About the Staff

Ben Rhydding Pre-school Playgroup’s team has a wealth of experience and qualifications.

Our team has a wealth of experience and qualifications and many of the staff have worked here for a number of years.

Our Leader Tricia has worked here since 2001 and has a Level 3 Diploma in Pre-School practice. She is SENCo for the setting and Health & Safety Lead Practitioner.

Helen, our Joint Deputy Leader, Imy our Early Language Lead Practitioner, Heidi & Jill  were all Primary School Teachers with Degrees and PGCE’s between them.

All our other Practitioners have Early Years qualifications:

Jo, our other Joint Deputy Leader and Janelle have both Level 3 Diploma in Early Learning & Child Care training.

Hannah has a Level 2 in Child Care and Development. She is also our Lead Practitioner for Safeguarding, Assistant SENCo and is also our Well Being Officer.

Helen (N) is our Office Manager and joined us in April 2013 and is thankfully a wiz at Excel! She also assists the Committee with the Admissions & Treasury roles.

Our General Assistant Lana, has been with us since 2002 and helps out in a variety of roles at the Pre-school from admin to sorting and domestic duties, baking and gardening.

We also have Becky and Caroline, who help us out at short notice and have some temporary hours as we get busier during the academic year.

Our minimum ratio of one adult:four children under the age of 3 and one adult:eight children 3+ (not volunteers) means we can pay individual attention to promoting your child’s development, education – and fun!

If you’d like to contact any member of our team, click here.