
Our pre-school staff are a caring and close knit team, with many years of experience working with young children between them. They all have a bredth of qualifications and have passed enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
While at the Pre-School each child is assigned a Key person, who will take special interest in that child; helping them to settle in and make friends, assessing their progress and discussing this with parents, and ensuring that the activities on offer are tailored to the child’s particular needs.
Please have a look at the profiles of our staff below, so you can get to know us all a little bit better.

Kathryn Pullan - Pre-school Manager
Foundation degree in Early Years
Leadership & Management
Early Years Teaching Certificate
Assessors Award
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Paediatric & First Aid at work
Dawn Griggs - Pre-school Assistant
NVQ II & III in Childcare and Education
Childminding III
Safeguarding Children
Paediatric First Aid
EPIPEN Training
Food Hygiene
Basic Health & Safety
Managing Positive Behaviour
Successful Observation, Assessment and Planning
STAFF
Our pre-school staff are a caring and close knit team, with many years of experience working with young children between them. They all have a bredth of qualifications and have passed enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
While at the Pre-School each child is assigned a Key person, who will take special interest in that child; helping them to settle in and make friends, assessing their progress and discussing this with parents, and ensuring that the activities on offer are tailored to the child’s particular needs.
Please have a look at the profiles of our staff below, so you can get to know us all a little bit better.

Kathryn Pullan - Pre-school Manager
Foundation degree in Early Years
Leadership & Management
Early Years Teaching Certificate
Assessors Award
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Paediatric & First Aid at work
Mandatory Training

Julie Hopkins - Pre-school Deputy Manager
Advanced Diploma Child & Youth Worker (Level 3)
Designated Safeguarding Lead & Prevent
Paediatric First Aid
Understanding Common Childhood illnesses
Intent, Implementation & Impact
Mandatory Training

Dawn Griggs - SENCO Lead
NVQ II & III in Childcare and Education
Childminding III
SENCO Lead
Safeguarding Children & Prevent
Paediatric First Aid
Mandatory training
Supporting Children through transition & change
Successful Observation, assessment & planning
EYFS Developing Positive Behaviour

Christine James - Level 5 Apprentice
NVQ III in Childcare and Education
Safeguarding Children & Prevent
Prevent Duty
Paediatric First Aid
Safer Food Handler
Developing Emotional Intelligence through outdoor play
Promoting Positive Behaviour

Amelia Prior - Early Years Practitioner
Degree in Childhood Studies
BTEC Level 3 In Children's play, Learning & Development
AIM Level 2 Forest School
Level 3 Lifesaving
Safeguarding
Mandatory Training

Vicky Berridge - Early Years Practitioner
NVQ Level III Childcare & Education
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding & Prevent
Mandatory Training

Louise De'Ath - Business Manager
NVQ III in Childcare and Education
Safeguarding Children & Prevent
Paediatric First Aid
Tapestry Training
Mandatory Training
Charity Essentials Training