Staff Team
Coppice Childcare Shard End believe that a well-trained and qualified workforce is key to providing quality care and learning opportunities for children and to support our childcare and education philosophy.
We expect, encourage and support all our staff to continue their own learning and development and ensure staff have in-depth knowledge and understanding gained through continuing professional development and higher level qualifications. We also consider it essential that staff must have the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to observe, scaffold and plan for children's learning effectively, identifying and meeting any additional needs.
We work in partnership with a range of Training Providers including Birmingham City Council, NoodleNow, Sutton Coldfield College to access a range of courses including mandatory courses such as First Aid, Food Hygiene and Safeguarding as well as Continuous Professional Development courses such as Letters and Sounds, Maths in the Early Years, Behavior Management, Autism Level 3 and Mental Health and Wellbeing Level 2. In addition we provide a wide range of in-house training for staff. at all our settings.
Investing in our Staff
Early Years Practitioners play such an important role in ensuring that the children who attend the nursery are given the firm foundations from which to move onto school and life. We are investing in our staff's well-being as well as our children's well-being and are involved in training and accreditation's to support staff and children. These include:-
Hygge Accrediation - Supporting Practitioners and Children's Mindfulness, well-being and creating positive environments.
Thrive- Bronze Level - Working with West Midlands Combined Authority as part of of 148 companies undertaking a pioneering trial, commissioned by the government, to test whether the Thrive at Work Commitment supports businesses to improve their health and well-being offer to their employees to inform Government Spending in March 2020 in this Area. Happy and Healthy Staff are better able to support children in the nursery.
Curiosity Approach - The Curiosity Approach is a modern day approach to Early Childhood. Taking parts from Reggio, Steiner, Te Whāriki with a sprinkle of Montessori. It's a beautiful recipe book of wonderful ingredients, carefully mixed together with experience, passion and a love of Early Childhood. It's baked together in a mindful oven of loveliness that needs thoughtful practitioners and professionals to be mentally present, thankful and forever curious about their career with little children. Be Curious, Have Fun, Make a Difference! (© 2019 THE CURIOSITY APPROACH LTD)
Our Nursery Team
Director - Jackie Howse - BA Hons in Early Years Educational Studies - Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding
Manager - Ashleigh McKenna - Level 3 - Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding
Deputies
Gemma - Level 6 - Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding
Emma - Level 3 - Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator
Katie - Level 3 - Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding
Third in Charge - Amiee - Level 3
Under 2's Unit - 0 to 2 years
Amiee - Early Years Practitioner - Baby Room
Jade - Early Years Practitioner - Baby Room
Emily - Early Years Practitioner - Baby Room/Tots
Katie - Early Years Practitioner - Tots
Amarina - Early Years Practitioner - Tots
Kalsoon - Early Years Practitioner - Tots
Tweenies Unit - 2-3 Years
Natasha - BA Hons in Early Years
Emma - Early Years Practitioner
David - Early Years Practitioner
Michelle - Early Years Practitioner
Julie - Early Years Practitioner
Taybah - Early Years Practitioner
Laura - Early Years Practitioner
Pre-School - 3 - 5 years
Gemma - BA Hons in Early Years
Zeba - Early Years Practitioner
Carol - Assistant Early Years Practitioner
Amy - Early Years Practitioner
Jessica - Early Years Practitioner
Administration Staff
Jenny - Director's Assistant / Assistant Early Years Practitioner
Domestic Staff
Carol - Cook
Margaret - Domestic Staff
Lynette - Domestic Staff