Graziela Quinta Silva Pereira
London,Greater London
Summary
Through the journey of being in the early years sector ,many opportunities have shaped and enhanced my knowledge and practice. in addition to this being part of the Curiosity Approach has re defined what it means to be an Early Years Educator. sparking children's inner minds to learn more in a safe and challenging environment ,which is why I make it my philosophy to always give children the tools that is needed to take their curiosity above and beyond.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursery Manager
Richborough Nursery and Pre- School
09.2023 - Current
- Creating safe and stimulating learning environments for children to play and develop in.
- Overseeing the curriculum in terms of planning, activities ,development reports and parent teacher meetings.
- Planning and conducting staff meetings.
- Managing a team of 8 staff members.
- Delivering staff training and planning workshops for professional development.
- Conducting Staff appraisals and supervisions.
Nursery Manager
Dandelions Nursery School
04.2021 - 07.2023
- Ensuring a safe and stimulating environment for the children to learn, develop and thrive.
- Planned experiences to motivate and inspire children through leading the planning and curriculum for the nursery.
- A key person to eleven children ,conducting their weekly observations and planning according to their interests.
- Led the nursery team through the nursery's first Ofsted inspection to achieve 'Good' Ofsted rating with exceptional quality care.
- Worked in partnership with parents to address and resolve attendance, behaviour and progress challenges.
- Managed team of four staff members within nursery setting.
- Special educational needs coordinator for the setting, monitoring children's learning and development, implementing support to meet children's needs and leasing with external agencies to support children.
- Safeguarding Designated Officer for the setting, planning safeguarding training for the team, making the necessary referrals and signposting families to services.
- Wellbeing Officer ensuring that the team's needs are met, organising staff wellness workshops, adapting any changes to enhance staff's morale and wellness.
- Created stimulating learning environments to motivate educational engagement and development.
- Developed trusting relationships with children, parents and the team.
- Written weekly newsletters to parents consisting of the children's weekly interests and experiences and important information such as Nursery event dates.
- Planned inset day trainings and workshops for the team.
- Social media management for the nursery.
- Organised events such as 'Open days' to market the nursery.
- Conducted show around's to prospective parents and children.
- Built and nourished excellent relationships with parents and carers by maintaining email correspondence and scheduling termly meetings.
- Monitoring staff's performance through supervisions and appraisals and ad hoc supervisions. Organised training opportunities for the team to expand their professional knowledge and further career progression.
- Created and developed policies and procedures. ensuring company policies, procedures and operational practices were followed by closely monitoring operations, through supervisions and peer observations, policy of the month and monthly policy reviews.
Nursery Practitioner and Room Manager
CurioCity Childcare
02.2020 - 11.2020
- As a Nursery Practitioner and Room Manager at CurioCity I ensured that children were provided with positive, happy and supportive environments throughout and experiences for children to enjoy which challenged and promoted thier learning and development.
- Ensuring company policies, procedures and operational practices were followed by closely monitoring operations , through supervisions and peer observations.
- A key person to nine children , conducting their daily observations and planning according to their interests. at CurioCity I also carried out show arounds to prospective parents and had the responsibility of being carrying out managerial duties on occasions where the manager was not at the setting.
- Supported the setting manager with interviews .
Nursery Practitioner and Sendco
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree
10.2015 - 01.2020
- As a Nursery practitioner at the Nest Nursery Lime Tree my role was based on the priority of establishing and providing a safe and secure environment for the children where they are safeguarded.
- Proving challenges, a stimulating environment for the children to learn and develop following the Early years framework.
- A key person to eight children monitoring their progress in their learning and development through observations, tracking and focus weeks which include a meeting with the parents/carers to discuss their child's development.
- Being a curiosity approach setting , a home away from home is vital at Nest nursery where my duties included researching and providing authentic and open ended resources for children to use to enable them to experience the real adventures in their every day play.
- As the nursery SENDco (Special educational needs coordinator) my duties consisted of supporting children with additional learning difficulties by putting plans in place to meet their own individual needs , leasing with guardians and professionals and supporting key persons in delivering exceptional provision to the children.
- I conducted show arounds to prospective parents .which consisted of scheduling visits to the nursery , and giving each parent a tour of the environment and in depth explanations of all aspects on the nursery.
Nursery Practitioner and Safeguarding Co Ordinator
Abrahams Care Nursery
- Being a Nursery Practitioner at Abrahams Care Nursery my role consisted of establishing a safe and stimulating environment for the children to be and develop in.
- Providing experiences to support thier learning and development by following the Early years framework.
- I was a key person to Fifteen children monitoring their learning and development, tracking their progress and meeting with their guardians to discuss their development.
- My safeguarding co ordinator role at Abrahams Care Nursery involved liaising with the manager who was the setting Safeguarding Lead on site by accompanying her to safeguarding meetings and supporting staff with concerns and reports.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Early Years
2014
A-Levels - Health and Social Care
St. Angelas Sixth form
2014
Skills
- Curiosity Approach Trained
- Safeguarding Lead
- OFSTED inspection preparation
- Special educational needs support
- First Aid Trained
- Safeguarding Designated Lead Trained
- Task Prioritization
- Time management abilities
- Analytical Thinking
- Worker Training
- Effective communication
Accomplishments
- Recognised by the parents at The Nest Nursery Lime Tree as The employer of the year for four years consecutively.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
Timeline
Nursery Manager
Richborough Nursery and Pre- School
09.2023 - Current
Nursery Manager
Dandelions Nursery School
04.2021 - 07.2023
Nursery Practitioner and Room Manager
CurioCity Childcare
02.2020 - 11.2020
Nursery Practitioner and Sendco
The Nest Nursery Lime Tree
10.2015 - 01.2020
Nursery Practitioner and Safeguarding Co Ordinator
Abrahams Care Nursery
Bachelor of Arts -
Early Years
A-Levels - Health and Social Care
St. Angelas Sixth form
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