All our staff are qualified/experienced, holding qualifications such as QTS, CACHE, NNEB & BTEC, all hold current Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and three references are taken.

We have 2 EYPS staff members.

Staff are chosen for their caring/nurturing attitudes.
We operate with;
1:3 ratio for the Bumble Bee age children
1:4 ratio for the Caterpillar age children
1:8 ratio for the Butterfly age children

	Name: Jerri.M Position: Owner Info: Always available to chat to parents Qualifications: NVQ level 3 in childcare Paediatric first aid Food hygiene Health & safety at work Safeguarding
	Name: Hannah.M Position: Owner Qualifications: BA in Early Childhood Care & Education EYPS Senco Paediatric first aid, Food hygiene, Health & safety Safeguarding Lead

All practitioners and managers do the following training as part of their induction

- Safeguarding - children in need of protection

- Level 2 food hygiene

- Pediatric first aid

These are updated every 3 years

All supervisors & managers recieve Health & safety at work training which is updated every 3 years

All staff have taken part in training on Prevent, FGM & Promoting British Values

There are many other training & development opportunities for practitioners. These can be done in-house, online and on the local council led courses.

We support our practitioners to achieve higher qualifications