Meet Our Staff
Meet our team of dedicated child care professionals
Nikola Masters – Owner and Nursery Administration
Start date – Dec 1997
Qualifications – NVQ5 Child Care Learning & Development Advanced Practice & Management, First Aid, Level 2 Food Standards, Fire warden
Role at Nursery– Registered Person for the Nursery, administration, accounts, purchasing, maintenance, health and safety, marketing
Other roles – Representing the views of member groups on the National Day Nursery Association expert panel, Chair NDNA Torfaen & Newport Network, Chair Friends of Pontypool Town Community Group
Lisa Jones – Officer in Charge and Positive Discipline Officer
Start date – Dec 1997
Qualifications– NNEB, NVQ5 Child Care Learning & Development Advanced Practice & Management, First Aid, Level 2 Food Standards, Fire Warden
Daily role at nursery – Managing the Nursery on a daily basis, child & parent liaison, staffing and administration and registered responsible person for the Nursery setting
Other roles – overseeing behavioural issues, special needs, representing the nursery at area meetings, risk assessments, and whatever else the day brings!
Clare Farrell – Head of Pre school Group & Deputy Manager
Date started – Sept 1998
Qualifications – NVQ5 Early Years Care and Education Advanced Practice, First Aid, Level 2 Food Standards
Role at Nursery – Head of pre school group, completing the educational planning required to retain Registered Provider Status for Education through Torfaen and ESTYN for the over 3’s
Kelly Forward – Nursery Nurse
Start date – June 2009
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning and Development, First Aid, Level 2 Food Standards
Role at Nursery – Toddler group Nursery Nurse
Kelly Moyle – Nursery Nurse
Date started – August 2007
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning & Development, First aid, Food Standards level 2
Role at Nursery – Pre school group Nursery Nurse
Natalie Leighton – Nursery Nurse
Start date – May 2009
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child care Learning and Development, First Aid, Food Standards Level 2
Role at Nursery – Baby and tots group nursery nurse
Rebecca Lloyd – Nursery Nurse
Start date – March 2011
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning and Development, First Aid, Food Standard Level 2
Role at Nursery – Toddler group Nursery Nurse
Melissa Young – Nursery Nurse
Start date – October 2010
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning and Development, First Aid, Food Standard Level 2
Role at nursery – supporting the Nursery Nurses in the baby and tots group
Shannon Cook – Nursery Nurse
Start date – April 2016
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning and Development (currently studying NVQ5)
Role at Nursery – Toddler & Baby Group Nursery Nurse
Janet Lewis (Charlie) – Daily cook
Start Date – Feb 2014
Qualifications – Level 3 Food standards
Role at Nursery – to cook delicious meals for the children every day
Sophie Williams – Nursery Nurse
Start Date – Nov 2014
Qualifications – NVQ3 Child Care Learning and Development
Role at Nursery – Baby group Nursery Nurse
Eloise Price – Nursery Assistant
Start date – March 2016
Qualifications – NVQ2 Child Care Learning and Development & Training for NVQ3
Role at Nursery – Pre school & Toddler Nursery Assistant
Heather Price – Nursery Assistant
Start date – May 2017
Qualifications – NVQ2 Child Care Learning and Development & Training for NVQ3
Role at Nursery – Toddler & Baby Group Nursery Assistant
All staff have been registered with CSSIW plus checked and passed by the Disclosure and Barring Service to work with young children.
All staff within the Nursery have access to many educational and informational courses to keep up to date on Child Care issues and key staff have achieved their First Aid and Food Hygiene Certificates.