The Team

These are the members of the team who work at Hilltops Pre–school and their qualifications and position

The Team

All our Team have a DBS check and references in place prior to employment. Childcare staff are either Level 3/ Level 2. Except our cover person who is level 1. All staff undertake safeguarding training and key staff have a paediatric First Aid certificate. If staff are absent for either sickness or training then we have regular cover person to take over their duties for a session. Staff have regular training in health & safety, housekeeping so that our environment is safe and hygienic.
Managers are Designated Safeguarding Lead and also Health and Safety Leads. we have a number deputies. One of deputies is our Senco lead. The training below for each staff member is not there full list there have other qualification these are just the main ones we will be adding to this in the near future.

The Team and there training

• Diploma in Pre–school Practice level 3
• NVQ Level 3 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 4
• Safer recruitment in employment
• Recruiting safely
• Food hygiene level 2
• Paediatric first aid
• Health and safety in the work place
• Positive handling
• Leading and managing quality improvement
• Makaton beginners
• Leading and managing quality improvement

• Diploma in Pre–school Practice level 3,
• NVQ Level 3 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 4
• Recruiting safely
• Safer recruitment in employment
• Paediatric first aid
• Food hygiene level 2
• Health and safety in the work place
• Leading and managing quality improvement
• Makaton beginners
• Positive handling

• NVQ Level 3 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 3
• Food hygiene level 2
• Paediatric first aid
• Senco induction training
• Behaviour management
• Leading and managing quality improvement
• Makaton advanced
• Speech and language
• Deaf awareness
• Thomas training
• Working with children with visual impairment

• NVQ Level 3 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 3
• Paediatric first aid
• Food hygiene level 2
• Makaton beginners
• Leading and managing quality improvement

• NVQ Level 3 in childcare
• Safeguarding level
• Paediatric first aid
• Senco induction training
• Critical incident loss and bereavement training
• Food hygiene level 2

• NVQ Level 4 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 3
• Paediatric first aid
• Food hygiene level 2
• Senco induction
• Birth to three matters

• NVQ Level 2 in childcare
• Safeguarding level 3
• Paediatric first aid
• Makaton advanced
• Health and well being through health and diet
• Food hygiene level 2

1. NVQ Level 1 in childcare
2. Safeguarding level 3
3. Paediatric first aid
4. Food hygiene level 2

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