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Our Team of staff

At Playmates we only as effective as our team of staff

Gail - Pre-school Business Manager

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Roles: Enrollment, invoices, queries, payments, Safer Recruitment Officer.
Length of service:     22+ years

"Gail will be your first point of contact"

Our qualified senior staff have years of experience and dedication to ensure we continue to offer the best childcare and education. Our Team work closely to ensure we are offering stimulating activities to support children's learning. 

We recruit qualified employees who share our vision of providing the very best for the children in preparation for primary school. All keyworkers and senior practitioners hold at least a level 3 (apprentices working towards) in childcare.

Staff are offered continual professional development in their area(s) of interest as well as all core training.

Each Setting is required to have a designated safeguarding lead (we have 3 fully trained DSLs).

Settings are also required to have a designated special educational needs and disabilities co-ordinator, Kellie, our SEND-Co holds a level 3 Diploma Early Years' SEND-Co qualification (we have 2 SEND-Co-ordinators).

This is because we realise the importance of ensuring our Team has the support of their colleagues when dealing with challenging situations. By sharing the responsibility our staff do not get overloaded with referrals and seeking outside agencies to support our families. This also leaves our keyworkers free to concentrate on teaching the children through a safe and stimulating environment within the Setting.

All staff are qualified in paediatric first aid, fire safety and our senior staff have food hygiene certification.

Roles: Overseeing Setting's learning. Designated Safeguarding Lead, Inclusion Manager, SEND support
Length of service: 19+ years
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3


 

Marrilynn - Early Years' Lead

Kellie - Early Years Deputy lead

Roles: SEND-Co-ordinator, Designated Safeguarding Lead support, overseeing Setting's learning in Marrilynn's absence. 
Length of service: 13+ years
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3 & qualified Early Years SEND-Co


 

Sophie is currently on Maternity Leave

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Roles: Leading learning in the Cabin while Sophie is on maternity leave and Keyworker for the Orange Stars.
Length of service: 10+ years
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3 

Sheryl - Early Years' Practitioner 

Karen - Acting Room Lead

Zoe - Early Years' Practitioner

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Roles: Provides an inclusive environment to stimulate
learning, mainly based in the Cabin but also helps with      targeted support in the Bungalow.
Keyworker for the Orange Stars Group. 

Length of service: < 1 year
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3

 

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Role: Keyworker for the Red Rectangles Group in the Bungalow,    Amber has been with us since February 2026 and has                      fitted right in.  
Length of service: < 1 year
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3

 

Amber - Early Years' Practitioner

Claire - Early Years' Practitioner

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Roles: Provides stimulating activities to promote children's learning in the Bungalow.
Keyworker for the Purple Diamonds Group 

Length of service: 8+ years
Highest childcare qualification: Level 3


 

Sheryl

Roles: Supporting communication and language
within the Bungalow and Keyworker for the Green
Rectangles

Length of service: < 1 year
Highest childcare qualification: Level 4 in Children's Education

Lexi - Early Years' Practitioner

Roles: Supporting our Cabin staff to provide an inclusive environment. Lexi is our newest staff member and has made a positive impact on the Cabin area.  
Length of service: < 1 year
Highest qualification: Level 2 in Chilcare Studies

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Eden - Early Years' Educator Apprentice

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Roles: Currently studying for her level 3
in childcare via the Apprenticeship route,
Eden provides stimulating activities in 
the Bungalow to promote children's
learning.
Keyworker for the Blue Triangles Group

Length of service: 1 + years
Highest qualification: Level 3 in Health & Social Care

 

Sarah - Early Years' Pratitioner

Roles: Level 3 qualified in childcare, Sarah has
returned to us after 6 months to help our
Cabin children progress through
appropriate learning and play activities. 
Keyworker for the Orange Stars Group

Length of service: <1 year
Highest qualification: Level 3 in childcare

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