Elgin Nursery only employs carers who have the essential childcare qualifications, a ‘fifty-fifty’ policy is in place to ensure that all members of staff are supervised by a qualified team member. As a requirement, all staff have DBS checks and have two references from their previous employers. The nursery records qualifications and courses attended by staff members.

MATIN MALIK – Director of Elgin Nursery

Role: General management and in charge of provision for the nursery. Book keeping, staff salaries, administration and office maintenance.

• City and Guilds NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

ANDREA DOMINEY – Principal of Elgin Nursery

Role: Management of daily running of nursery, ample experience with local authority, parents and children.

• City and Guilds NVQ level 3 in childcare and Education
• STA Parents and Children Certificate
• City and Guilds facilitate individual learning through coaching C25
• City and Guilds sport, coaching, teaching and instructing Level 2
• City and Guilds Customer Services Level 3
• City and Guild Level 4 in Childcare and Education
• Safeguarding Level 3
• First Aid
• Food Hygiene
• Senco – Co-Ordinator
• CACHE Level 5 in Management

GEORGINA HOOPER – Deputy Manager

• 9 years work experience and knowledge in childcare
• Pearson EDI Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s workforce. ( Early Learning and Childcare)
• Level 2 in childcare and education
• Level 2 Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People Settings
• Level 1 , 2 and 3 Safeguarding Children
• NCFE Level 2 in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medicines
• Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
• Certificate of Attendance in making Sense of Autism
• First Aid