PLAYGROUP STAFF

We are proud of the high ratio of adults to children in our playgroup. This ensures individual attention to the needs and development of each child. The regular staff are:

Playgroup Leader 
& SENCO -    Miss Patricia Darlow  (formerly Fielding)
Diploma in Pre-school Practice (DPP) level 3
First Aid
Basic Food Hygiene
Child Protection
Health & Safety Level 2

Playgroup Leader - Mrs Peggy Witty
Working to Degree in Early Childhood Studies
Foundation Degree in Early Years Level 5
Diploma in Pre-school Practice (DPP) Level 3
Certificate in Pre-school Practice (CPP) Level 2
First Aid 
Child Protection

Playgroup Practitioner - Mrs Helen Tear
Diploma in Pre-School Practice Level 3 
B.Ed (Hons) Level 6
Moving & handling
First Aid
Child Protection
Basic First Aid

Playgroup Practitioner – Mrs Alison Burgess
NVQ Level 3 Children’s Care, Learning & Development
General Nurse level 2
First Aid
Basic Food Hygiene
Child Protection
Teaching Assistant Training

Playgroup Practitioner – Mrs Hannah Lyons
NVQ Level 2 Children’s Care, Learning & Development
First Aid
Child Protection

Playgroup Assistant - Mrs Lana Saveska
Primary school teacher in Macedonia
Certificate in Pre-school Practice (CPP) Level 2
Basic Food Hygiene
Child Protection

Playgroup Practitioner – Mrs Imy Gurney
B.Ed (Hons) Level 6
First Aid
Child Protection

Playgroup Assistant – Mrs Katie Sido
NVQ Level 2 Children's
Care Learning & Development
First Aid  

Domestic Practitioner - Mrs Chris Reynolds
Basic Food Hygiene,
First Aid

Lunchtime Supervisor/Playgroup Assistant – Mrs Bela Shaw 
Basic Food Hygiene
Child Protection

Up to 2 parents/carers per session "stay & play" as well as at least 3 members of staff, providing a minimum ratio of 1 adult to 5 children.

Staff wear red, students wear green tabards and stay & play helpers are offered blue tabards, to protect clothing and identify them to the children. Staff undertaking administrative duties (and supernumerary) wear navy blue.

Students on placement at Playgroup will be there as part of ongoing childcare/early years study and includes mature students and students from Ilkley Grammar School.  We also have volunteers from time to time. Volunteers are CRB checked.

Students are not counted in the adult:child ratios.

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