Key Staff
Staffing Structure
| Nursery Manager | Suzanne McCaffrey |
| Senior Nursery Nurses | Emma Houston |
| Laura Thomson | |
| Michelle Hamilton | |
| Nursery Nurses | Danielle McGuiness |
| Ashley Wilson | |
| Gillian Newton | |
| Catherine McCartney | |
| Shazia Yousaf | |
| Karlie Harris | |
| Ashleigh Stewart | |
| Selina Milligan | |
| Elizabeth Comiskey | |
| Nursery Assistants | Julie Ann Raeburn |
| Emma Louise Boyd | |
| Nursery Cook | Irene Leitch |
Qualifications
Our staff team have a wide range of experiences and qualifications, ranging from SVQ level 2,3, and 4 to NC and HNC to BA childhood studies. We have staff of all ages with different backgrounds.
Recruitment
Our staff team are subject to rigorous recruitment processes. Every member of staff must have two references, a medical check proof of identity and proof of qualifications and be subject to an enhanced disclosure. Staff are also required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) This is a new regulatory body which means staff are more closely regulated for example anyone who is subject to disciplinary procedures must be reported as this would not be shown on a disclosure and could result in the employee being taken off the register and thus unable to be employed as employers would be committing an offence employing anyone not registered. Staff are also required to further their own professional development through various training courses.
Training
Staff regularly participate in training to update their knowledge and skills or to learn new ones. Hyde n Seek organises training according to individual staff needs, however there are certain training staff take part in annually such as first aid, food hygiene, child protection, infection control, oral hygiene and breast feeding friendly nursery training. Staff also participate in training such as Active Learning Active Thinking, Various curriculum training, providing an enriching environment for under 3s, supporting language and literacy, fire safety, risk assessments, and many more.
Testimonials
"Our daughter Ellie loves being outside in the garden at hyde’n’Seek where she can play with her friends. She also likes the visits to Queens Park Glasshouse where she can say “hello” to the tortoises. Ellie enjoys the nursery and comes home in a good mood every night."
Colin and Lynn Wilson
