Each session is run by at least two supervisors and two other members of staff (either supervisors or assistants). This gives a high adult to child ratio of at the very least 1:4 for under threes and 1:8 for the over threes.
| Supervisors | |
| Paula Kirby-Norridge | Pre-School Manager. Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner, Policies and Procedures. Over 20 years’ experience at New Marston Pre-School. |
| Viv Westwood | Deputy Manager. Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner, Safeguarding Officer. Over 10 years’ experience at New Marston Pre-School. |
| Mandy Whitehouse | Senior Level 3 Practitioner. Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner, Communication, Language Literacy Co-ordinator. Over 10 years’ experience at New Marston Pre-School. |
| Tracy Perkin | Level 3 Practitioner |
| Play Assistants and Lunchtime Supervisors | |
| Debbie Walton | Over 10 years’ experience at Pre-School and former Chair of the Pre-School committee |
| Yasmeen Akhtar | Level 2 Practitioner. Level 2 qualified Early Years Practitioner, SEN one-to-one support worker. |
| Victoria Cummings | Classroom assistant |
| Jilly Beesley | Volunteer play assistant and local grandma |
| Pre-School Administrators | |
| Louise Rosenberg | Finance and admissions co-ordinator |
All members of staff are DBS checked (Disclosure and Barring Service; CRB checks are now called DBS checks), have current paediatric first-aid qualifications and regularly attend relevant courses to further their skills. Those members of staff that are involved with snack times have food hygiene level 2 qualifications. All staff members have had considerable experience in their field and the majority are parents or grandparents of children who have previously attended the Pre-School.
