The aim of our staff at Sunrise is to be a group of caring and dedicated practitioners who work as a team, accepting and practicing an agreed educational philosophy, and collectively expressing one clear concern; the total welfare of all the children in their care. We aim to create an environment where continuity for children and parents is priority and, therefore, we operate a ‘key person’ system. The key person works with parents/carers to plan and deliver a personalised plan for your child’s well-being, care and learning. Our team is fully committed to the Sunrise ethos and includes some that have been with us since opening in September 2011 and some who joined us from our sister site at Langley.
Nicola Springett
Nicola Springett is our Assistant Nursery Director; working across both sites. Nicola joined Sunrise Langley as an early years practitioner in 2010 working up to room leader, training as a SENCo and becoming part of our leadership and management team. Nicola had a break from early years from 2021-2022 and rejoined us in November 2022.
Emma Clark
Emma came to Sunrise originally as a student on a work placement. She joined us in January 2015 and has worked across all age groups as a practitioner and room leader. In 2021, Emma also took on the role of Deputy Manager and now shares the role of Assistant Manager with Sarah Bryan as well as leading our preschool curriculum.
Sarah Bryan
Sarah Bryan joined us in May 2018 as a practitioner and then room leader. Sarah became our Deputy Manager in 2019 and Nursery Manager in 2020. Following Sarah’s maternity leave in 2022, she returned to us part time in 2023 as a member of our management team; focusing on quality and improvement. She now shares the role of Assistant Manager with Emma Clark.
All of our staff are vetted by Capita Recruitment Vetting Services, an independent company instructed by Ofsted. All our room leaders hold a minimum level 3 early years qualification and have a minimum of three years post qualification experience. Supporting staff hold a minimum early year’s level 2 qualification and professional development plans ensure that additional training is identified and all training is kept up to date. Staff who are training towards a qualification are given support by a mentor and ‘in house’ time to complete their studies. We ensure that all staff have regular access to online and face-to-face training events and in particular areas such as Child Protection and Behaviour Management. Each room has a minimum of one Registered First Aider and we have a designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding officer available at all times.
Support staff
We also have a group of part time, qualified and unqualified staff who assist us to allow our staff to have non-contact time and ensure extra staffing at busy times such as lunchtime. These staff are also available to cover in the event of staff absence or holiday and are fully vetted.
Administration
General nursery-related email correspondence is dealt directly with the relevant nursery setting.
Billing and payments
Billing and payments are dealt with at our Langley setting. Our dedicated Administration and Operations Officer is Amy McNeill. Amy works from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm.
