Our staff Our team is made up of motivated, qualified staff as follows: Rosemarie Edgerton Rosemarie has three grown up children of her own and has been working with pre-school children for the past 12 years, eight of which were spent at a private prep school and the last four with the Pre-school Learning Alliance working with special needs children. QUALIFICATIONS: N.V.Q. Level 3 in Child Care and Education: First Aid for Childcarers.  Rosemarie has also attended various training courses associated with pre-school child care. Nicky Yates Nicky is a mother of three children and has past experience of working in Pre-schools.  Nicky has gained her level 2 N.V.Q. and we are sure that her experience as both a Mum and a pre-school helper will make her an excellent supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: Introduction to Pre-school practice. First Aid, N.V.Q. Level 2. Kathy Buckton Kathy has two young children and is a qualified Nursery Nurse, with 16 years' experience working in a variety of childcare settings. QUALIFICATIONS: N.N.E.B. Nursery Nurse, followed by a variety of related training courses. Heather Bollon Heather is working towards her NVQ Level 2 in Child Care and Education.  Heather is a mother of six children aged 30 to 5 years, and a Grandma of two little girls.  Heather also travels around to Pre-schools and Nurseries selling her selection of books, and is very keen to encourage the reading and enjoyment of books. Julie Joynson Julie is working towards her NVQ Level 2 in Child Care and Education.  Julie is the mother of six children and has spent her time up until now devoting herself to their upbringing. Note about staff training: All the staff are involved in regular training and attend courses that are appropriate for their needs.  Pre-school funds will pay for the training from money raised in fund-raising activities, if this is possible, for the regular staff.  We invite all the staff to training sessions. Our staff attends, whenever possible, training on Special Educational Needs arranged by the Pre-school Learning Alliance and other professional bodies.