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Nursery Team

All staff are approved and registered by Ofsted and the Pre –school Learning Alliance (PLA). Windmills Nursery School is a member of the PLA which is a national association providing help and support for pre-schools and the the families of the under 5’s who attend them. Other adults who occasionally visit include the health visitor, reception class teacher, headteacher and Warwickshire early years advisory teacher

We operate a minimum staffing ratio of 1:3 for under 3 year old children and 1:5 for over three years old in the Nursery at all times. There will always be a minimum of two adults in the Nursery.

We operate a key worker system This means that each member of staff has a group of children for whom she is particularly responsible. Your child’s key person will work closely with your child making observations and feeding back to parents with their achievements.

All staff regularly update their skills and knowledge of early years education by attending courses run by Warwickshire Educational Development services and the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

The Staff who work at Windmills Nursery School are:

Position

Name

Qualifications

Interests

Manager	Tina Varriale	BA Hons Art and Design NVQ3 Early Years Care and Education Qualified First Aider Birth to Three Matters	Art, travel, classical music, theatre and performing arts.
Manager	Marie Kennedy	BEC Nat Dip in Business and Financial Studies. NVQ3 Early Years Care and Education Qualified First Aider Birth to Three Matters	Skiing, cooking, walking and motor sports.
Senior Assistant	Fiona Cook	PGCE - Primary Years. BA Hons English Literature. 10 Years nursery experience.	Reading, travel, walking and theatre.
Assistant	Cassie Houghton	NVQ2 Health and Beauty. Working towards NVQ2 Early Years Care and Education Qualified First Aider	Animals, breeding rabbits and guinea pigs.
Assistant	Doreen Such	20 years experience working with young children	Grandchildren, cooking, football.
Assistant	Beryl Sheasby	20 Years experience working with young children. Qualified First Aider	Grandchildren, reading and theatre.
Administrator, fees, finance and correspondence.	Nicola Perrett	10yrs experience working with Lloyds Bank.	Reading, travel, holidays. Twin boys!
IT coordinator and Assistant	Linda Casement	BEng Hons Civil and Structural Engineering. City and Guilds in Computer Aided Design and Computer Technology. LTA Level 3 Tennis Development Coach Award Qualified First Aider	All sports, travel, walking and countryside, reading, School Governor.
Assistant	Sally Lines	Diploma in Playwork Level 3 6 years experience with special needs children Qualified First Aider 8 years experience as Deputy Manager of after school club.	Reading, gardening, dog walking, 3 children.
Assistant	Sally Wood	15 years graphic design experience. 5 years experience with country artists. Mother of 2 young children. Help to look after Dad with Parkinson’s disease.	Swimming, painting, motor biking.
Assistant	Libby Darlison		Horse riding, cycling, walking, 3 children.