Hello my name is Emma!
I am the Area Manager of a little Squirrels Play forest. I support all of the nurseries in providing and embedding the little squirrels ethos and core values!
I have worked at little squirrels since May 2023 starting as the Nursery Manager at the Castle Quarter setting. I love working here because I am passionate about supporting children in their early years to learn and grow into their own unique, amazing characters. I love that Little Squirrels Play Forest values children’s individual learning journeys and offers a homely, open-ended and nurturing environment for children to explore their interests. I feel so lucky to be a part of this special life stage.
Some of my training includes:
Level 3 Early years educator
SLP
SENCO
Food hygiene level 2
Behaviour management
BSL level 2
Positive Behaviour management
Step on training
Paediatric first aid
Preventing radicalisation and extremism
FGM
Co-regulation
Communication Champion training
Health and safety training
Being a key person in early years
Sustained shared thinking
Importance of self evaluation
Characteristics of effective leaders
Effective teaching and learning
Learning through play
Leadership and management
Self Evaluation
Infection control and prevention
Manual handling
Norfolk graded profile
Makaton Level 2
Planning
Redirection in early years
Paediatric dental certificate
Terrific 2 training
Autism awareness
Risk assessments
COSHH
Safer recruitment
Internet Safety
GDPR
Food Allergy
Bereavement awareness training
Early Brain Development
The importance of play
earning to Listen and non-verbal communication
Vocabulary Development
Understanding Spoken Language
Planning in the Moment
Language for Thinking (The Blank Language Scheme)
Exploring Language and Early Narrative Skills
Play for Language and Literacy
Developing Speech and Phonological awareness
Theories of Language acquisition
The importance of developing Self-Esteem
Speech, Language and communication: Definitions, typical development and impact on other areas of learning
Identification and assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Needs
The communication Environment, including the home environment and engaging parents
What is communication? – Language and Literacy for 2-4 year olds
Communication friendly settings, adult – child interaction and working with families
Literacy Learning – Reading and writing for ages 2-4 years
Supporting the early stages of reading and writing
Are you ready for your Ofsted inspection
Mindfulness in early years
Yoga
EAL training
Communication counts
LADO
Child Participation
Writing support plans
Resilience in early years
Step on training
Active futures training
Managing critical incidents in early years settings.

I am also a proud Mummy to my little boy, Arthur! When I am not at nursery you will often find me walking our miniature poodle Jasper or collecting the eggs from our 12 chickens!