Characteristics of Effective Learning
ICT in the Early Years
Infection Control in Childcare Settings
Kirstie Owen – January/February/March 2013
ECERS – January 2013
Claire LeRiche
OUT OF SCHOOL FORUM – February 2013
Charlotte Finlay and Kelly Gregg
ECAT – Updating March 2013
Natalie Smith and Denise Hodgetts
1st Aid – February 2013
Lisa Hurdman and Kirstie Owen
Child Protection/Safeguarding Certificate – February 2013
Yola Mullard, Kirstie Owen, Lisa Hurdman and Charlotte Finlay
Team Leader Qualifiers – 2012
Lisa Hurdman, Claire LeRiche, Kelly Gregg
Staff from both the Kidderminster nursery and the Stourport Nursery
Updating – Food Hygiene Awareness
March 2011
Updating – Paediatric 1st Aid
February 2011
Staff at our recent update course on Paediatric 1st Aid
These 3 qualifications are renewed every 3 years
Updating - Safeguarding/Child Protection Certificate
February 2011
10 staff from our 20 staff workforce took part in an In-house training workshop
refreshing their knowledge on the current Child Protection/Safeguarding procedures.
50% staff further qualified in Playwork
Our Kids Klub – open every day for after school care and for all school holidays -
has the benefit of not only 100% qualified nursery nurses caring for the younger ones in the Klub,
but also half the workforce have chosen to now be qualified in Playwork,
which has given them insight into the needs and benefits of the older members of the Klub.
50% staff further qualified in 2009 EYFS Certificate
Since legislation 2009 introduced the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) into early years,
50% of our staff working throughout the age groups chose to study for the CACHE Level 3 Certificate in EYFS;
to further prepare themselves for the needs of all the age groups and
to give them the training necessary to develop long term planning sheets and daily lesson plans
to stimulate and encourage the children to explore and investigate the world around them.
