At Willaston Pre-school, our team are professional, qualified, experienced carers of children, combining a wealth of practical experience, knowledge and skills with a caring, friendly approach. All of our qualified team are paediatric first aiders (with a full 12 hour practical course undertaken every 3 years).

Each child is allocated a key person, whose role is to act as a point of contact for parents and to help your child settle in and track their progress and development, by planning  individualised activities to suit your child’s needs. We provide excellent staff to children ratios, so that your child is well supported and cared for. Our usual pre-school team care for the children throughout the day ensuring there is always a familiar face for reassurance.

Jacqui Piaf – Manager 

• SENCO
• Designated Safeguarding Lead
• First Aid Lead
• Communication, Literacy and Phonics Lead
• Math’s Lead
• Behaviour Management Lead
• Fire Safety Co-Lead
• Health & Safety Co-Lead
• BA Hons Professional Studies in Education 2003
• Early Years Professional Status 2009
• Paediatric First Aid
• Safeguarding Lead training
• Diploma in Welfare Studies
• Autism Awareness Level 2
• 40 years of Early Years experience
• Year of joining: 2018

Caryl Freeman – Deputy                         

• • • Deputy SENCO
    • Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
    • 2 Year Old Lead
    • Communication Deputy
    • Fire Safety Co-Lead
    • Health & Safety Co-Lead
    • Undertaking study for Level 5
    • NNEB (1995) – Level 3
    • Paediatric First Aid
    • Advanced Safeguarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3
    • Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
    • Autism Awareness Level 2
    • Level 2 Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health (RQF)
    • 31 years of Early Years experience
    • Year of joining: 2016 (previously 2011)

Jackie Herring

• Pre-school assistant
• Food Safety Lead
• NNEB – Level 3
• Paediatric First Aid
• Advanced Safeguarding
  
• Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene24 years of Early Years experience
• Year of joining: 2002

Yvonne Williams

• Pre-school Assistant
• Math’s Deputy
• Diploma in Pre-school Practice – Level 3
• Paediatric First Aid
• Safeguarding Intermediate Level
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• 27 years of Early Years experience
• Year of joining: 1997

Gemma Neville

• Pre-school assistant
• Behaviour Management Deputy
• Fire Safety Deputy
• Outdoor Provision Deputy
• Level 3 Children’s Care Learning & Development
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• Safeguarding Level 1
• Paediatric First Aid
• Prevent training
• 24 years of Early Years experience
• Year of joining: 2018

Karen McKeown

• Pre-school Assistant
  
• First Aid Deputy
• Food Safety Deputy
• City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (England)
• Paediatric First Aid
• Safeguarding Level 1
• 7 years of Early Years experience
• Year of joining: 2017

Harriet Mellor de Landucci                     

• Pre-school Assistant
• NCFE Cache Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator)
• Speaks fluent Spanish
• Safeguarding Level 2
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• Paediatric First Aid
• Level 4 Diploma in Dance Theatre
• Associate in Modern Dance with the ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance)
• IYN (Independent Yoga Network) Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training
• Year of joining: 2022

Sarah Huntbach

• Pre-school Assistant
• Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Education
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• Safeguarding Level 3
• Paediatric First Aid
• Year of joining: 2023

Lucy Huntbach

• Domestic Assistant 
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• Safeguarding Level 2
• Paediatric First Aid
• Year of joining: 2023

Molly Brown

• Pre-school Assistant
• Undertaking Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship
• Safeguarding Level 1
• Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
• Paediatric First Aid
• Year of joining: 2025