Michelle is one of our nursery owners and has a level 3 qualification in childcare. Michelle oversees the day to day running of the setting.
Lydia has worked at Little Ducklings Day Nursery since 2012 and has a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. Lydia is responsible for Health & Safety within the nursery, Behaviour Management and is also the settings Safeguarding Officer. Contact: lydiaholgate@little-ducklings.net
Emma has worked at Little Ducklings Day Nursery since June 2019. Emma is a qualified teacher and has an abundance of experience working within early years and school-aged children. Emma also has experience of being a SENCO and working with children with additional needs.
Margaret is our Toddler Room Leader and has a Level 3 NNEB qualification in Childcare. Margaret has a wealth of experience as both practitioner and leader. Margaret has also spent many years as an early years assessor too.
Jane is our Toddler Room Senior. Jane has a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and works alongside Margaret. Jane has several years’ experience working with children, covering all age ranges.
Lucy is one of our Pre-School room leaders and has a Level 5 qualification in Childcare. Lucy has lots of experience working within an early years setting and is currently completing a BA Honours Degree in Early Years.
Emma is our Lead Special Educational Needs Officer and a practitioner in our toddler room. Emma has a level 3 qualification in childcare. Contact: senco@little-ducklings.net.
Amy is our deputy safeguarding officer and works alongside Lydia. Amy is also a practitioner within our Toddler room. Amy has Level 6 Qualification in Childcare and also a Level 2 Qualification in Forest Schools.
Jo manages all of the children’s accounts and has over 15 years’ experience. Contact: joannemathieson@little-ducklings.net
Angela has worked as a cook for over 25 years and works alongside Claire. Angela has a range of food industry qualifications including her NVQ level 2 in Food Preparation and Cooking. In addition, Angela has her food hygiene, food safety and catering, and prevention and infection control all to level 2 standard.
Claire assists both Claire and Angela within the nursery’s busy kitchen and has several years’ experience working in the food industry. Claire has an NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene and Food Nutrition.
Claire works within the nursery’s busy kitchen team. She has a distinguished catering background and lots of experience working in a busy kitchen team.