Our Staff
Mandy Gore - Director
Years Experience: 32 Years
Courses completed
CMI level 5 in Management and Leadership
NVQ level 3 in Childcare and Education
CACHE level 3 in Play work
Paediatric First Aid Level 3
Safeguarding
Prevent training
Recruiting and managing people
Marketing management
Risk assessments
Understanding Autism
Brave boys and behaviour
Employment legislation
Self evaluation
HACCP
Play work Foundation
Take 10 for Play
Epilepsy Awareness
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Coronavirus training
Social distancing
Lisa Hayes: Manager
20 years’ experience all at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
NNEB
ILM level 3 in first line management
Child Protection
Paediatric First Aid
Food hygiene
Outdoor play
Speech and Language
Makaton
Epilepsy Awareness
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Level 2 keeping baby in mind (infant mental health)
Fire safety awareness
Use of fire extinguishers
PPE training
Health and safety awareness
Manual handling
Bullying & Harassment in the workplace
COSHH awareness
Hand hygiene
Welsh
Prevent training
Ceri Bailey: Deputy Manager & Preschool Leader
Years Experience: 9 Years Years at Mathern: 5 Years
Courses completed
Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development
BA Hons in primary studies
Safe Guarding
Prevent
NVQ level 2 in Customer services
Food hygiene Level 2
Mark making
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Fire safety awareness
Use of fire extinguishers
PPE training
Health and safety awareness
Brain development
ALN Awareness
Manual handling
Bullying & Harassment in the workplace
COSHH awareness
Hand hygiene
Welsh
Facing the unthinkable
Positive Approaches to Behaviour
Prevent training
ALN regional training
Environmental awareness
PPE
Social distancing
Stacey Smith: Room leader
Emma Ludlow: Room leader
Lucy Watts: Room leader
Tamsin Higgs: Senior Nursery Assistant
12 years’ experience, 8.5 years at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s care, Learning & Development
Cache level 3 in childcare and early years
Child Protection
Paediatric First Aid
Emergency first aid
Looking at schemas
Infection control
Food hygiene level 2
Speech and Language
Reading and Writing
Makaton
Epilepsy Awareness
Level 2 safeguarding training
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Nutrition and oral health
Behaviour management
Fire safety awareness
Use of fire extinguishers
PPE training
Health and safety awareness
Manual handling
Bullying & Harassment in the workplace
COSHH awareness
Hand hygiene
Prevent training
Gillian Nelmes: Senior room assistant
15 years’ experience, 3.5 at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
NVQ level 4 in management
CACHE level 3 Diploma in Child Care and education
Child protection
Level 2 award in food safety
Level 2 award in paediatric first aid
Emergency first aid at work
Use of Fire extinguishers
Personal protective equipment
Ladders and step ladders training
Hand hygiene
COSHH awareness for employees
Bullying and harassment in the workplace
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Fire safety awareness
Use of fire extinguishers
PPE training
Health and safety awareness
Manual handling
COSHH awareness
Hand hygiene
Prevent training
Jade Goodwin: Senior room assistant
2.5 years’ experience all at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
NVQ level 3 childcare
Food hygiene
Child protection
Brain development training
Paediatric first aid
Allergy awareness
Prevent training
Dawn Adams: Nursery Assistant / After School Club Deputy
19 years’ experience, 15 at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
Play worker Level 3
LSW
PPA
Paediatric First Aid
Epilepsy training
Learning through play
Child Protection
Welsh
Food safety
Prevent training
Rachel Roberts: Nursery Assistant
Darianne Barnett: Nursery Assistant
Kathleen Deveuve: Nursery Assistant
21.5 years’ experience, 2 at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
Early years child development level 2
Health & safety
First aid
Food safety level 2
Safeguarding
Child protection
Multi-cultural workshop
Development Matters
Allergy awareness
Prevent training
Paige Hawker: Nursery Assistant
Kate Miller: Nursery Assistant
Gemma Corner: Nursery Assistant
Laura Jones: Nursery Assistant
Asta Ryman: Nursery cook
7.5 years’ experience, 1 at Mathern Day Nursery
Courses completed
Degree in social educator/social work
NVQ 3 Health and Social Care
Fluent in Lithuanian, Russian and English