Our Staff

Our Ducklings team wants the very best for each individual child.

It is our privilege to be part of your child's early education.

Working in partnership with all parents is important to us.

Julie Cook

Supervisor - N.N.E.B LEVEL 3

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Jan-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary School
  • Nov-24 Safeguarding Children Level 3
  • Sep-24 Level 2 Health & Safety
  • Aug-24 Prevent Awareness refresher
  • Aug-24 Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety (Catering)
  • Aug-24 Fire Awareness in the Workplace
  • Mar-23 EY Making Sense of Autism
  • Jun-21 Cache Level 2 Mental Health 1st Aid & Advocacy

Jaye Pegram

Pre-School Assistant - Level 3 National Diploma

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Jan-25 Level 2 Safeguarding for Early Years & Childcare Practitioners
  • Jan-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary Schools
  • Nov-24 FGM: Recognising and Preventing
  • Oct-24 Prevent Awareness Course
  • Oct-24 Level 1 Safeguarding Children

Maria Bell

Pre-School Assistant - NVQ LEVEL 3

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Jan-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary Schools
  • Jul-24 Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
  • Jul-24 Level 2 Safeguarding Training
  • Mar-24 Early Talk Boost training
  • Sep-23 Prevent awareness course
  • Mar-23 EY Making Sense of Autism
  • Jan-23 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering (Level 2)

Sue Enderson

Pre-School Assistant - Cache Level 3 Diploma

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Jan-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary Schools
  • Sep-24 Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
  • Sep-24 Safeguarding Children Level 2
  • Jun-24 Equality and Inclusion in Early Years Setting
  • Jun-24 The Prevent Duty in an Early Years Environment
  • Jun-24 EY Understanding and Addressing Behaviour
  • Jun-24 SEND Code of Practice
  • Jun-24 Basic Food Safety Awareness

Michelle Gibson

Pre-School Assistant - Cache Level 2 (Bank Staff)

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Sep-24 Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
  • Jul-24 Level 2 Safeguarding Training
  • Sep-23 Prevent awareness course
  • Aug-21 Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering

Charlie Lens

Pre-School Assistant (Bank Staff, 1 to 1)

  • Sep-25 Level 1 Child Criminal Exploitation & County Lines
  • Sep-25 Prevent
  • Sep-25 Prevent awareness course
  • Sep-25 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) & Early Trauma
  • Oct-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Oct-25 Level 1 Safeguarding Training
  • Oct-25 Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering

Joanna Yap

Pre-School Assistant (Bank Staff)

  • Jul-24 Level 2 Safeguarding Training
  • Jun-22 Safeguarding Children (Advanced) Level 2
  • Sep-21 Anaphylaxis Awareness Level 2 (VTQ) Training
  • Oct-20 Prevent e-learning training course
  • Oct-20 Paediatric Infant and child First Aid Level 3

Martin Richardson

Pre-School Assistant (Bank Staff)

  • Sep-25 Level 1 Child Criminal Exploitation & County Lines
  • Sep-25 Level 1 Safeguarding Training
  • Sep-25 Prevent awareness course
  • Sep-25 Prepared to Save a Life
  • Sep-25 Adverse Childhood Experiences & Early Trauma
  • Sep-25 Prevent
  • Oct-25 Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Oct-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3

Rebecca Amos

Pre-School Assistant (1 to 1)

  • Oct-25 Level 1 Child Criminal Exploitation & County Lines
  • Oct-25 Prevent
  • Oct-25 Adverse Childhood Experiences & Early Trauma
  • Oct-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary Schools
  • Oct-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Oct-25 Level 1 Safeguarding Training
  • Oct-25 Prevent awareness course
  • Oct-25 Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering

Lisa Darvil

Pre-School Assistant (Lunch Cover)

  • Sep-25 Paediatric First Aid Level 3
  • Jan-25 Type 1 Diabetes Awareness in Primary Schools
  • Sep-24 Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
  • Sep-24 Prevent Awareness Course
  • Jul-24 Level 2 Safeguarding Training
  • May-23 Speech, Language and Communications Awareness Training

Chloe Rainbird

Administrator - Essex Safeguarding Level 1

  • Sep-24 Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
  • Sep-24 Prevent refresher awareness course
  • Sep-24 Level 1 Child Criminal Exploit & County Lines
  • Sep-24 FGM: Recognising & Preventing
  • Jul-24 Level 2 Safeguarding Training
  • Sep-23 Prevent awareness course
  • Sep-23 Child Criminal Exploitation & County Lines
  • Feb-23 Level 3 Paediatric Infant and Child First Aid
  • Jul-00 BSC (Hons) Consumer Marketing - 2:1