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Acorns Nursery Team
Helen Heath
Owner/ Manager
Level 5 Degree in Childhood Studies
NNEB
SENCO
EAL Co-ordinator
Like you Connie and I are both parents and understand the difficult choices and decisions that we make for the best of our children, we hope that our parental insight might help us ease your minds as your children settle into pre-school.
I have worked with children for over 26 years and hold a level 5 foundation degree in childhood studies from the University of Winchester, as well as a CACHE NNEB diploma.
I am the setting Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) completing my NCFE Cache Level 3 award for SENCO in early years settings. I will help to support any children with additional needs as well as liase with other agencies when needed to ensure your child has a smooth journey through pre-school into school.
Helen works daily from 9am-3pm.
Connie Bryson
Owner/Manager
Level 3 NVQ
Safeguarding Lead
I have over 17 years of childcare experience and hold an NVQ level 3, I have run my own childminding service for several years giving me lots of additional experience in running my own business. I hold First aid, Food Hygiene and safeguarding certificates and will be the safeguard lead within the setting, ensuring your children are kept safe and liaising with you about any concerns.
I love to encourage and support the children in developing their interests scaffolding their play to enhance their learning and development.
Connie works daily from 9am till 3pm.
Karen Fishburn
Nursery Practitioner - Room Leader
Level 3
SENCO support
Karen is a level 3 qualified practitioner who has worked with young children for over 9 years. Karen works Monday to Friday 9-3 pm . She has 2 children of her own a teenager and one who is preschool age. She particularly enjoys developing children's interests and helping them to learn new skills "Everyday is worthwhile, it's lovely just to be able to make them smile and happy." Karen is brilliant at being spontaneous and getting all children engaged in spur of the moment activities.
Karen works daily from 9-3pm.
Megan Humphreys
Nursery Practitioner
Level 3 NVQ
Currently completing her degree
Megan has recently finished college and has now started a degree in childhood and youth studies with psychology.
During Megan's Level 3 at college she spent time at Tiny Steps preschool and proved to be very popular with all the children.
Megan loves to encourage children's imagination and language with imaginative play, books and stories acted out with puppets and props!
Megan will work Mon, Tues and Fri 9-3pm.
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Vicky Fisher
Nursery Practitioner
Level 3
Wellbeing Lead
Vicky is a level 3 qualified practitioner who has returned to working with children after raising her own. Vicky has a daughter who she says keeps her on her toes.
She enjoys supporting and encouraging children to use and develop their imagination when playing, especially in the home corner, she loves using different voices to be certain characters.
Vicky works daily from 9-3pm.