Qualifications

City & Guilds NVQ Level 3

Early Years Child Care & Education

I am married to Dave and I have two grown up children Helen and Clare and have lived local to the area for the last 35 years.  Sadly, in March 2005 my eldest daughter Sharon died from breast cancer. 

I have been working with children aged between 3mths to 4yrs 6mths for the last 18 years.  In June 1998 (in partnership with my daughter Helen) I set up Buttercup’s Nursery School in Whiteley.  The last 13 years has been a tremendous learning curve for me both personally and professionally and by working as a partnership with my daughter, Buttercups Nursery School has now become very successful and popular.  I have 4 grandsons. Oliver (Helen’s son) is 8 years old and his brother Jack is 4 years old.  My youngest daughter Clare has two sons, Louis who is 7 and Freddie who is 2 years old.

My role at Buttercups is to manage the day to day running of the nursery and to work as a co key person to all the children at Buttercups.  My role as SENCO is to provide an environment in which all children are supported to reach their full potential and to have regard for the DfES Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.  My training is on-going so as to meet the ever changing needs in Childcare & Education and Business Management

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