At Colyton Caterpillars, we like to encourage, explore and embrace the environment we have around us, as such we view the outstanding beauty and nature we have on our doorstep as our outdoor classroom. We try to promote the use of this daily as a form of educational learning promoting global development for all our children.
Staff
We only employ highly qualified staff to care for your children. Our nursery practitioners hold mainly Level 3 qualifications in childcare learning and development and we strongly encourage further training to keep updated and at the top of our industry. Our nursery practitioners are not only qualified but totally dedicated to their profession in Early Years.
Manager:
Kate Clode
Foundation degree in Early years, Level 4 in childcare, ILM level 5 in management, Diploma in child Psychology, Diploma in counselling, Diploma in Child Anxieties, Designated Safeguarding Lead
Deputy Manager:
Gemma Berry
Level 3 Diploma in Children’s and Young people’s workforce learning and development, Level 3 Management, Level 2 Safeguarding, Designated Safeguarding Lead, First Aider
Deputy Manager:
Chloe Challis
Level 4 SEN, Special Educational Needs Supervisor, Studying Level 5, Designated Safeguarding Lead, First Aider
Assistants
- Dawn Bilton: Level 3 Nursery Assistant and Prevent Officer, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Emily Vincent: Level 3 Nursery Assistant/under 2’s co-ordinator, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Hannah Male: Level 3 Nursery Assistant, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Tracey (Bea) Bennett : Level 3 Nursery Assistant, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Fenella Clode: Level 3 Nursery Assistant, Studying Level 5, Designated Safeguarding Lead, First Aider
- Ella Winnett: Level 3 Nursery Assistant, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Penny Eastwood: Level 3 Nursery Assistant, English Degree, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Jake Challis: Level 3 Nursery Assistant, Level 2 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Angel Bird: Level 3 Apprentice Nursery Assistant, Level 1 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Chloe Board: Level 3 Apprentice Nursery Assistant, Level 1 Safeguarding, First Aider
- Rihanne Hurford: Level 2 Apprentice Nursery Assistant, Level 1 Safeguarding
Office Administrator
- Meg Hutton: Administrator and Level 4 Nursery Assistant, Level 2 Safeguarding
Lunch Time Assistant
- Charlotte Jones: Lunch Time Assistant
Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Kate Clode
- Chloe Challis
- Gemma Berry
- Fenella Clode
First Aid
- Dawn
- Chloe
- Gemma
- Tracey
- Emily
- Hannah
- Penny
- Jake
- Fenella
- Ella
- Chloe
- Angel
Fire Officer
- Dawn Bilton
Healthy and Safety Officer
- Kate Clode
Professional Partnerships
- P.E : Sporting Chance
Committee
- Emma Marshall – Chair
- Clementine Watson – Secretary
- Edith Breeze – Treasurer
- Kate Clode
- Katherine Voysey