Our Team
We employ committed, caring, and enthusiastic managers, heads and deputies of units and nursery nurses and they are the key to our success. They are all totally focussed on the wellbeing of the children in their care, and their loving approach to childcare is evident to anyone visiting our nurseries.
We ensure that we reward our team well and look after them, and as a result we have very consistent and happy team members dedicated to providing a welcoming and stimulating environment for young children.
We recognise that it’s important that we retain excellent staff to ensure consistency of care for the children in our care. Over 95% of our staff are childcare qualified, with a number currently pursuing further qualifications including the early years professional status.
We expect very high standards from our team, and have a thorough induction and training programme for new members of the team and newly promoted staff. All of our staff are in receipt of an enhanced CRB check and the safe guarding, of all children is of utmost importance within the nurseries. All staff are trained in safeguarding, food hygiene and paediatric first aid.
Each of our nurseries employs a chef to prepare fresh healthy meals and snacks for the children every day. We have always been awarded the Gold standard in the Golden Apple Awards given by Bury Council for our healthy and varied menu and good hygiene practices for children.
Important members of our team are a cleaner in each nursery and three full time caretakers / decorators to ensure that the nursery premises are always kept pristine.
“The management and staff team are highly qualified and experienced and work exceptionally well with one another. The relationship between the key workers and the children and their parents is excellent.”
“The staff and management are a strong team who are highly qualified, experienced and fully committed to continually provide outstanding outcomes for children.”
Mary Henderson, Ofsted inspector, Walshaw Nursery, 07/09/11