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Our Staff 

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Hayley Coombes
Owner

Based at Southborough /DSL
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Cheri Purton
Manager 
Deputy DSL
Alice Penfold
Owner/
Manager based at St Johns /DSL
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Sam Turner
Deputy Manager /
Keyperson / DSL
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Emma Sherriff / Keyperson / Senco / 3rd in Charge/ ASC

 Based at Southborough

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Early Years Teacher Status

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BA (Hons) in Early Years Level 6

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Foundation Degree in Early Years Education

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Experienced in a preschool setting as a manager and keyperson

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Experienced Mum

 

Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Designated Safeguarding Officer

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SenCo trained

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Food Hygiene trained

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Prevent Trained

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Behaviour Management

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NVQ Level 3 Playwork

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FGM trained

 

 

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Based at St Johns

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Level 5 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting

 

Experience as a nanny


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Designated Safeguarding Officer

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Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

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FGM trained

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Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Based at Bayhall Road

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Level 3 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

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Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained 

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Based at Bayhall Road

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Level 3 Childcare Qualification

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Working towards Level 5

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Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

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Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

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​Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

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FGM trained

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Safeguarding trained

Based at Culverden Down and Southborough

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Level 3 Childcare Qualification

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Level 6 and MA in Education

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Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Paediatric First Aid Trained

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​Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

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FGM trained

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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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Ellie Medlin
Deputy Manager
Deputy DSL
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Olivia Purton
Keyperson

Based at Bayhall Road

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Working toward Level 3

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​Experienced Mum

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Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained

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Based at Bayhall Road

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Level 2 in Childcare

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Working towards Level 3

 

Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained

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Paediatric First Aid

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Food Hygiene Trained
 

 

Based at Bayhall Raod

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Level 2 Qualified

 

Working towards Level 3

 

Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained

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​​Paediatric First Aid trained

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Based at Culverden

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Level 3 Qualified

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained

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Experienced Mum

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Based at Bayhall Road

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Level 3 Qualified

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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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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Rowan Dickinson
Keyperson
Kim Holmes 
Deputy Manager / Keyperson / ASC Lead/ Deputy DSL
Kelly Vidler 
3rd in Charge
Keyperson / Senco

Based at St Johns

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Level 3 Qualified​

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Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained

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Paediatric First Aid

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Food Hygiene Trained

 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
 

 

Based at St Johns

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Level 3 Qualified​

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Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained

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Paediatric First Aid

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Food Hygiene Trained

 

Senco trained

 

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Based at Southborough and Bayhall Road

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Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained

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Paediatric First Aid

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Food Hygiene Trained

 

Senco trained

 

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Based at Southborough

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Level 3 Childcare Qualification


Keyperson Experience in a preschool setting


Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Designated Safeguarding Officer

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Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

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FGM trained

Based at Southborough

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Level 3 qualified

 

Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained

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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

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Working towards Level 3

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​Safeguarding Trained

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Prevent Trained

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FGM Trained​

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Food Hygiene trained

 

Experienced Mum
 

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Based at Southbororugh

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Working towards Level 3 

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Experienced mum

Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Food Hygiene Trained
 

Prevent trained 

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FGM trained

Based at Southbrorough

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​Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained

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Based at St Johns

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Level 3 Qualified

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​Paediatric First Aid Trained

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Safeguarding Trained
 

Prevent trained

 

Food Hygiene trained

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FGM trained

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The Little Learning Tree Preschool Ltd.

Registered Company Number: 10280719

Registered Office: I Leicester Drive, Tunbridge Wells.

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