Wildern Opportunity Group has a team of staff that work hard to ensure every child receives a great education, feels included and valued, and most of all, has lots of fun at every session! Please
scroll down to meet our team!

lucyS smith

Setting Manager, Lead SENco, Safe Guarding Lead Practitioner.

Lucy overseas all the other staff ensuring they maintain the groups high standards, arranging staff training as necessary, attending
meetings with outside agencies as may be required, overseeing session planning,
behaviour management and First Aid

Lucy is also
responsible for the day to day operation of the setting’s Special Educational
Needs ensuring that children with Special Educational
Needs are fully included into the early years setting.

Qualifications

NVQ Level 3 SENCO

NVQ Level 5 Child Care Practitioner

HNC level 4 care management

Advanced Diploma in Learning Disabilities (nursing)

Level 5 Diploma in leadership for the children and young peoples’ workforce - Early Years

Diploma in Autism Awareness

Diploma Level 4 Senco Support

First aid Training

Portage training

The prevent duty in early years setting.

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ELLIE

Deputy Manager / SENCO

Ellie has a level 3 in childcare and is currently studying for her level 5 in early years leadership and management.

Ellie has recently completed her NASEN LEVEL 3 SENDco course.

Ellie enjoys spending time with her own little one when she’s not working.

Qualifications

Level 3 in childcare

NASEN level 3 SENDco

Effective safeguarding practice.

Paediatric first aid

Supporting learning through play

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helen

Practitioner Level 3

Helen is an experienced practitioner and enjoys supporting all our children with art, craft and creative play.

Qualifications

NVQ level 3,

First Aid
THOMAS training

Providing a healthy food environment in early years setting
Infection prevention and control in early years setting
Effective safeguarding practice
Equality & inclusion in early years setting
Getting to grips with the EYFS 2017
Being a key person in an early years setting
Promoting positive behaviour
Improving learning through play
Supporting early language development
Supporting children with SEND in early years setting
The prevent duty in early years setting.

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lara

Lara enjoys supporting the children with learning about the outdoors and growing flowers and vegetables.

Qualifications

Level 3 childcare lead practitioner

Part of the birth to 4 network

Providing a healthy food environment in early years setting
Infection prevention and control in early years setting,

Effective safeguarding practice
Equality & inclusion in early years setting
Getting to grips with the EYFS 2017
Being a key person in an early years setting
Promoting positive behavior
Improving learning through play
Supporting early language development
Supporting children with SEND in early years setting
The prevent duty in early years setting.

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Jay

Jay supports our children to enjoy play and discovery both in our indoor and outdoor areas.

Qualificaions

Childcare Practitioner Level 3

NVQ Level 3

Infection prevention and control in early years setting.
Effective safeguarding practice.
Equality & inclusion in early years setting.
Getting to grips with the EYFS 2017.
Being a key person in an early years setting.
Promoting positive behaviour.
Improving learning through play.
Supporting early language development.
Supporting children with SEND in early years setting.
The prevent duty in early years setting.

Paediatric first aid

Attend the birth to 4 network

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Kellie



Level 3 Childcare Practitioner

Qualifications

Thomas training (ASD)

Understanding autism

Providing a healthy food environment in early years setting
Infection prevention and control in early years setting
Effective safeguarding practice
Equality & inclusion in early years setting
Getting to grips with the EYFS 2017
Being a key person in an early years setting
Promoting positive behaviour
Improving learning through play
Supporting early language development
Supporting children with SEND in early years setting
The prevent duty in early years setting.

CARLY

Level 2 health and social care

Carly is mum to two children and enjoys spending time with them when school is finished.

Qualifications

Effective safeguarding practice.

Paediatric first aid

Gill

Level 2 child care

gill has experience working in there settings.

Gill has two children and enjoys being out and about with them at weekends

Qualifications

Paediatric first aid

Effective safeguarding practice.

Danielle

studying for Level 3 diploma for the Early years workforce

First Aid
THOMAS training

Ellora

Level 2 Childcare Practitioner

Qualifications

Paediatric first aid

Effective safeguarding practice.

kelly

Level 3 Childcare Practitioner

Qualifications

Paediatric first aid

Effective safeguarding practice.

Andrea

Level 3 Childcare Practitioner