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Prevent duty guidance for early years practitioners
1.1 Children’s rights and entitlements
1.2 Safeguarding Children and Child Protection
1.3 Looked after children
1.4 Uncollected child
1.5 Missing child
1.6 Use of mobile phones and cameras
1.6a Online Safety September 2015
1.7 Whistleblowing

2.1 Employment and staffing
2.2 Student placements

3.2 First Aid
3.1 Induction of staff, volunteers and managers

4.1 The Role of the Key Person and Settling In

6.1 Administering medicines
6.2 Managing children with allergies, or who are sick or infectious
6.3 Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents
6.4 Nappy changing
6.5 Food and drink
6.6 Food hygiene

British values poster

7.1 Achieving positive behaviour

8.1 Health and safety general standards
8.2 Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
8.4 Risk assessment
8.5 Fire safety and emergency evacuation
8.7 No-smoking

9.1 Valuing diversity and promoting equality
9.2 Supporting children with SEN (Oct 2010)
9.5 British Values Sept 2015

10.2 Admissions
10.5 Parental involvement
10.6 Children’s records
10.7 Provider records
10.8 Transfer of records to school
10.9 Confidentiality – Volunteer & student version
10.9a Confidentiality and children’s records
10.9b Confidentiality and client access to records
10.9c Data Protection & Privacy Policy
10.11 Working in partnership with other agencies
10.12 Making a complaint
10.13 Disciplinary Procedure
10.14 The Prevent Duty
10.15 Female Genital Mutilation
10.16 Lockdown Procedure

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Heidi

Pre-School Practitioner. My interest in young people and how to stimulate them began when I visited a Romanian orphanage in 1993. I gained a Montessori International Pre-Primary Teaching Diploma in 1996 and have worked in Early Years settings ever since. I have 2 sons aged 17 and 7 and love seeing young children grow in confidence and ability. I am enjoying being part of the team at Codicote Pre-School.

Martine

Pre-School Deputy Leader

It was becoming a Mum that sparked my interest in working within the early year’s sector. Over the past 14 years I have been a volunteer in many different settings from toddler group through to Infant school. In 2011 I achieved my Diploma level 3 – Children & Young Peoples Workforce qualification whilst working as a key worker in a pre-school setting. I have been a part of Codicote Pre-school since April 2015 and absolutely love it. I find it very rewarding to see a child flourish and become more confident from the time they start, to the time they go up to nursery and it is nice to be able to see things from a parent’s perspective as well as a professional one.

Sharon

Health & Safety Officer.

I live in Codicote and I have two boys who both attended Codicote Preschool. My career in childcare began when my youngest son was three and I helped out during his time here Once he went on to Nursery I stayed on at Pre-school, going to college to obtain my level 2 & 3 qualifications. I have now (2017) been working here for nine years.

Annabel

I am a mum of two boys and I first started working within early years when I became a lunchtime supervisor back in 2004 at my first son’s infant school when he was 5. I enjoyed working around my son and with young children and so helped out in the classroom activities and trips, I worked here for 4 years then moved on to start work in a Hitchin Pre-school in 2008 where I stayed for 9 years, it was here that I completed my Cache level 2 NVQ in children’s care in 2009, and then completed my CACHE level 3 Diploma for Children in 2015. I then moved on to work closer to my new home at Codicote Pre-school in February 2017.

Christine

I have worked at Codicote Pre – School for the last four years. I work 1 day a week and cover when needed. I worked at Codicote Playgroup as it used to be called, from June 1993 Until December 2000 as Assistant Leader & Special Helper. I then worked at Codicote C of E Primary School, first as a volunteer then a member of Staff. I have A Diploma in Child Development and Early Years N.V.Q level 3.

Becky

I left my successful career as a Materials Test Engineer for Airbus Defence and Space, when my son came along. During my maternity leave I became involved in the local toddlers group and I then began volunteering at Tenterfield Children’s Centre. Whilst there I studied for, and achieved my Cache level 2, Children and Young People’s Workforce certificate. I moved to Codicote Preschool in 2013 and began studying for my Cache level 3 certificate, which I passed in October of that year.

I enjoy the role I play in the lives of the children in my care and take great pleasure in helping them grow and develop as individuals to reach their full potential.

Louise

Pre-School Deputy Leader
SENCO

I have my NNEB, Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education Level 4 and Level 3 in Leadership. I am a mum of two girls and both have attended the pre-school.
I have been working with children from birth to 11 years for over 20 years in a variety of settings including Day Care and Schools. I started working at Codicote Pre-School in September 2010.

Claire

Pre-School Leader
designated Person for safeguarding.

My passion for working with children started at a very early age when I began babysitting for friends. I gained my NNEB qualification in 1988 and have worked in Early Years ever since, first as a nanny and then as a practitioner in a school setting. My career as a nanny lasted 15 years working with children from birth up until secondary school age. I then worked at Sherrardswood School in the nursery, where I undertook my Foundation Degree in Early Years (Level 5) for 7 years. In April 2010 I took over Leadership of Codicote Pre-School and then gained my BA Hons in Early Years Education (Level 6).