Our Staff

When it comes to childcare, nothing is more important than being able to trust the person looking after your child.

At First Steps Childcare Limited, we only recruit staff who go that extra mile to foster and maintain a caring relationship with you and your child. Therefore, all of our staff are hired on the basis of a proven and referenced qualification & recent dbs check.

Our staff are encouraged to move to the next level of their profession – to aspire to a higher qualification, be it a diploma or degree or spending time putting their most recent training into practice or through attendance of childcare management training courses. All staff are trained in safeguarding & paediatric first aid.

Ofsted (July 2025) said:

Leaders thoughtfully work with  local schools to select educational programmes that deliver their curriculum

effectively. 

Staff are excellent role models, demonstrating positive and respectful relationships. Leaders show an unwavering commitment to their staff team. 

They prioritise
staff development and provide them with opportunities to engage in projects
such as ‘maths champions’. 

Staff excellently model music and movement routines that they have designed to promote children to make marks.

ELAINE GARLAND

Nursery Owner/Director

Qualifications
NNEB NVQ Assessor

HAYLEY RAHN

Senior Supervisor

Qualifications
Foundation Degree in Early Years Studies

RUTH GARLAND-DAVIES

Manager

Qualifications
BA (Hons) Early Years
Designated Safeguarding Lead

SAMANTHA FRY

Room Supervisor

Qualifications
Level 4 Childcare & Education

CLAIRE JESSOP

Setting Manager

Qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership

EMILY PERKINS

Nursery Nurse

Qualifications
Early Years Educator Level 3

BRYONY DURNELL

Preschool Teacher

Qualifications
PGCE Primary 5-11

EMILY WILLIAMS

Early Years Practitioner

Qualifications
Level 3 Early Years Educator

Get in touch...

Please feel free to contact us with any of your questions or to arrange a visit – we are proud of our nursery and love showing people around.