Helen Wressell gave up a “mundane” office job to become an Early Years Practitioner and “make a difference.”
She is now making this difference at Clever Clogs after joining us as a Senior Practitioner in April 2022, working in Little Badgers, our room for children aged 2-3.
With 15 years’ experience in nursery settings, including a stint as a Deputy Manager at a former workplace, Helen is a good example of the high calibre of people we are able to recruit in the nursery.
Rachael Bland is no stranger to Clever Clogs having worked previously in the nursery, so we were delighted to welcome her back recently.
She first joined in 2017 and now, whilst studying for a degree in business management, she has returned to work on a part-time basis in our after-school/holiday club.
This includes picking up the children from school and bringing them back to the nursery for wraparound care and in the school, holidays putting on activities for children up to the age of 11.
Beth Anderson always thought she would follow her grandfather in accountancy but, thankfully for Clever Clogs, she is now counting her childcare qualifications rather than numbers on a spreadsheet!
Beth, 28, started at Clever Clogs in January 2022 and works as a Senior Practitioner in our Little Owls room for children aged 3-5.
She says: “It’s lovely seeing how much the children develop at this age and knowing you are making a difference. There are not many other jobs where you can say that.”
Jess Lowes is one of Clever Clogs’ newest members of staff and is working in our Little Explorers room for children aged two.
Jess, 24, says she always wanted to work in childcare, having had hands-on experience caring for younger family members as she was growing up.
Choosing a nursery for your child is difficult at any time but doing this during a global pandemic makes it even harder.
Luckily for mum-of-one Kathryn Watson, she was able to lean on people she knows for good advice, and this led her to the doors of Clever Clogs Bowburn.
Kathryn’s daughter, Alexandra, was born at the very start of the pandemic in 2022 and with her return to full-time work (Kathryn works as an estates surveyor) from maternity planned for early 2021, she needed to find a suitable day nursery.
As a nursery school/early years teacher, Anna Hall was well placed when it came to choosing a setting for her own daughter.
After being recommended two nurseries in her area, she visited both but knew immediately when she stepped foot in Clever Clogs Bowburn that we were the one.
Anna explains: “I teach in a nursery pre-school and have taught reception in the past, so I knew the sorts of things I was looking for and I found that at Clever Clogs.
Alex Morris only needed one visit to know that Clever Clogs Belmont was the right place for her son Seb.
She explains: “My friend had recommended the nursery, so it was the first place I went to visit and ended up being the last!
“I knew instantly; it just had the right feel.”
When she was younger, Sam Place had a bird’s eye view of childcare, so it was an easy decision for her to make when she decided to make it a career out of it.
That’s because Sam’s mum was the manager of a nursery and she used to help out on work experience. Continue reading “Clever Clogs – Sam”
Catherine Mann originally though she was headed for a career as a social worker until work experience at a nursery changed her mind altogether.
She knew instantly that childcare was the job for her and joined Clever Clogs immediately after leaving college. Continue reading “Clever Clogs – Catherine”
Amy Oldroyd’s creative side comes in perfectly in her role as Senior Practitioner in Big Inventors, our room at Bowburn for children aged 3 to 4.
The 32-year-old enjoys pottering at home, whether it’s making photo frames or playing with glitter and that means the children benefit at the nursery too. Continue reading “Clever Clogs – Amy”
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Tel: 0191 384 3610
Address: New Ferens Park, Durham, DH1 1GG
Email: info@cclogs.com
Nursery Manager: Sharon Lewis
Tel: 0191 377 9192
Address: Durham Road, Durham, DH6 5AT
Email: info@cclogs.com
Nursery Manager: Sharon Lewis