The Team

Our experienced staff are carefully chosen to provide quality childcare

  • Meet our Team

    Friendly. Approachable. Caring.

  • Andrea Young

    Nursery Manager

    Early Years Professional/Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator/Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Jessica Valleandres-Taylor

    Deputy Manager

    Early Years Professional/Designated Safeguarding Deputy

  • Abbie Stirling

    Deputy Manager

    Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator/Designated Safeguarding Deputy

  • Our staff team are all fully qualified to a minimum of Level 3 or equivalent. We also employ some Early Years Apprentice Assistants who are working towards completing Level 2 and Level 3 in Childcare and Education.

    Staff complete Peadiatric First Aid, Safeguarding, Prevent Duty, Safer Sleep Training, as well as Fire Marshall and Food Hygiene training where necessary.

  • Our experienced staff are carefully chosen to provide quality childcare. We are committed to safeguarding all children at Osborne House Community Nursery and as a result all our staff have undergone extensive suitability checks during the recruitment process, including:

    • Interview questioning and work trial
    • Enhanced DBS check (formerly Criminal Record Bureau check)
    • References and I.D. checks

  • We are committed to continuous professional development, highlighted through evaluating practice and staff appraisals, to improve outcomes for the provision, children and their families and attend external training/briefings/workshops to improve our practice.

  • Team experience

    Over 100 years of experience combined
    • NVQ or working towards

      We employ fully qualified Early Years Practitioners, who all hold at least NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education or its equivalent. We also employ Early Years Apprentice Assistants who are working towards completing NVQ Level 2/3 in Childcare and Education.

    • Not-for-profit

      Osborne House Community Nursery is a registered charity and a non-profit making organisation. The Board are comprised of parents of children at Nursery and parents of children who have left and therefore have a vested interest in the well-being of the setting.

    • Ofsted

      Our governing body (Ofsted) establishes statutory requirements for training; we are committed to ensuring that these requirements are adhered to. We are also committed to continuous professional development, highlighted through evaluating practice and staff appraisals.

    • Safeguarding

      Our experienced staff are carefully chosen to provide quality childcare. We are committed to safeguarding all children at Osborne House Community Nursery and as a result all our staff have undergone extensive suitability checks.

    • EYFS

      Our team is aware that children’s early years are the foundation to future well-being and learning. We provide an enjoyable, stimulating and safe, home from home environment for all children who attend our Nursery.

    • Continuos improvement

      We are committed to continually evaluating and improving our practice, the whole staff team, parents & carers and where possible the children are involved in this process.

  • Questions and Answers
    Governed by Ofsted

    Our governing body (OFSTED) establishes statutory requirements for qualifications within a childcare staff team; we are committed to ensuring that these requirements are adhered to. All our qualified practitioners are fully certified to a Level 3 Childcare qualification or above.

    Health and safety

    The majority of our qualified practitioners have a certificate in ‘Paediatric First Aid’ and ‘Fire Marshaling’, which is updated every 3 years.

    Food preparation & mealtimes

    All staff who work in the nursery kitchen have a certificate in ‘Food Hygiene’, which is updated every 3 years. Other staff who handle food complete ‘Safer Food, Better Business’ training, again refreshed every 3 years. All staff who handle any food also complete allergy awareness training.

    Safeguarding & Childcare protection

    All staff who directly work with children have a certificate on ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection’. Management also have certificates in ‘Advanced Safeguarding and Child Protection’ and attend regular briefings.

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