office@thekiddiesdaynursery.co.ukThe team at Kiddies have been working hard on updating and looking after the nursery…
Congratulations to Emily who is our ‘Employee of the Month’ for July.
A parent nominated Emily and said;
“”she is always very accommodating of my son and when I collect him she is always very descriptive of what he has been like throughout the day. She has been excellent since returning from maternity leave.”
Well done Emily x
Racheal Singer, employee of the month![CIMG5432[19275]](http://www.thekiddiesdaynursery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CIMG543219275.jpg)
for May, nominated by a parent who said;
“she went over and above when it came to my son’s potty training. She really helped him settle back into nursery life after his injury.”
Congratulations to Laura who is our Employee of the Month for March. She was nominated by a parent who said;
“my son left his Batman at nursery on a Friday. I hadn’t realised and thought it was still in his bag. Laura turned up at our house on Friday evening as she knew he would be upset at leaving him behind. She went out of her way to do this for my son and it was very much appreciated.”
Congratulations to Natalie and Laura who have recently completed their Team Leader qualification
2015 Training Updates
Both Laura and Stacey are now trained in testing a blood glucose and competent to test blood glucose monitor.
Congratulations to the following staff who have recently received certificates for…
Claire Le Riche – 9 years employment – 6th March
Kirsty Swabey – 1 year employment – 7th April
Maria Neale – 1 year employment – 14th April
2014 Training Updates
Congratulations to all our staff who have gained their
1 Paediatric First Aid certificates
2 Food Hygiene Awareness certificates
3 Code of Practice Briefing certificates
W
ell done to Colin Southall who has recently renewed his Level 2 in Food Hygiene
Well done to Elizabeth Jones….Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
We recently held in house training courses for both 1st Aid and Food Hygiene.
The Kiddies Day Nursery continues to maintain their training levels of 100% of staff receiving training in both of these areas.
1st Aid update training for all staff – June 2014
2013 Updates
“Check out Claire’s new fashion….a newspaper dress made by Denise when they attended the Playwork Conference!”
Updating 1st Aid – March 2013
Lisa Hurdman and Kirstie Owen
Updating 1st Aid – May 2013
Laura Parker and Emily Webb
Tracking Children’s Progress – June 2013
Natalie S, Lisa H, Claire LeR, Kelly G, Laura P and Kirstie O
Safeguarding Level 2 training – October 2013
attended by all staff including – Sofia M, Gary S, Colin S, Stacey G, and Elizabeth J
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.