Our team
Team at the heart of Seedling
Our staff working with your child are carefully chosen to ensure that they are able to develop positive, lasting relationships that children will remember.
We are a warm, friendly, busy and welcoming nursery with the highest aspirations of care and creative learning for our children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Rigorous interviewing and safeguarding checks are in place to ensure enthusiastic, committed and dedicated staff provide the highest standards of care and learning. All staff are either qualified or working towards childcare qualifications.
We encourage and support staff development and on-going training, but as a minimum all staff will undertake: Child protection training; Paediatric first aid training; Basic food hygiene.
Keypersons for your child
Every child deserves to be special to someone and the Keyperson approach recognises this. Your child will have a Keyperson who will work closely with your family to ensure they know your child well and understand their needs, giving them a sense of belonging.
They will build a familiar, affectionate and trusting relationship you can rely upon, but at the same time, be good role models for fun, friendship, caring, education and positive behaviour! It provides the child with a sense of security so that they feel confident to explore their world and form further relationships.
The Keyperson approach is one of the vital principles in the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is a reciprocal relationship between a member of staff, individual child and their family.
Your child's keyperson will know each individual key child and support their sense of identity and individuality. They will be aware of their individual and family needs, preferences and development.
Your key contacts
Priscilla Conway - Proprietor and Manager
Priscilla began her career working for national charity Homestart, supporting families in their homes. After moving to Leamington 20 years ago, she channelled her expertise and commitment into founding the Parenting Project, a local charity that still thrives in Stratford-Upon-Avon today. Since becoming a mother herself, Priscilla's passion for early years development and her years of experience saw her open Seedling Nursery in 2016.
Priscilla has a Degree in Art and an NPQICL (National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership).
Her passion and dedication is what has led to the success of Seedling Nursery.
Telephone: 01926 312 820
Email: info@seedlingnursery.co.uk
Andy Marshall - SENCO
Our SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) is Andy.
Andy is here to help you and others understand what your child needs to make their learning easier; helps to spot these needs and can put in place, or make referrals for, relevant support to help your child succeed.
Andy is a former early years teacher, with a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Andrew has been with Seedling since 2019.
Telephone: 01926 312 820
Email: info@seedlingnursery.co.uk
Employee Benefits
As well as working in a rewarding role, there are many benefits to being part of Seedling Nursery.
Refer a Friend to work for Seedling Nursery
Whilst working at Seedling, you are eligible for our “Refer a Friend” scheme. With this, you can earn £500 for referring a friend to work for us.
When refer a person, you receive £250 when they start. You then receive a further £250 when they successfully pass their probationary period.
Sage Employee Benefits
The employee benefits portal, called ‘Sage”, enables you to enjoy many online discounts and benefits such as cash back, retailer discount codes, health cash plan and the Cycle to Work scheme.
NVQ Funding
We like to invest in the people who work for us and help them get the training they need to excel in their role. We’ve funded people through NVQ s at levels 2, 3, and 4 in Early Years to help them progress and achieve their goals.