Health and Safety Level 2 Co-ordinator
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
Internet Safety
First Aid Trained
CATHY BIDDLE - SENIOR PRACTITIONER
CACHE Level 3 Diploma Children & Young People’s Workforce
Basic Child Protection
First Aid Trained
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
Level 3 Forest school leader
Level 3 Award in Forest school First Aid
rACHEL Gilbert - PRACTITIONER
Basic Child Protection
First Aid Trained
Katherine Crane - PRACTITIONER
Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Workforce
Basic child protection
SARAH lLEWELYN - PRACTITIONER
Basic Child Protection
First Aid Trained
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
zoe Price - practitioner
Level 3 Cache Childcare
Basic Child Protection
Food Hygiene
The Key Person
The key person is a named member of staff who has responsibilities for a small group of children, they are there to help the child feel safe and secure. The role is important for both child and parent and it is an approach set out in the EYFS. The key person will respond to children’s needs and help them settle into a new environment. A key person will be a point of contact for parents.
Parent’s as Partners
Parents are children’s first and most enduring educators. Working in partnership with parents and/or carers is central to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning. Consulting parents about their children’s early experiences helps us as practitioners to plan for effective learning in the setting, and helps us to support parents in continuing their children’s learning and development at home.
At Needingworth Community Pre-School we welcome all contributions from our parents. Helping out during sessions, sharing interests or information about their cultural background. We’re committed to making ourselves available to our parents and we ensure that every single parent or guardian at our Pre-School knows each practitioner by name and can always expect a warm smile and a helping hand unconditionally, just the same as your children do.
“I have always felt I can go to the staff and discuss any worries or issues I may have with my child in and out of Pre-School.”