
Meet the team
At Fingertips, our fantastic team of highly qualified Early Years education specialists help your child develop as a unique individual. In addition, a number of our team are qualified Level 3 Forest School practitioners and lead on Forest School sessions. We are extremely proud of the huge range of skills and personal passion each member brings to our special team.
All team members are trained in the following: FGM, Safeguarding, Prevent Duty, First Aid Paediatric level 3

Head Teacher
Jenny Herbaut
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20 years experience working with children
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Qualified Early Years Teacher
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Certificate in Child Protection Awareness
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Designated Safeguarding Officer
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SENCO
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First Class BA Honours in History
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty

Head of Forest school
Shaun Herbaut
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Level 4 in Early Years Practice
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Certificate in Child Protection Awareness
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Level 3 Forest School Practitioner Award
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Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Award
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ITC 16 Hours Forest School First Aid Award
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Prevent Duty
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FGM Awareness

Head of Operations
Ross Truefitt
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Qualified NVQ Level 3 in Early Years
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Paediatric First Aid
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Food Hygiene Certificate
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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Prevent Duty
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FGM Awareness

Admissions and Team Lead
Elaine New
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Qualified NVQ Level 3 in Early Years
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Safeguarding Children Training Certificate
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty
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Food Hygiene Certificate

Team Lead
Ana Marsh
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Level 3 in Forest School
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Level 3 Forest First Aid
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Qualified NVQ 3 in Early Years
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Masters Degree in Outdoor Learning
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Team Lead
Hannah Libby
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Qualified Teacher
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Safeguarding Children Training Certificate
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty

Supervisor
Laura Khani
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Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty
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Certificate in Child Protection Awareness
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NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care Learning and Development
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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Anaphylaxis and Epi-Pen Training

Keyworker and Safeguarding Lead
Manjola Prela
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Training towards NVQ Level 3 in Early Years
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Effective Safeguarding Practice
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Forest School Team Leader
Mariana Cheng
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Teacher qualification
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Forest Paediatric First Aid
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Training towards a Level 3 Forest school practitioner
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Amy Howard
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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FGM Awareness
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Design and Performance Degree
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Training towards Early Years Teacher Qualification

Key Person
Lisa Ghailan
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NVQ Level 3 in Early years
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Food Hygiene
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12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Jo Marriott
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Norland Nurse NNEB
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Diploma in Nursery Nursing
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 3
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty In Early Years Environment Level 2
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BTEC First Diploma in Hotel and Catering

Key Person and Group Leader
Anita Croft
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CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Safeguarding Children Training Certificate
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Food Hygiene Training
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty

Key Person and Group Leader
Colleen Nurse
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BA (Hons) Degree in Early Years
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Certificate in Child Protection Awareness
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Diploma in Nursery Nursing (NNEB)
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Food Hygiene Certificate
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Safeguarding Children Training Certificate
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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FGM Awareness
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Prevent Duty

Key Person
Sarah Bentley
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NVQ Level 3 in Early Years
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FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
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Safeguarding Children Training Certificate
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Food Hygiene Certificate
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Channel General Awareness Certificate
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Prevent Duty
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Rosie Bolton
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Training towards a Level 3 Early Years
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12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Florence Caseberry
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Degree in Early Years education
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12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Katie Bunting
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Training towards a Level 3 Forest school practitioner
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Primary PGSE with QTS
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12 Hour - Paediatric and Forest school First Aid Qualification
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness

Key Person
Stef Hennessy
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Level 5 Degree in Early Childhood and Education
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NVQ 3 in Childcare
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12 Hour - Paediatric and Forest school First Aid Qualification
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Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2
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Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2
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FGM Awareness