Donna has many years experience of managing high quality childcare services, mostly in the voluntary sector. She has particular skills here and understands the particular challenges in this area. As well as providing childcare, she can provide a consultancy service.  Please call to discuss.

Highlights include:

• While managing a Community Nursery for 6 years, Donna project managed the expansion of the nursery by 50%.  This included fundraising, supervision of contractors, and managing the registration process. As part of this role as manager, she was also the voluntary sector representative on the local Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership and stood on a committee to develop neighbourhood nurseries in the area.
• As part of her work at an Under Eights Centre in Central London, she managed 4 types of provision in 3 different building.
• From 2002-2005,she worked as the manager of Homeless Children’s Project, establishing children’s services in community centres and hotels.
• Consultancy to a nursery that had received an unsatisfactory Ofsted report, and working with staff and management to raise the standards.

Qualifications:

National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB) - 1987

Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education (ADCE) - 2002

BSL Stage 1 (sign language)

HIV & AIDS (Foundation & Advanced)

Baby & Child First Aid

First Aid at Work

Pitman Bookkeeping and Accounts stage 1

Food Hygiene Certificate

Vocational Training:  Child protection, Accountancy for Charities, Grief & Bereavement, Behaviour Management, IT, Equal Opportunities, The Children's Act, PAYE, Leadership Training, Working in Partnership with Parents, Working with Bilingual Children, Domestic Violence and various Curriculum Courses