Our Staff

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Mandy Gore - Director

Years Experience: 35 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 Level C
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 

Jennifer Light-Hook: Manager

9 Years of Experience, 2 at Mathern Day Nursery

Courses completed

  • Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play Learning and Development

  • BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS

  • Safeguarding Group C

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food hygiene

  • Outdoor play

  • Autism Education Trust - Making Sense of Education in the Early Years.

  • Early Communication Strategies

  • Makaton

  • Level 2 allergy awareness training

  • NDNA Brilliant Babies

  • NDNA Baby Room leader

  • EAS Seize the Season

  • EAS Assessment and Observation

  • EAS Numeracy in the Early Years

  • Froebel Elements 1-4

  • 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

  • Brooks Traffic Light Training

  • Positive Approaches to Behaviour

  • Schemas with Stella Louis

Hayley Bull: Deputy Manager

Years Experience: 10 Years                              Years at Mathern: 1 Year

 Courses completed 
Level 4 NVQ in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development
Safe Guarding - Group C
Prevent 
Food hygiene Level 2
Level 2 allergy awareness training
Fire safety awareness
Use of fire extinguishers
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training
Paediatric First Aid
COSHH awareness
Welsh
Prevent training
Paediatric First Aid
Brooks Traffic Light Training

Michelle Evans: Red Room Leader

Years of Experience: 12, 4.5 at Mathern

  • Level 3 in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development

  • Level 3 in Advanced Playwork

  • Safeguarding Group B

  • ALN Handbook training - Working with parents and professionals

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food hygiene Level 2

  • Prevent

  • Food Allergy and intolerance training

  • Chatty Chimps

Stacey Smith: Green Room Leader

Years of experience: 19 Years, 10 with Mathern

  • Level 3 in Children’s Care, Play. Learning and Development

  • Paediatric first Aid

  • Food Hygiene Level 2

  • Prevent/Prevent with COVID

  • Safeguarding Group B

  • Health and Safety in the Workplace

  • Epi-pen Training

  • Speech and Language Support for Under 5’s

  • PCT Training

  • Autism Education Trust - Making sense of autism in the early years

  • Brooks Traffic Light Training

  • PPE

  • Hand Hygiene

  • Dance Modules for Nursery

  • Birth-3 schemas, observations and assessments

  • Infection Control

Kirsty Carnevale: Blue Room Leader

Experience: 13.5 Years, 1 year at Mathern

  • Level 3 in Children’s Care, Play Learning and Development

  • Prevent

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food Hygiene Level 2

  • Safeguarding Group B

Briahna Davies: Senior Nursery Assistant

12 Years of experience, 9 Years at Mathern

Courses completed

  • Cache Level 3 in children’s care, play, learning and development

  • Safeguarding Group B

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Looking at schemas

  • Food hygiene level 2

  • Prevent Training

  • Chatty Chimps

Kelly Scrivens: Nursery Assistant

26 years’ experience, 5 at Mathern Day Nursery

Courses completed

  • CACHE level 3 Diploma in Child Care and education

  • Safeguarding Group B

  • Level  2 award in food safety

  • Level 2 award in paediatric first aid

  • Prevent Training

  • Working with Babies

  • Autism Awareness in Early Years

  • Embedding the 4 Purposes

  • ALN Handbook Training

Emma Tiley-Derrick: Nursery Assistant

Years of Experience: 7.5 years, 4.5 years at Mathern

Courses completed

  • Level 2 in Children’s Care Play, Learning and Development

  • Working Towards Level 3 in CCPLD

  • Prevent

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Safeguarding Group B

  • Food Hygiene

  • ALN Handbook training

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Kathleen Deveuve: Nursery Assistant

27.5 years’ experience, 8.5 at Mathern Day Nursery

Courses completed

  • Early years child development Level 2

  • Level 2 Playwork

  • Health & safety

  • First aid

  • Food safety level 2

  • Safeguarding

  • Autism Awareness

  • Multi-cultural workshop

  • Developmental Matters

  • Allergy awareness

  • Prevent training

Nichola Swain: Nursery Assistant

Years of experience: 20 years, 1.5 with Mathern

  • NNEB

  • Prevent

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food Hygiene

  • Safeguarding Level B

  • Autism Awareness

Polly Wingrove: Nursery Assistant

Years of experience: 1 year

  • Working towards Level 3 in CCPLD

  • Foody hygiene

  • Prevent

  • Safeguarding Level B

Robyn Steele: Nursery Assistant

Years of Experience: 10 years of experience, 1 month at Mathern

  • Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Supporting teaching and learning

  • Working towards level 3 - CCPLD

Janine Watkins: ALNCo and After School Club Manager

Years of experience: 20 Years all at Mathern

  • Level 2 ALNCo

  • Level 4 in Childcare, Learning and Development

  • Level 3 Playwork

  • Health and Social Care

  • Prevent

  • Food Hygiene

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Safeguarding

  • Supporting Staff Wellbeing and Resilience

  • ALN Handbook

  • Chatty Chimps

Teresa Fenwick: Nursery cook

43 years’ experience, 3.5 at Mathern Day Nursery

Courses completed

  • Level 3 in Food Hygiene

  • General Nutrition and Healthy Eating

  • Food Allergy Awareness

  • Principles of Infection Control and Safe Working

  • City & Guilds Bakery

  • City & Guilds Catering