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Our Staff 

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Hayley Coombes
Owner/
Manager/ DSL / SenCo
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Cheri Purton
Co-Manager
Alice Penfold
Owner/
Manager based at Southborough /DSL
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Sam Turner
Deputy Manager /
Keyperson / Deputy DSL
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Emma Sherriff / Keyperson / Senco / 3rd in Charge

 Based between Culverden Down and Bayhall Road

Early Years Teacher Status

BA (Hons) in Early Years Level 6

Foundation Degree in Early Years Education

Experienced in a preschool setting as a manager and keyperson

Experienced Mum

 

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Designated Safeguarding Officer

SenCo trained

Food Hygiene trained

Prevent Trained

Behaviour Management

NVQ Level 3 Playwork

FGM trained

 

 

 

Based at St Johns

Level 5 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting

 

Experience as a nanny


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

FGM trained

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Based at Bayhall Road

Level 3 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained 

Based at Bayhall Road

Level 3 Childcare Qualification

Working towards Level 5

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

FGM trained

Safeguarding trained

Based at Culverden Down

Level 3 Childcare Qualification

Level 6 and MA in Education

Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Paediatric First Aid Trained

Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

FGM trained

Safeguarding trained

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Ainsley Goddard / Keyperson
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Niamh Hitchman
Keyperson / SENCO 
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Eva Woodroofe
Keyperson
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Hayley Terry
Keyperson
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Olivia Purton
Keyperson

Based at Bayhall Road

Working toward Level 3

Experienced Mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

Based at Bayhall Road

Level 2 in Childcare

Working towards Level 3

 

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Paediatric First Aid

Food Hygiene Trained
 

 

Based at Bayhall Raod

Level 2 Qualified

 

Working towards Level 3

 

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

​Paediatric First Aid trained

Based at Bayhall Road

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

Experienced Mum

Based at Culverden Down

Level 3 Qualified

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

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Polly Sherazi
Deputy Manager / DSL
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Michelle Clifford
3rd in Charge / Senco / Keyperson
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Chelsea Coombes
Manager / DSL/ ASC / Area Senco
Kim Holmes 
Deputy Manager / Keyperson / ASC Lead/ Deputy DSL
Kelly Vidler 
3rd in Charge
Keyperson /ASC / Senco

Based at St Johns

Level 3 Qualified

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Paediatric First Aid

Food Hygiene Trained

 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
 

 

Based at St Johns

Level 3 Qualified

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Paediatric First Aid

Food Hygiene Trained

 

Senco trained

 


 

 

Based at Southborough

Level 3 Qualified

Working Towards Level 5

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Paediatric First Aid

Food Hygiene Trained

 

Senco trained

 

Designated Safeguarding Lead
 

 

Based at Southborough

Level 3 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

FGM trained

Based at Southborough

Level 3 qualified

 

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Food Hygiene Trained

 

Experienced Mum
 

 

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Naomi Hill
Keyperson
Lauren Howells
Keyperson
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Hannah Martin
Keyperson
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Hannah Gidlow
Keyperson / Tea

Based at Southborough

Working towards Level 3

Safeguarding Trained

Prevent Trained

FGM Trained

Food Hygiene trained

 

Experienced Mum
 

Based at Southbororugh

Working towards Level 3 

Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

FGM trained

Based at Southbrorough

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

Based at St Johns

Level 3 Qualified

Paediatric First Aid Trained

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

FGM trained

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The Little Learning Tree Preschool Ltd.

Registered Company Number: 10280719

Registered Office: 96 Edward Street, Tunridge Wells, TN4 0EB.

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