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. We also have a dedicated domestic who ensures the premises are cleaned throughout the day.

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 high staff to children ratios, so that your children are well supported and cared for.

Jacqui Piaf – Manager

SENCO
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Communication, Literacy and Phonics Lead
Math’s Lead
Behaviour Management 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
35 years of Early Years experience
Year of joining: 2018

Jackie Herring – Deputy

Health and Safety Lead
First Aid Lead
Fire Safety Lead
Food Safety Lead
Outdoor Provision Lead
Expressive Art and Design Lead
NNEB – Level 3
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding Intermediate Level
Basic Food Hygiene
Fire safety
19 years of Early Years experience
Year of joining: 2002

Dianne Neville

Pre-school Assistant
Health and Safety Deputy
Literacy and Phonics Deputy
Expressive Art and Design Deputy
Looked after Child Co-ordinator
Diploma in Pre-school Practice – Level 3
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding Intermediate Level
Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
28 years of Early Years experience
Year of joining: 1993

Yvonne Williams

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

Caryl Freeman

Pre-school Assistant
Deputy SENCO
Communication Deputy
NNEB (1995) – Level 3
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding Level 1
Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
Autism Awareness Level 2
26 years of Early Years experience
Year of joining: 2016 (previously 2011)

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
- 19 years of Early Years experience
- Year of joining: 2018
Melissa Cooper
- Pre-school Assistant
- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education
- Level 2 Food Safety in Education & Early Years
- Safeguarding Level 1
- Paediatric First Aid
- Autism Awareness Level 2
- 10 years of Early Years experience
- Year of joining: 2016

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
5 years of Early Years experience
Year of joining: 2017