The Team
Over the past 20 years Darling Buds has cared for whole families where siblings and other family members have passed through our doors. From babies to school we provide a full wrap around service giving breakfast, taking the children to school before picking them up at the end of the day, allowing you the parents to concentrate on your working day and can have peace of mind in the knowledge that your children are safe and well cared for.
Our lovely nursery has been providing under 5’s excellent experiences since 1996. We are a fully registered. We are a private nursery and not part of a chain. As the owner of Darling Buds I am here everyday hands on, supporting both my managers and staff. My ethos has always been to give the children at Darling Buds the very best care possible.
The Management Team consist of:
- Cherie Salley – Director and Owner
- Claire Potter – Operations/Administration Manager
- Michelle Rayment – Nursery Manager
The Nursery Team consist of:
- Linda Sinclair – Buttercups Group Leader
- Jo Oeppen – Buttercups Nursery Assistant
- Paula Lister – Buttercups Nursery Assistant
- Mandy Johnson – Buttercups Nursery Assistant
- Sarah Coombes – Poppies/Flying Start Group Leader
- Claire Coombes – Poppies/Flying Start Nursery Nurse
- Gemma Mitchell – Poppies/Flying Start Nursery Nurse
- Kaia Saleh – Poppies/Flying Start Nursery Assistant
- Lorren Hutchings de Abreu – Poppies/Flying Start Nursery Assistant
- Amy Olsen – Violets Group Leader
- Emma Pink – Violets Nursery Nurse
- Charly Murray – Violets Nursery Assistant
- Ella Thomas – Violets Nursery Assistant
- Sadie Delgado – Violets Nursery Assistant
- Lucy Shanahan – Sunflowers Group Leader
- Marisa Teodosio – Sunflowers Nursery Assistant
- Ummul Khanam – Sunflowers Nursery Nurse
- Priscilla Yuk Chen – Sunflowers Nursery Assistant
- Lauren Powell – Afterschool and Holiday Club Group Leader/Poppies/Flying Start Nursery Nurse
- Layali Ali – Afterschool Club Nursery Nurse
- Bina Begum – Afterschool Club Nursery Assistant
- Jantanee Taylor – Nursery Cook
The Management Team are assisted by the Room Group Leaders and Nursery Nurses/Assistants
We have an excellent team of managers and staff most of whom have been here for a number of years and have a range of qualifications. The staff are all qualified, ranging CCLD Level 2, to CCLD Level 5. We provide continual development for staff and regular training in areas including:
- Child Protection
- Level 3 Child Protection
- Behaviour Management
- First Aid
- Health and Safety
- Food Hygiene
- SENCO
- Mackerton
- Outdoor Play
- Welsh
- Music and Movement (Busy Feet)
- Speech and Language
- How does your garden grow
- Free, Found and Fabulous
- Healthy Friends
- Level 3 Play work
- Sensory Play
- Magical Maths
