The Island Day Nursery, Newport, Isle of Wight

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Meet the Island Day Nursery staff, who look after the children and their welfare

It is the policy of this Nursery that every member of staff who works here holds an Early Years Childcare qualification (minimum NVQ Level 2) or are actively training for one, while on placement here as a student.
All our staff hold a Criminal Records Bureau certificate and we update each of these every two years.

With the help of the LEA Early Years Support Team, we are seeking to raise the standards required of us under new Government guidelines by employing staff with higher levels of childcare qualification. We are also encouraging existing staff ‘to take another step up the professional ladder’, on part time release schemes.

If you want to learn more about these initiatives check them out on the IOW EduWight Early Years web site


Roseleen Cullen
NVQ3 EYC & E

Richard Cullen
NVQ3 EYC & E

Roz Moreno
Pre-School Leader
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Helen Skoludek
Nursery Assistant
NVQ 3- EYC & E

Heather Bishop
Rising Stars Leader
Dip CC & E

Gill Hann
Nursery Assistant
NNEB

Sarah Godwin
Nursery Assistant
Dip CC & E

Laura Tucker
Superstars Leader
NVQ 2 - EYC & E

Mary White
Nursery Assistant
Diploma CC & E
Sher Bishop
Shooting Stars Leader
Jo O'Seman
Deputy Leader
Shooting Stars
Terry Seager
Little Stars Leader
Nicky Yexley
Deputy Leader
Little Stars
Natalie Rose
Nursery Assistant

Meet our trainees

We have a policy to have no more than four long term students on attachment, and try to ensure that we restrict their attendance time such that we have no more than three of them here at any one time. We draw these students from two training centres on the Isle of Wight: West Wight Training, FNTC Newport and The Isle of Wight College.
We have recently made the decision not to take short term student placements or work experience staff.

Meet our students:

Lucy Merkel
FNTC Apprentice
Kayleigh Lane
FNTC Apprentice

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