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Meet Our Amazing Team!

In order for us to support your child's development in the best possible way, we employ people with varied cultural and educational training backgrounds. Our staff attend regular training courses, which enable them to bring new ideas and proposals to their daily work - ideas that will also benefit your child!

For more information read our aims and objectives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandy Barker

Nursery Manager

Mandy started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2007.

 

Mandy has 25 years of childcare experience and has been our Nursery Manager since 2009

Mandy's qualifications include:

  • A1 - Assessor's Award

  • Foundation Degree 

  • BA (Honours) Degree in Childhood and Family Studies

  • Paediatric First Aid 

  • S.E.N.D. (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane Nicholls

S.E.N.D. Co-ordinator

(Educational Needs and Disability)

 

Jane started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2005

Jane's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood                          Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

  • S.E.N.D. (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Avery

Deputy Manager

Sarah started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2004.

Sarah's Qualifications are:

  • Level 4 - Early Years and Childhood                        Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate


 

 
 
Nessa Begum
Officer-in-Charge
Nessa started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2006.

Nessa's Qualifications are:

  • NVQ - Level 3 

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

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Mandy Barker

Nursery Manager

2007 - Present.

 

Mandy's qualifications include:

A1 - Assessor's Award

BA (Honours) Degree

S.E.N.D.  and Paediatric First Aid 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Burke

Safe-guarding Officer

 

Kirsty started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2010

Kirsty's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood                        Certificate

  • Foundation Degree

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

  • Safe-guarding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachael Jones

Safe-guarding Officer

 

Rachael started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2016

Rachael's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood                    Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

  • Safe-guarding

** NOTES FOR PARENTS/CARERS **

  • Absences from Nursery

Please remember to notify Nursery if your child is absent for illness or holidays.

 

  • Change of Days or Times

To ensure we meet the requirements for child:adult ratios, please ensure that you check with Staff if you need to change any hours or days within the Nursery

 

  • Late Collection

If you are late collecting your child you will be charged at normal Nursery rates.  If you need to change your child’s hours this will have to be agreed with a member of Staff, otherwise you will be charged if you go over your normal time.

 

  • Potty Training

Potty Training – when your child is potty training, please ensure they have lots of spare clothing, pants and trousers/leggings etc. in particular and spare shoes if possible (plastic croc shoes are ideal).

  • Spare Clothing

All children have a coat peg outside their room. Please put their belongings on their pegs when arriving at Nursery.

Please ensure your child has spare clothes to use in Nursery either in their bag or their Nappy Box.

 

  • Illness

If your child has Diarrhoea and/or Sickness, please inform a member of Staff and please keep your child away from Nursery for at least 48 hours after their last bout.

 

This is for the protection of the other children and Staff.

 

  • FRUIT

For safety reasons, please ensure that you cut children’s fruit into small pieces (at least quarters), especially grapes, as there is a high risk of children choking on them.

To complete our Nursery Practioner Team

we're also very proud to present:-

 

Dawn Jones

Dawn started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2006

 

Dawn's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Foundation Degree

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

  • Safe-guarding

 

Amie Higham

Amie started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2005

Amie's Qualifications are:

  • Level 4 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Foundation Degree

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

 

Rebecca Benton

Becki started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2008

Becki's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

Afia Begum

Afia started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2011

Afia's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

 

Shannon Silvester

Shannon started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2015

Shannon's Qualifications are:

  • Level 3 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

 

Shuheda Begum

Shuheda started working at 

The Wonder Yearin 2011

 

Shuheda's Qualifications are:

  • Level 2 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

  • Foundation Degree

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food and Hygiene Certificate

Our superb Ancillary Staff Team are:-

 

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Homans  

               Nursery Administrator                                               

Wendy started working at 

The Wonder Years in 2007

 

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon Graham

Catering Manager

                     

                         Sharon started working                                         at WondeYearin 2007                  

Sharon's Qualifications are:

*  Food & Hygiene

 

Kevin Barker

Maintenance Supervisor

& Nursery Driver

Kevin started working at The Wonder Years in 2011

Kevin's Qualifications are:

*  Level 2 - Early Years and Childhood Certificate

*  Full UK Driver's Licence

STUDENTS AND APPRENTICES

We are also very proud at The Wonder Years to be able to offer:-

a)  the opportunity of Work Experience, to students who may be interested in working in Early Years settings and 

b)  longer-term placements for those wishing to serve an Apprenticeship in

Child-care and working in the Early Years environment.

N.B. Any students wishing to take advantage of either of the above options should contact 

our Nursery Manager on 0121 556 6979.

(It will be necessary for ALL students joining us at The Wonder Years to provide

a current DBS Certificate before starting their placement.)                         

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