Kirsty Beckett

Lead a high-quality baby and toddler room, creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children aged 0–3 Deliver engaging, development-focused activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), supporting early learning and key milestones Track and assess children’s progress, adapting care and learning to meet individual needs and routines Successfully manage and mentor a team of staff, promoting strong teamwork and best practice Maintain high standards of room organisation, ensuring a well-structured, inclusive, and enabling environment Contribute to positive inspection outcomes by consistently meeting quality and compliance expectations Follow safeguarding procedures Build strong, trusting relationships with parents, supporting communication and partnership working Maintain accurate records and ensure ongoing compliance with Ofsted requirements

Experienced Preschool and Nursery Practitioner supporting children aged 3 months to 5 years within a safe, nurturing, and stimulating nursery environment. I deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate activities aligned with the EYFS to encourage curiosity, independence, and a love of learning across all age groups. I observe and assess children’s progress, adapt learning opportunities to meet individual needs, and maintain positive relationships with families through clear, supportive communication. I work collaboratively with the nursery team to ensure high-quality care, effective safeguarding, and an inclusive atmosphere where every child feels valued. Key Responsibilities: • Planning and delivering play-based learning experiences aligned with EYFS • Supporting social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development from 3 months to 5 years • Completing observations, assessments, and tracking children’s progress • Creating a welcoming, safe, and inclusive nursery environment • Building strong relationships with parents and caregivers • Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare • Working closely with a supportive, collaborative team

I started this role as a trade counter assistant and have progressed to Office Supervisor. I am responsible for checking KPIs within the sales office, overseeing the warehouse supervisor and team and general as hoc duties. I have been involved with the relocation of the company from a smaller warehouse to our current 13,000 foot new warehouse house. I have also rewritten/amended office and company policies.

Some of my tasks include: Taking telephone orders and processing on computer system. Processing face to face customer orders. Checking order status and processing customer collections. Data Entry Taking card and cash payments. Restocking of trade counter consumables. Checking inbound deliveries to delivery notes and purchase orders Day to day filing. General Admin duties as required. Ad hoc duties as requested

I reported to the general manager and in her absence I helped to maintain the smooth operation of the restaurant and bar. I was a key holder for the business. I am competent in the following; Taking telephone and email bookings for parties restaurant functions. Customer Service. Bar and waitress trained. Cash handling and cashing up at the end of the day. I also helped to order for the Wet Sales and was cellar trained.

I worked on both the Sales and Customer Service teams with the company. I worked towards personal and company KPIs. I was competent in upselling our products. Customer Service. Returns and faulty goods. I also worked on a project for upgrading customers lights to the latest technology. Sorting delivery issues.

I started on the Showroom team in B&Q. Quotes for kitchens/bathrooms/bedrooms. Booking appointments for the design consultants. General upkeep of the shop floor. Answering delivery and installation queries for customers. I also worked for TradePoint. Signing customers up to TradePoiny. Quoting jobs/ building materials. Organising deliveries direct from Hub to site. Setting up Trade Accounts.