We are fortunate at Cygnet’s in having a dedicated and settled staff team most of whom have been with us for several years.
All of the staff are qualified at or working towards level III Early Years Educator status and beyond. Tracy & Stacey, the Manager and Assistant Manager both hold Foundation Degrees in Early Years. All staff undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks (formerly known as “Police Checks”)
We sometimes employ one apprentice and we occasionally take students undertaking full-time courses on block placement from their colleges. We also accept students on work experience placements from local schools and our work in this area has been widely recognised.
All of the staff working with the children have Paediatric First Aid Certificates which are regularly updated. They also hold level II Food Hygiene Certificates. All staff undergo Safeguarding training and between them they undertake a range of other courses dealing with special needs, health and safety, safer recruitment, EYFS etc, etc, etc.