Meet the team
Mrs Tidball - Nursery Teacher
Hello, my name is Mrs Tidball. I have been working with children for more than 17 years now and I qualified as an early years teacher in 2017. Every day I have the privilege of teaching,supporting and caring for the children in our school nursery. Every day is unique and always full of laughter, fun and lots of playdough! I especially love to sing with the children,read stories (funny voices are a must!) and watch with amazement as the children embark on such an exciting and unique learning journey during their time in our nursery. I have always believed that a high quality nursery experience, filled with positive relationships and inviting opportunities for children to learn through play, enables children to grow, flourish and thrive in their early development. I am passionate about my role in helping children to build these strong foundations for all future learning- one lego brick at a time!
Mrs Smith - Forest School
I am a Higher Level Teacher Assistant at Whyteleafe School and lead all of the outdoor learning and forest school sessions. Every Wednesday, I go over to the nursery and take the children across to Forest School for exciting learning adventures, testing their resilience and practising their skills
Miss Jade - Learning Support Assistant
Key Person
Once your child starts with us they will be allocated a member of staff who will be their ‘Key Person’. All our Nursery staff will get to know your child well but the Key Person’s role is to help your child settle and be someone they can relate to and rely on when they are with us. The Key Person will identify how your child learns through their play and be responsible for ensuring that the care your little one receives meets their individual needs. The Key Person will be your first point of contact for any questions you might have.
We will inform you of your child’s Key Person once they have been at Nursery for a few weeks. This gives us the opportunity to get to know your child and identify who the most appropriate member of staff is for your child. This is based on the relationship that your child has with the different team members and any additional needs or interests.
At Whyteleafe Nursery we use an online system called Tapestry to make regular observations of your child - we write down what they say and do and take lots of photos to keep you updated with how they are getting on.
We have an open-door policy, so please come in and speak to us if you have questions or need some more information.
