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
(Level 3 qualified)
Lucy joined Clevercloggs as an apprentice shortly after the nursery opened in 2008. She has worked in baby room for most of that time, Lucy is an Assistant Manager.
Hannah (level 3 qualified)
Hannah has worked with in the nursery since starting as an apprentice, in 2010 she now works in baby room after three years in pre school.
Mary works in Baby Room
(Level 3 qualified)
Mary had a child who attended Clevercloggs and subsequently joined the team, Mary has worked in a variety of settings and has experience of working 1:1 with children with additional needs. Mary is our 3rdin Charge
Amelia
(Level 3 qualified)
Joined the nursery in 2021 as an apprentice, she has worked in all rooms and in baby room since 2020.
Rosie Peripatetic across the nursery
(Level 3 qualified)
Rosie first joined the team whilst gaining work experience in 2020, she has been part of the team since 2023.
Sonya
(Level 3 qualified)
Sonya worked in all rooms, has experience of children with severe allergies.
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.
Katy works in Pre school Room
(Level 3 qualified)
Katy has been part of the team since 2010 and has worked in a variety of settings. She has experience in all ages and has worked in residential settings. Katy is an assistant manager.
Saiya
(Level 3 qualified)
Saiya completed her apprenticeship at Clevercloggs in 2018, she rejoined the team after a brief absence after the ‘covid’ period.
Kiara
(Working towards here Level 3 in child care)
Kiara joined in 2024 and is currently working towards her level 3 in Childcare
Laura
(working towards her level 3)
Laura joined in 2025 and is currently working towards her level 3
Phoebe
(Level 3 qualified)
Phoebe joined the nursery in 2021 as an apprentice, she has worked in all rooms, she is now based in pre school room
Amara
(working towards her level 3)
Amara joined the nursery in 2021 as an apprentice, she has worked in all rooms, she is now based in pre school room
Jordan
Jordan joined the nursery as housekeeper /cook in 2021, Jordan chieves five star hygiene ratings and hides vegetables in everything!
Macey
Macey joined summer of 2025 as an apprentice.
Rosie E
Joined the nursery as an apprentice in 2008 , peripatetic across the nursery.
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.