Each child has their own key person who supports the child’s development and emotional well-being. ❤ 😍🤗
Your child’s key person is an important role model for your child; someone who they can relate to and rely on. Children thrive when their needs are met by special people that they know, trust and respect. Children can concentrate and learn more effectively by having a key person who is attentive and knows them well and is able to support your child during their nursery day. We believe that an effective key worker relationship enhances a child’s personal, social, and emotional development making every other aspect of learning and development easier.
Your child’s key person is their secure base allowing them to thrive at nursery, they will observe your child to identify how they learn through their play whilst knowing what interests them and how they can extend upon that to enhance their learning and development. They will celebrate their achievements and will monitor if there is any cause for concern or need for extra support.
Continuity of attention from key people who know children well, who are interpreting and responding to their gestures and cues enable children to attend to their inclinations and to play freely. Rustin et al (1997) in Department for Education 2005 Birth to Three Matters (England)
‘Real sociability comes through the experience of the reliable affection of a few close people’ (Goldschmied E & Jackson S 2004 p 115)
Our staff
All of our staff hold current First Aid Certificates, Food Hygiene and have completed Safeguarding and Prevent training. Unless other wise indicated all staff are fully qualified to level 3 in Childcare and Education as a minimum.
Chloe Davey established Clever Cloggs Nursery in Welling 2007 after working in a variety of settings which included a chain of nurseries. During her career which spans over thirty years she has worked in a variety of settings, including Schools, Special Educational Settings and Day Nurseries.
Her aim was to promote a nursery with a home from home feel; for all children parents and staff to feel part of a family.
Chloe realises the importance of positive role models, and continuously encourages the staff team to develop professionally to help the children at the nursery attain their full potential. Since opening three members of staff have achieved an Honours Degree in Education and one member of staff has studied at The Tavistock Institute to achieve a Masters.
Lucy works in Baby Room
Lucy joined Clevercloggs as an apprentice shortly after the nursery opened. She has been with us for 11 years, and is currently the Deputy Manager. Lucy has worked in all rooms.
Mary works in Baby Room
Mary had a child who attended Clevercloggs and joined the team 8 years ago, Mary has worked in a variety of settings and has experience of working 1:1 with children with additional needs.
Janet works in Baby Room
Janet has been part of the team since first opening and has a wealth of experience, Janet has worked as a childminder as well as in numerous nurseries during her 40 year career.
Casey
Casey has been part of the team for ten years and has experience in all ages. Casey is also a Deputy Manager.
Nikkia works in Toddler Room
Nikkia first came to Clevercloggs to do her work experience whilst at school. She joined the nursery five years ago. After a brief spell in another nursery once her apprenticeship had been completed, she returned to Clevercloggs when a vacancy became available.
Jade works in toddler room (working towards level 2)
Jade joined the nursery in August 2020 and is currently completing an apprenticeship.
Lucy works in Pre School Room
Lucie joined the nursery as an apprentice she has over three years’ worth of experience in all age groups.
Sam works in Pre school Room
Sam joined the nursery as an apprentice qualifying in 2020 she has over 18 months experience in all age groups.
Sonya works in Pre school Room
Sonya joined the team over two years ago. Sonya has worked in a variety of settings and has a wealth of experience including children with severe allergies.
Katy works in Pre school Room
Katy has been part of the team for five years and has worked in a variety of settings. She has experience in all ages and has worked in residential settings
Hannah(working towards level2)
Hannah has recently joined the staff team and has begun her apprenticeship.
Rosie Peripatetic across the nursery
Rosie joined the nursery as an apprentice when it first opened. She has a vast amount of experience of ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Rosie works in all rooms supporting staff.
Jess
Jess is the cook who is a fully qualified Nursery Practitioner. Jess has worked at the nursery for five years and has achieved qualifications in a variety of dietary requirement courses.
Bryony and Beth
Bryony has over 20 years of experience from Nurseries, to creches to nannying. Beth has over 18 years of experience in nurseries and afterschool clubs. Beth completed her apprenticeship under Chloe’s management in a previous setting. Bryony and Beth are cover staff who have worked at the nursery since it first opened.
Our Parternship with Parents 🤝👨👩👧👦👏
We value the partnership between parents/carers and nursery and aim to strengthen and build on this by having an open-door policy, valuing communication as a two-way process, offering support and advice as children reach their milestones and sharing information. Chloe has realised that demographics have changed over recent years, with families quite often have no extended family leaving near, as a result and to strengthen the family feel that we promote Friends of Clevercloggs meetings were implemented.
Our regular Friends of CleverCloggs meetings allow parents/carers to meet the parents/carers of their children’s friends in an informal setting sharing nursery information and forming friendships. This helps in promoting the family feel which we feel makes us different from the franchises and nursery chains.
