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Batley Staff
Batley Nursery Manager - Margaret Pollard

CACHE Level 4. Margaret is our Safeguarding children named person. Has worked at Carlinghow since 2000. Happy Jays took over in 2006. Worked in all age groups and worked way up from nursery nurse, room supervisor, deputy manager then to manager in August 2006. Worked in Carlinghow nursery since qualified in 2000. Has a little girl, Chloe.

 
Deputy Manager - Jackie Bullock

NVQ Level 3 and doing her Foundation Degree. Jackie is our special education needs co-ordinator. Has worked at Happy Jays since March 2006. Jackie has four grown up children and one grandchild. Happy Jays was her first job in child care. She worked her way up from a nursery assistant to nursery nurse, gained her NVQ level 3, became a room supervisor and then became deputy manager. She also was the acting manager when Margaret was on maternity leave.

 
Out of School - Katie Matthewman

Nursery nurse in our out of school club. NVQ Level 3. Has worked at Happy Jays since December 2006. Katie came to Happy Jays as a nursery assistant and completed her level 3 qualification while working with us. She has a little girl Amber. Katie has worked in Baby's pre school and our out of school club.

 
Out of School - Kaylie Roberts

Nursery nurse in Out of School. Working towards NVQ Level 2. Worked at Happy Jays since January 2010. Kaylie has worked in all age groups since she has started at Happy Jays.

 
Out of School - Katie Penn

Has a level 3 in child care and has worked at Happy Jays since June 2011. Katie also works in a local school as a teaching assistant.

 
Tweenies Supervisor - Lucy Banks

NVQ Level 3 qualified. Worked at Happy Jays since October 2007. Lucy has gained her NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 since starting with Happy Jays. She has worked her way up to Tweenie Supervisor and has worked in all age groups.

 
Tweenie Room - Claire Donnelly

Nursery nurse in our Baby room. CACHE Level 3 qualified. Worked at Happy Jays since December 2009. Claire has worked in our baby room since she started at Happy Jays. She has had previous experience of working with all age groups through her past employment. Claire has her own little girl.

 
Nursery Nurse - Vanessa Mould

NVQ Level 2, working towards her Level 3. Worked at Happy Jays since June 2006. Vanessa has experience of working in all age groups and has experience from other jobs she has had. Vanessa has three boys of her own.

 
Pre-School - Jackie Cullen

Started with Happy Jays in November 2010. She is doing her NVQ level 3 in child care . She has her own grown up children and a grandchild.

 
Pre-School - Sarah D'Roza

Nursery nurse in Pre-school. NVQ Level 3 qualified. Worked at Happy Jays since January 2010. Sarah has worked in child care for 10 years, she has worked in Pre-school since she started at Happy Jays.

 
Baby One Supervisor - Diane Cullen

Supervisor in our baby one room. Level 3 qualified. Has worked at Happy Jays since January 2010. Diane has worked in Canada as a nanny and worked with children with special needs. She has two boys of her own.

 
Baby Two Supervisor - Angela Dolan

BTEC National Diploma Level 3 qualified. Angela is our Health and Safety named person. Working at Carlinghow since 1994. Happy Jays took over in 2006. Angela has worked in all age groups within Happy Jays. Angela has two young children of her own.

 
Baby Room - Natalie Cass

Nursery nurse in our Baby room. NVQ level 2 and Level 3. Has worked at Happy Jays since September 2007. Natalie started with us as a nursery assistant and has completed her level 2 and has now completed her level 3. Natalie has worked in all our age groups.

 
Baby Room - Louise Meegan

Level 3 qualified. Worked at Happy Jays since January 2010. Louise has worked in our Tweenie room since she started but at her other jobs she worked with the babies.

 
School Escort - Marion McDaid

Worked at Happy Jays since September 2009. Marion also works at a local school as a special education needs support worker. Marion has six children of her own and one grandchild that lives with her.

 
Cook - Kay Wheatley

Started with Happy Jays in July 2011. She has a NVQ level 2 in catering and hospitality. She has worked in catering in both large and small kitchens before.

 
Out of School Supervisor - Emma Cole

CACHE level 3 qualified. Emma is our Look after children named person. Has worked at Happy Jays since August 2007 when she left College. Emma has worked in all age groups.

 
Out of School - Lindsay Maycock

Nursery nurse in our out of school club. NVQ Level 3. Has worked at Happy Jays since August 2007. Lindsay started as a nursery assistant with us and has completed her level three while working with us. Lindsay has worked in all age groups, but is based in out of school.

 
Out of School - Carrie Parlar

Health and Social Care A Level. Worked at Happy Jays since July 2009. Carrie is at college studying health and social care, then she is going to Uni in September to do primary school teaching.

 
Out of School - Chantelle Clifford

Staff Name 1Chantelle started at Happy Jays February 2011. Chantelle has completed her NVQ level 2 in child care and is starting her NVQ level 3 in child care. Chantelle has had experience working with all age groups.

 
Tweenie Room - Hannah Green

Nursery nurse in our baby room. CACHE Level 3 qualified. Has worked at Happy Jays since September 2007. Hannah came to Happy Jays after completing her college qualifications. Hannah has worked in all age groups within Happy Jays.

 
Tweenies - Kathryn Lorrimer

Has worked at Happy Jays since March 2006. She is doing her NVQ level 3 in child care. She has two young children.

 
Pre-School Supervisor - Hilary Caddy

Diploma in pre school practice Level 3 and has completed her Foundation Degree. Hilary is also our special educational needs co-ordinator. Has worked at Happy Jays since March 2008. Hilary has had previous experience of working in private day nurseries she has also been a deputy manager and also a private day nursery manager. Hilary has two grown up children.

 
Pre-School - Tom Banks

Nursery nurse in Pre-school. Worked at Happy Jays since September 2010. Tom has worked in all age groups within Happy Jays.

 
Pre-School - Francine Cole

Nursery nurse in our baby room. NVQ level 3. Francine is our safeguarding children named person. Has worked at Happy Jays since January 2008. Francine has experience of working in all age groups. She has worked in Pre-school and babies while at Happy Jays. Francine has a little boy Joshua..

 
Baby Two Supervisor - Jackie Smith

Level 3 Diploma. Has worked at Happy Jays since March 2008. Jackie has worked within our baby rooms since starting with us. She has experience of working with all age groups. Jackie has two grown-up children of her own.

 
Baby Room - Terri Hussain

Nursery nurse in our Tweenie room. CACHE level 3. Has worked at Happy Jays since July 2010. Terri started with us as a level 3 student, then she came back to do some holiday cover with us, then she applied for a full time position and got it. Terri has experience working with all age groups.

 
Baby Room - Hannah Wilson

Nursery nurse in Baby room. CACHE Level 3 qualified. Worked at Happy Jays since 2009. Hannah started with us as a student. She then came back and did holiday cover for us and a full time position then came up that she applied for and got. Since starting with us Hannah has worked in our baby rooms, but she does have experience of all age groups through her college course and holiday cover experience.

 
Baby Room - Natasha Micklethwite

Started with Happy Jays in November 2010. She has an NVQ level 2 in child care and is doing a level 3 in child care.

 
School Escort - Ami Cole

Ami started at Happy Jays in September 2011. Ami really enjoys working with the older children and is enjoying her child care training.