Stepping Stones Pre-School

Where Children Flourish

The Team

Staff

All our staff are highly-qualified and experienced. As well as their own individual childcare qualifications, all staff who work directly with the children receive safeguarding training, paediatric first aid and food safety training. We also subscribe to Hampshire County Council's training scheme and staff carry out further training for their continual professional development as required.

We carry out checks for criminal and other records through the Disclosure and Barring Service in accordance with statutory requirements.

Stepping Stones staffing ratio is in line with the Safeguarding and Welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage to ensure that children have sufficient individual attention and to guarantee care and education of a high quality.

Our current team are:

Sam Lealman
Lead Pre-school Practitioner
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Special Education Needs Co-ordinator
Outdoor Learning Lead
Cache Level 3 Diploma for Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator)

Lyn Belenger
Preschool Practitioner
CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education

Janet Mortimer
Preschool Practitioner
Level 3 The Nursery Examination Board

Lorraine Smallwood
Preschool Practitioner
Level 3 Diploma in Children's Learning and Development (Early Years Educator)

Emma Thompson
Deputy Lead Pre-school Practitioner
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Cache Level 3 NVQ in Children’s Development

Debbie Simpkin
Pre-school Practitioner
Childcare and Education NVQ Group Care and Education Level 3

Vicki Earth-Nicklen
Pre-school Practitioner
Early Years care & Education Level 3

Janine Slattery
Apprenticeship Level 3 Early Years Educator

Parent Committee

We have an excellent parent committee which all parents and carers are able to join. They play an invaluable part in running the pre-school and raising funds.

2020 Stepping Stones Pre-School • Fordingbridge • Hampshire • SP6 1JF • Tel 01425 653517