Our team

Mandy Fitchett Staff Coordinator
Lesley Murdoch Outreach Worker
Debbie Warwick Administrator
Henriette Vannai -Lain Project Leader
Nichola Anderson

 
Family Support Worker

 
Delivery Board Our board includes a number of professional and parental members who oversee the running of the Centre.
See below for list of members
Parents Forum



Volunteers

 
Who aim to meet approximately 4 times a year in order to inform the Children’s Centre of parent’s and children’s views and suggestions. New members always welcome.

Dorothy George, Gemma Mills, Julie Gerard, Karrie Chadwick, Rachel Mulholland, Sue Thrush, Maria Birch.

The centre is Coordinated by Mandy Fitchett who has been working in childcare for 13 years. Mandy has two children of her own and has been a childminder, school governor and teaching assistant working with children with a wide range of additional needs. She has also taught ICT and maths intervention programs. Over the last couple of years she has obtained NVQ3 in childcare, as well as a higher level teaching assistant qualification. She has also recently achieved the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership, which included a favourable assessment of the centre, it's staff and services. She also reports to the Delivery Board who in turn are responsible for informing the Advisory Board who over-see the 3 children's centres in this area. Mandy's role includes the health and safety of all users of the centre, staffing, services on offer, provision of reports and budgeting. Mandy is the Spangles child protection officer. All the staff have a First aid certificate and Safeguarding training.

Delivery Board Members

Centre Coordinator Mandy Fitchett*   Bentfield School Aileen Smith
Centre Administrator Debra Warwick*   PSLA - Childminders Development Officer Jean Tilsed
Centre Manager PSLA Margaret Hudson*   Buffy Bus Rosie Juhl
Centre Outreach Worker Lesley Murdoch*   Parent Representative  vacant
West Essex PCT Sally Freeman      
Essex Children's Community Development Officer Gill Holland   District Councillor Elizabeth Godwin
*non voting members