Our Team
Our staff are the frontline that make it possible for us to provide exceptional care and development for each child. We therefore carefully select and support our staff at our nurseries.
We are very proud of our enthusiastic and dedicated team of nursery nurses who work closely together across all aspects of the nursery, supporting and mentoring each other. They have been chosen for their ability to provide the highest standards of care to each baby/ child in their supervision, and their commitment to delivering an excellent service to the families who come to us.
All members of the team have been carefully screened and vetted and have a full DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) and all our staff have a current Paediatric First Aid qualification in each of our rooms as part of our commitment to obtain the Millie Mark Accreditation. If a Staff's Paediatric First Aid qualification is expired or not there at the time of hiring then the same is planned for on priority to be achieved in 6 months at the latest.
Staff training is a high priority at The Cottage Nursery and Preschools. Each member of staff undergoes an in-depth induction programme during their first six months with us, covering our policies and procedures, our key worker system and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
In addition, we have frequent training sessions during the year that are available to the staff. We provide annual in-house training which covers key topics such as safeguarding, behaviour management, health and safety, manual handling and special educational needs, ensuring staff receive the latest guidance and updates each year.
Each staff member has a personal training plan and receives regular coaching and 1 to 1 session, an annual appraisal and performance assessment. Our staff are supported, motivated and appreciated.
