Meet the Team
Get acquainted with our experienced and highly qualified team
We operate a keyperson system. Each member of staff is especially responsible for and close to a small number of children, so each child receives plenty of adult time and attention. This can help settling into the group much easier. The keyperson maintains a Learning Journal for each child in their group which parents will see each term.
All staff have passed enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Hi, I’m Teresa. I am the preschool manager, SENCO and Designated Safeguarding Lead. I have worked in childcare for over 19 years in a variety of different settings and I have a degree in Early Childhood Studies. I love learning and am always undertaking new courses to increase my knowledge.
Hi, I’m Julie. I am the deputy manager at preschool and Designated Safeguarding Lead. I have a level 3 qualification, and I have worked in childcare for over 30 years in a variety of different settings. I really enjoy stories and musical activities and appreciate the importance of these on children’s development.
Hi, I am Tracey. I have worked in preschools for over 15 years, and I have a level 2 NVQ in Children’s care, learning development. I love spending time at my allotment planting different fruits and vegetables. I enjoy bringing this into the setting as the children learn many new skills and gain knowledge from this.
Hi, I’m Chloe. I have worked in childcare for over 9 years, and I have a level 3 qualification in Children’s Care, Learning and Development. I have a strong interest in Speech, Language and Communication and enjoy learning about this and finding the best ways to support children.
Hi, my name is Vik. I have worked in childcare for over 12 years with a variety of age groups. I have a level 3 qualification in Childcare. I love creative and messy play and love seeing the children get involved in these activities and observing all of the skills used.
Hi, my name is Elouise. I have recently began working in childcare after coming from a healthcare background. I am currently completing my level 3 apprenticeship in Early Years. I love the outdoors and especially enjoy our visits to forest school and walks around the local area.
Hi, my name is Tegan. I completed my Level 2 Apprenticeship in Early Years whilst working at Mini Adventures Preschool. I really enjoy role play and love joining in the games with the children, seeing their social and imaginative development grow.
Hi, my name is Isla. I was recently studying Health and Social care at college and came to Mini Adventures for my placement. I fell in love with it and decided that I wanted to pursue my career in childcare. I now work here and am completing my level 2 apprenticeship in Early Years.
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Our senior team members have degrees in Early Years child care (Level 6), the rest of our team hold a variety of childcare qualifications and have a wealth of experience in lots of different areas of child development.
Some of our qualifications include Safeguarding, Advanced Safeguarding, SENCO, Safeguarding for Disabilities, Full Pediatric First Aid, Food Hygiene, Promoting Positive Behavior and spotting Child Neglect.
All staff are experienced in many areas of childcare, they have worked with a wide range of ages, abilities and needs. A family feel and welcoming environment are of utmost importance to us all and we will provide each child with a key worker who will work closely with you as a family to enable your child to develop to the best of their abilities and to settle quickly when they are with us.
Find out morePhysical play is recognised as being very important for your child’s development, that’s why we have regular play time on the play frame, go out for walks etc to local parks and explore our local community. Our staff are also trained in Funky Feet fundamental movement training and children’s Yoga, both are fabulous for engaging children and increasing their physical abilities. We are ideally situated, and have a wealth of places to visit close to our location, including, parks and green spaces.
During the day we offer a variety of healthy snacks and a home cooked two course lunch. We encourage children to try lots of different foods and to get involved with the preparation where suitable. This encourages children to be adventurous with their choices and to gain valuable skills ready for the start of school. We also have a ‘snack of the week’ where we will discuss the more unusual foods that we have on offer and allow the children to use all of their senses to touch, smell and taste new foods. We charge just £3.50 per day for meals and snacks.
We are Ofsted registered so we accept the governments funded childcare placements. Please check your entitlements on the government website.
As a small business we keep our costs as low as we can whilst keeping our setting running as brilliantly as we can, we charge £6.50 per hour for childcare, we accept government funded hours and only charge £3.50 per day for meals and snacks.
We work closely with other organisations in our local area and frequently visit our local primary school, residential home, train station and dentist to name but a few. We are very fortunate to have lots of lovely parks and open areas on our doorstep.