Management & Administration

Bramble Brook Pre School is a, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) a charity pre-school run by a small board of trustees from our local community.  The committee is responsible for the employment of staff and reviewing fees and policies. 

We are recently re-registered with OFSTED due to our change to a CIO. Our new Ofsted details are here, however, we were recently inspected before the re-registration and you can read a copy of our latest report here. We are also members of the Early Years Alliance (EYA)

Staffing & Training

We have a high ratio of staff to children allowing us to devote individual attention to the needs of each child. Our regular staff are:

Clare Penter             Manager / Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Early Years Teacher 
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies 
NVQ 3 Child Care, Learning & Development
Level 3 Supporting Children & Young People's SL&C*
ECAM** 
Early Talk Boost
Paediatric First Aid / Enteral Feeding
Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP) 2024 
Works every day

​Megan Smith         EY Practitioner (SENCo) & Deputy DSL
Level 5 Early Years Leadership & Management ​(due for completion Spring 2026)
NVQ 3 Childcare, Learning & Development
Paediatric First Aid / Enteral feeding
Level 3 NASEN Special Educational Needs Award
Level 3 Speech and Language
EYPDP 2024
Works every day

Amy Lee      Early Years Practitioner 
NVQ 3 Early Years Educator 
Level 3 Special Educational Needs (due for completion Spring 2026)
Paediatric First Aid
EYPDP 2024
Works every day

Louise Partridge        Early Years Practitioner
NVQ 3 Early Years Educator 
Level 3 Supporting Children & Young People's SL&C*
Paediatric First Aid
Works every day

Scarlett Woods        Early Years Practitioner
NVQ 3 Early Years Educator 
Paediatric First Aid
Works every day

Rebecca Lester         Early Years Practitioner
BTEC National Diploma in Early Years
Level 3 Supporting Children & Young People's SL&C*
Early Talk Boost
Paediatric First Aid
Works Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Sanah Afsar      Early Years Apprentice
NVQ 3 Early Years Educator (due for completion Dec 2025)
Level 2 Working with children in early years
Paediatric First Aid
Works every day


 We regularly have students on placement from Derby College.
 
* Speech, Language & Communication
** ECAM - Every Child a Mover
NASEN National Association of Special Educational Needs
​EYPDP - Early Years Professional Development Programme 


All our staff attend regular training courses provided by the Early Years & Childcare Partnership, Derby & Derbyshire Safeguarding Partnership and the Early Years Alliance. Full details are available on request at any time.