Caring Staff
Bambinos is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to under-go child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Bambinos is an equal opportunities employer.Staff are recruited for their qualifications, professionalism and experience. We look for what they can offer the children. They must have enthusiasm, dedication and a genuine love of children. We keep a high ratio of qualified staff to children ensuring that your child receives the individual care and attention he or she needs.
We also employ qualified teachers and staff with Early Years Professional Status across all Bambinos settings. These staff work closely with the manager and are able to ensure standards are exceptionally high for all children.
All staff are trained up to the Bambinos standard and are regularly reviewed for update training and development of additional skills. We hold the Investors in People award, reflecting our commitment to training and personal development, which exists throughout Bambinos.
All staff wear a coloured coded uniform assisting parents/carers in readily recognising which level of staff they are talking to and all staff including their positions and key roles can be seen on the staff photo boards. Please see below for more detail;
| Yellow uniform | Assistant Nursery Nurse |
| Pink uniform | Accredited Nursery Nurse |
| Navy blue uniform | Senior Nursery Nurse |
| Green uniform | Deputy Manager and/or Early Years Advisor for the setting |
| Blue and white uniform | Baby Unit Manager/Deputy Manager |
| Blue/black shirt/tunic | Nursery Manager |
No members of staff are able to begin employment with Bambinos until they have obtained a satisfactory enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Check and these are updated every three years for all staff. References are sought for all employees including from their immediate ex-employer.
Bambinos will adhere to and implement any new government legislation that is introduced in regard to child protection and safeguarding and act accordingly.
Partnerships With Parents & Carers
We recognise the parent/carer as the primary carer and educator and how they play an essential role in their child’s development.We promote and maintain a partnership with parents to take part in nursery life whenever possible. We hold regular events such as Play and Stay afternoons, Cheese and Wine evenings, and many themed days during the year where we welcome parents/carers into the nursery to share in the learning that takes place at nursery with your child.
We offer opportunities to discuss your child’s progress and development with your child’s key person during Parent Afternoons/Evenings during the year and parents/carers are always able to discuss any issues with your child’s key person either before or after sessions.
There is a parent’s notice board in the main entrance hallway and we produce a monthly newsletter that is sent with your monthly invoice. We also advertise any forthcoming events through visual posters in and around the nursery to ensure all parents/carers are kept up to date with nursery activities.
A contact book is sent home daily with your child in the Baby Unit and the Toddler Unit as a two-way means of passing on information and helps you to share in your child’s experiences each day. This will detail factual information such as sleep times but also what activities your child has enjoyed throughout the day. There are pages to the rear of the book for you to write any information in for your child’s key person.
We ask all parents/carers to inform us of any experiences or achievements your child has had outside of the nursery so that we may document this learning in their Learning Diary and so that it may be used to directly plan for your child. Parent Partnership Slips are available in each room for this purpose.
Any comments you have are important to ensure we continue to meet your requirements. We have a Parent/Carer Comments Box in each hallway or you can talk directly to the nursery manager, the nursery deputy, or the senior member of staff in your child’s room. Alternatively you can arrange a convenient time to discuss any issue with the Director of Childcare, Sara Caldwell, the Director of Learning, Jemma Honey or the Nursery Principal, Alison Lane. All comments will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
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