Our Staff
Our team of practitioners have a wealth of experience and knowledge, we work as an incredible team, sharing our practice to engage the children with their next steps for learning. We have a Key person available for each child and their families, and they work as part of a key group, sharing any relevant information to better support the children and ensure consistency. All of our staff are DBS Checked and first aid trained.
Natasha Smith
Nursery Owner
A qualified Nursery Practitioner since 1994. Managing various sized settings for 24+ years, Completing many qualifications including a degree in Early Years before moving on to become an Early Years Improvement Officer for the Local Authority. Moving back into managing her own setting and using all skills learnt along the way. Also a mum to 3 children.
Qualifications and training include:
FDa Early Years Education
NVQ's 2, 3 in Early Years
NVQ 2 in Customer service
First aid, food hygiene, Safer recruitment, Designated safeguarding lead and Prevent duty training
Sendco, Train the trainer, Makaton, Epilepsy and others.
Charlee Ransley
Nursery Practitioner
A Trainee Nursery Practitioner.
Qualifications and training include:
First aid
Food hygiene
Safeguarding and Prevent duty training
Samantha Sebestyen
Nursery Practitioner
A Qualified Nursery Practitioner in Early Childhood Studies since 2013, Sam Joined the setting in September 2017 having previously experience in a Steiner school. Sam is our Forest School Leader. Sam is mum to 1 child.
Qualifications and training include:
Diploma in Early Childhood studies
Forest School Level 3
Safeguarding
Prevent duty
First aid trained
Food hygiene
Epilepsy awareness
Alison Herrod
Nursery Manager
A qualified Nursery Manager with 26+ years Early Years experience. Alison is also mum to 4 children.
Qualifications and training include:
Cache level 3 in Preschool Practice
Cache Level 2 in understanding Autism
First aid
Makaton level 1
Designated Safeguarding Lead and Prevent duty training
Sarah Novis
Qualified Nursery Practitioner
A qualified Nursery Practitioner since 2001. Sarah is also mum to 2 boys.
Qualifications and training include:
NVQ's 3 in Early Years
First aid
Food hygiene
Safeguarding and Prevent duty training
Debbie Hellen
Nursery Practitioner
A Trainee Nursery Practitioner. Debbie is also mum to 2 girls.
Qualifications and training include:
First aid
Food hygiene
Safeguarding and Prevent duty training
Becky Williams
Deputy Manager
A qualified Nursery Practitioner since 2018. Becky is also mum to two boys.
Qualifications and training include:
NVQ's 2, 3 in Early Years
First aid
Food hygiene
Safer recruitment
Designated safeguarding lead and Prevent duty training
Karla Cozens
Qualified Nursery Practitioner
A Level 3 Qualified Nursery Practitioner. Karla is mum to 2 children.
Qualifications and training include:
First aid
Food hygiene
Safeguarding and Prevent duty training
Tyler Seedanee
Nursery Practitioner
A Level 2 qualified Nursery Practitioner.
Training for Level 3. Tyler is also mum to 2 boys.
Qualifications and training include:
First aid
Safeguarding and Prevent duty training