The Team
Melanie Gilbert: Manager – level 4
Day to Day management of the setting – Business Manager – Safeguard lead
Julie Pay: Deputy Manager – level 4
Responsible for assisting the manager – Out of school club invoices – Key Person coordinator
Lisa Winter: 3 year old room Leader – level 3
Responsible for planning and day to day running of the session. – Key person
Andrea Wilks: 2 year old room leader – Level 3
Responsible for planning and day to day running of the session. – Key person
Laura Bennetts: SEN Coordinator
Responsible for children with additional needs.
Cass Mclellan: Out of school club leader – Level 3
Preschool practitioner – Key person
Denise Routely: level 3
Preschool practitioner – Key person
Katrin Blackler: Level 3
Preschool practitioner – Key person
Amy Holden: Level 3
Preschool practitioner – Key person
Jo Chitty: Level 2
Preschool practitioner – Key person
Budge Higgins: Level 2
Play worker
Daisy Barton level 3
Out of school club practitioner
Nadine Metcalfe
Out of school club practitioner
Aaron Blake
Out of school club practitioner
Apprentice (Level 2 in childcare)
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Les Donnithorne: Trustee
Chairperson of the building
Ron Robertson: Trustee
Maintenance Officer
Alison Robinson: Trustee
General duties
Safeguarding children policy and procedures
The desired ratio of staff to child ratio in Preschool is 1:8 – for children aged 3-5 and 1:4 for children aged 2-3.
St Agnes pre-school fulfils these criteria. We believe that children should be supervised at all times, with staffing arrangements organised to meet the individual needs of all children. It is our responsibility to ensure that all adults looking after children, or having unsupervised access to them, are suitable to do so. All staff have enhanced DBS disclosures.
All our members of staff are trained to a high level, with several having specialist AREAS OF INTEREST, we believe that having highly trained experience staff enhances every child’s experiences in the early years environment. A well qualified, skilled staff strongly increases the potential of any individual setting to deliver the best possible outcomes for children.
Policy Statement
Our setting will work with children, parents and the community to ensure the rights and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life.
The Children Act Regulations state that we must notify Ofsted about any allegations of serious harm or abuse against a child while the child is in our care.
The Children Act Regulations also state that we must keep a written statement of the arrangements in place for the protection of each child, including arrangements to safeguard children from abuse or neglect and the procedure to be followed in the event of allegations of abuse or neglect. These procedures form the written statement.
At our setting, we are committed to the protection of children. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from any form of abuse. Therefore, any suspicion of abuse will be promptly and appropriately responded to.