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The Nursery is open from
8am until 6pm Monday to Friday all year round. There are a variety of sessions.
There is a choice of whether a child attends for the 51 weeks or term time
only, subject to availability. The nursery operates on two floors with our
youngest children on the ground floor and the older children on the upper
floor. The children are supplied with a hot meal at lunch time. For children
who attend the early morning session a breakfast is provided and if a child
attends the late session then tea is also provided. These meals are all included
in the fees. Subject to availability children will be accepted from the age
of 2 years. The government funds children the term after their third birthday
for 15 hours a week for 38 weeks a year these sessions an be taken flexibly
over 38 or 51 weeks.
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Staff
Belinda Wakelin who has a BA in Early Childhood Studies and is an Early Years Professional(EYP) runs the Nurseries. She is also an assessor for NVQ.
Kim Ginn who holds the post of Manager assists in the running of the Nurseries and has a BA in Early Childhood Studies and is an Early Years Professional(EYP).
Chris Miller holds the post of Deputy Manager at Witham Nursery and has a NVQ level 3 in Childcare.
The finely balanced teams of experienced and qualified staff are as follows:
Laura Vazquez BA in Early Childhood Studies
Laurel Spencer Foundation Degree in Early Years and Education
Victoria Austin NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education
Shelley Hayles Diploma in Child Care and Education
Valerie Massie A.P.E.L Level 3 in pre-School Practice
Janet Matthams Diploma in Child Care and Education
Jayne Peck Cache Diploma in Child Care and Education
Janet Shead N.V.Q Level 3 in Child Care and Education
Hayleigh Smith Diploma in Child Care and Education
Carly Todd Diploma in Childcare and Education
Sharon Whall NNEB
Hannah Wylie Cache Diploma in Child Care and Education
Demi Fleuty Certificate in Childcare and Education
Bev Hockey Certificate in Child Care and Education
Zoe Hookings Certificate in Child Care and Education
Gaynor Sewell Certificate in Childcare and Education
Sally Brock Under Training
Each session is run by a minimum of four members of staff with a qualified First Aider in attendance. Full details of qualifications and experience are held at Nursery.
Training
The Nursery is
involved with an on going research program named 'The Effective Early Learning
Research Project'. This has allowed us to evaluate and improve our setting,
and it also acts as system of quality control. We also belong to the Pre-school
Learning Alliance, which insures we are in contact with new thinking in the
field of education and care. At the Nurseries are placements for students
from the local colleges and students studying N.V.Q levels 2,3,4 and 5 in
Childcare and Education this enables the staff to keep in touch with the new
developments in this field.
