Top Bananas Day Nursery and Pre-School

s' (providing hot, fresh and healthy lunches)
Use of the Harbour Hall within the Life Centre (Christmas/School Leaver plays and on very miserable days)
Friendly atmosphere
Be part of the community

Our Experience
Pre-schools, Nurseries, Crèches, Messy Play Activities and Musical Sessions. Own children, Grandchildren, Godparents, sisters and Aunties
Over many years myself and the team have been room leaders, 1:1, deputy, joint manager, manager and the senior staff have been interviewed by Ofsted and been approved to be the nominated registered person of previous settings. February 2016-

Our Qualifications

I (Donna) have a BA with First Class Honours in Early Years Care and Education (2014). I gained a Merit in my Foundation Degree in Early Years (2013) and passed both NVQ level 2 and 3 (2009). I have a current first aid certificate, safe handling of medicines, health and safety for managers, infection control and prevention, food hygiene, designated fire safety officer, prevent covid, safeguarding, behaviour management, safer recruitment, let's talk about maths, channel general awareness, English as an additional language, sign along, autism awareness, working together to close the gap, linking observation and assessment, letter and sounds training, performance management, self reflective practice to aid quality improvement, employment basics, creative learning in diverse environments, communication friendly spaces, fire safety training, unconscious bias for managers, equality, diversity and inclusion, lone working safety, personal protective equipment, GDPR, oral health, display screen equipment, bullying and harassment, returning to work, risk assessment, accident reporting, new and expectant mothers at work, sexual harassment awareness, stress awareness, bomb threats and suspicious packages, first aid appointed person, safeguarding adults, COSHH and drink and drug awareness. September 2019- Pre-School
Hannah has level 2 (2010) and 3 (2012) in Children's Care Learning and Development. With 16 years of experience, also including working in a special educational school. Hannah has first aid, channel awareness, links, letter and sounds, SEN training, introduction to the EYFS, awareness of sign language, understanding breast feeding, understanding babies and come talk with me. October 2020- Pre-School + Toddlers
Claire has her NVQ level 3 (2015) in Childcare. She also has first aid, safeguarding , food safety, channel awareness training. Claire has worked in childcare for 10 years. June 2021-Pre-School
Chloe has her level 2 in Early Years (2023)and level 3 (2024) she also has first aid training, understanding neglect, anti-racism, asbestos awareness, breast ironing, fabricated illness, fire safety, adverse childhood experiences, food hygiene, food safety, introduction to the EYFS, recording observations, appropriate touching touching, safeguarding. September 2021-On maternity leave
Abbey has her level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (2012). Abbey has also had training and experience in team leading, business and administration, technology, arranged marriages, appropriate touching, biting in early years, breast ironing, asbestos awareness, maths and literacy in Early Years, fire officer, children's mental health, health and safety, asbestos awareness, advanced safeguarding, autism, supporting Downs syndrome, food allergy awareness, food safety and hygiene, understanding breast feeding, female ge***al mutilation, breast ironing, witchcraft, appropriate touching, disadvantaged families, arranged marriages, disguised compliance, fabricated illness, child development, adverse childhood experiences, anti-racism, drink and drug awareness, biting in early years, child sexual exploitation, awareness of sign language and first aid. September 2021-ToddlersBab
Hayley has a level 2 (2004) in advanced Children’s Care Learning and Development and level 3 (2009) in advanced practice in working with babies. Also, working with Children with disabilities and special educational needs and their families in a Pre-School setting . Hayley has safeguarding, first aid, food hygiene, behaviour management, handling difficult conversations with parents, supporting Downs syndrome, child development, arranged marriages, child sexual exploitation, recording observation, fabricated illness, understanding neglect, vulnerability of babies, outstanding practices, children's mental health, adverse childhood experiences, understanding children's emotions, witchcraft, health and nutrition, science, music, and drama, the role of the key person, physical intervention, understanding babies, effective teaching and learning, disadvantaged families, understanding childhood emotions, health and safety, CAF CON and multi agency approach, characteristics of effective teaching and learning, blossoming babies, biting, awareness of sign language, drink and drug awareness, anti-racism, appropriate touching and English as an additional language training. July 2022-Babies
Kat has her level 2 (2005) in Pre-School practice, she also has first aid, effective safeguarding, blossoming babies, food safety improving children's learning through play, characteristics of effective leaders, promoting positive behaviours, equality and inclusion, EYFS guidance and child neglect. July 2022- Babies
Amber joined the team as a Level 3 apprentice. Amber has first aid, safeguarding children, health and safety, breast ironing, the prevent duty and British values, introduction to the EYFS, disadvantaged families, biting in Early Years, children's mental health and awareness of sign language. March 2023- Babies
Jess has level 2 (2009) and level 3 (2011) in Children's Care and Education. She also has first aid, safeguarding, multi-agency working, food safety, characteristics of effective teaching and learning, blossoming babies, lets create in a world of play, the prevent duty and British value breast ironing and female ge***al mutilation. February 2023-Toddlers
Pam has level 2 in Early Years. She has first aid, the prevent duty, promoting positive behaviour, prevent awareness, safeguarding, manual handling for childcare, witchcraft, breast ironing, biting, blossoming babies, health and safety, characteristics of effective teaching and learning, introduction to the EYFS, planning, outcomes and cohort tracking, maths and literacy, child sexual exploitation, handling difficult conversations with parents, child protection, food safety and female ge***al mutilation. November 2023-Toddlers
Emma has her level 3 (2015) she is the room leader of the Toddlers. She is our Deputy Designated safeguarding lead. Emma, has first aid, food hygiene, introduction to the EYFS, witchcraft and Level 3 safeguarding training. July 2024- Babies
Chester gained their level 3 (2024) and is booked onto first aid. August 2024- Pre-School
Cordelia is working towards her level 2 and is booked on to first aid. August 2024- Toddlers
Mia joined the team. Mia has her level 1 (2023) and level 2 (2024) in Early Years. Mia has safeguarding training, health and safety and food hygiene. August 2024- Pre-School
Ashleigh has level 5 (2021), level 3 (2017) and level 2 (2014) in Early Years. Ashleigh is our Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator and Designated Safeguarding Lead. She has first aid, food hygiene and behaviour management training. September 2024- Babies
Sue joined the team. Sue is our Deputy Manager. Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Baby room lead and Curriculum lead. Sue qualified level 3 (1999) and completed the level 4 (2008) and level 3 management (2009). Sue has first aid, food hygiene, working together to narrow the gap, sustained shared thinking, making sense of autism, attachment awareness, Inclusion, British values, Early help, effective use of Early Years pupil premium, understanding and addressing behaviour, Prevent duty and effective safeguarding practice. Sue has 30 years of experience and was contracted by BCP to support Early Years settings to raise standards, write and deliver training. All staff have in house training and in depth inductions. November 2020-
Jennie has a Masters in HR and is our Finance Co-Ordinator



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