our team
At each session there is a legal adult/child ratio of 1:4 for two year olds and 1:8 for three year olds.
We generally operate 1:5 ratio for good practice. All staff are DBS checked. At present there are 6
members of staff working at Hanley Swan Pre-School Playgroup, they are:-
Sally Sinclair – Pre-School Supervisor
Sally has many years experience in the Early Years and an NVQ3 in children’s care learning and development, a level 3 in safeguarding children and young people, and is level 3 paediatric first aid trained, along with food hygiene, EYFS and many others. Sally lives in Hanley Swan with her partner and 4 children.
She is the settings designated senior safeguarding member of staff.
Julie Urmston - Pre-School assistant
Julie is a level 3 qualified member of staff, she lives in Worcester with her husband and children. She has a level 3 in paediatric first aid, EYFS training, food hygiene, and safeguarding.
Kirstie Jackson- Pre-School assistant
Kirstie lives in Worcester with her three children, she has a level 3 childcare qualification, safe guarding and experience in behavioural difficulties, level 3 paediatric first aid and she is the setting SENCO.
Diana Atkinson - Pre-School assistant
Di lives in Castlemorton with her grown up family, she has a level three qualification in childcare and vast experience from being in child care for many years. She has safeguarding training, and Forest school training, level 3 paediatric first aid.
Elizabeth Macfarlane - Pre-School assistant
Liz has a degree in English and is studying for an early years educator level 3 award. She lives in the village with her husband and has experience of supporting children at primary school and pre-school.
We generally operate 1:5 ratio for good practice. All staff are DBS checked. At present there are 6
members of staff working at Hanley Swan Pre-School Playgroup, they are:-
Sally Sinclair – Pre-School Supervisor
Sally has many years experience in the Early Years and an NVQ3 in children’s care learning and development, a level 3 in safeguarding children and young people, and is level 3 paediatric first aid trained, along with food hygiene, EYFS and many others. Sally lives in Hanley Swan with her partner and 4 children.
She is the settings designated senior safeguarding member of staff.
Julie Urmston - Pre-School assistant
Julie is a level 3 qualified member of staff, she lives in Worcester with her husband and children. She has a level 3 in paediatric first aid, EYFS training, food hygiene, and safeguarding.
Kirstie Jackson- Pre-School assistant
Kirstie lives in Worcester with her three children, she has a level 3 childcare qualification, safe guarding and experience in behavioural difficulties, level 3 paediatric first aid and she is the setting SENCO.
Diana Atkinson - Pre-School assistant
Di lives in Castlemorton with her grown up family, she has a level three qualification in childcare and vast experience from being in child care for many years. She has safeguarding training, and Forest school training, level 3 paediatric first aid.
Elizabeth Macfarlane - Pre-School assistant
Liz has a degree in English and is studying for an early years educator level 3 award. She lives in the village with her husband and has experience of supporting children at primary school and pre-school.
