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      <image:caption>Dandelions is a purpose built community pre-school, in the heart of Hatch Warren, Basingstoke. We opened in January 2005 and have cared for hundreds of children aged 2 years to 5 years. We have provided them with a happy, safe and stimulating environment to help prepare them for a great start in school and in life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dandelions is a non-profit organisation and we welcome all children in the Basingstoke area. At our Pre-school we accept all children regardless of race, culture, religion, ability and means. Our devoted Pre-school team is supported by a committee of volunteers. By working closely with parents, we aim to provide outstanding Pre-school education.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>During 2023, we used our valuable fundraising monies to enhance our outside area. Purchasing steps and clambering walls to support children’s physical development.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have also introduced an outdoor music area, which is already getting so much use.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Kelli-Ann Rushton - Preschool Manager and Designated Safeguarding Officer/ELSA/SENCO</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kelli has been the Manager at Dandelions since February 2022. Kelli has a long history with Dandelions going back to 2009 when she joined the committee, it was through this that she realised she had found the career path she wished to take and embarked on her Level 3. Since then, Kelli has completed many courses and in 2020 Kelli finished her BA Hons Degree in Childhood Studies.  Kelli has a proven track record in successfully running Dandelions, establishing a strong team and creating a curriculum designed to meet the needs of all children.  Kelli values the importance of her own continuous professional development and that of her team, allowing for both personal progression and continuously reflecting on how to keep Dandelions the best it can be.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - De'Anne Bydile - Administration Assistant</image:title>
      <image:caption>De’Anne joined Dandelions as an Administrator in May 2018. She holds a strong background in both customer service and administration. De’Anne is responsible for providing high quality administrative support . She maintains all of the records and data held by the PreSchool on children &amp; families following retention guidelines and GDPR. De’Anne manages headcounts and updates on our waiting lists .</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Skye Watkins - Apprentice Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Skye joined us as an Apprentice Early Years Practitioner. Skye has spent time supporting young family members who have additional needs. It is through this, Skye realised her passion is to be working with young children and in particular, has an interest in supporting children with additional needs.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Sue Iveson - Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sue’s childcare experience began in 2002 when she worked with children and families in social social services within a children’s home setting, preparing children for long term foster placements.  During this role she studied and completed an NVQ3 specialising in young people. After having her own three children she became an LSA at a local primary school, leading her to become an early years practitioner. Sue achieved a CACHE level 3 diploma in early years. Outside of work Sue enjoys going on spa days, long walks in the countryside and being with her family by the seaside.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Kayleigh Uzzell - Trainee Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>On graduating at university with a Criminology degree Kayleigh went into a role that supported the community and young children. After having her daughter she decided to run her own baby and toddler group supporting parents and care givers through the 4th trimester demonstrating baby massage, yoga and tummy time hints and tricks, in addition to helping bring mothers together and make new friends. Kayleigh had fun creating exciting exploratory areas for the babies to play in, carefully designed to support their learning and milestones. She then realised that she wanted to learn more about the EYFS and decided to do her Level 3 in Early Years care and education. In Kayleigh’s spare time she loves to go on adventures with her family. Whether it’s making potions and bubbles in her daughter’s mud kitchen, reviewing the best parks or exploring a woodland trail ! out in all weathers. She loves nurturing play and learning through natural curiosity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Claire Brashaw - Early Years Practitioner (Bank Staff)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Claire been working at Dandelions since September 2022. Claire has around 8 years experience working in the childcare sector and is passionate about delivering fun and educational activities and creating diverse, purposeful play opportunities that help support each individual child’s needs and interests Claire is level 3 qualified in childcare and has completed various courses throughout the years including SENCo training, safeguarding , food hygiene, first aid and many more. Claire went on Maternity Leave in 2025 and has returned to us as a member of our Bank Team.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Tracy Benzeval - Deputy Manager</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tracy has been Deputy at Dandelions since September 2022. Tracy has extensive knowledge of working within Early Years settings and key stage 1 environments. Tracy has experience of working with children wit additional needs, 1:1 support and running rooms and settings. Tracy has an interest in children’s well-being and promoting this through a range of relaxation techniques. Tracy regularly does group activities involving yoga and practicing calming techniques.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Nicola Ledington - Senior Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead/Trainee SENCo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nicola has been working at Dandelions since October 2018. Back in 2011, Nicola began training as an Early Years Professional and holds Early Years Professional Status (equivalent Level 6). Nicola has worked at local Nurseries and preschools gaining valuable knowledge and experience. Nicola has trained in Safeguarding Level 4 with her knowledge being continuously updated through various courses.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Charlie Vince - Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charlie completed her Level 3 Diploma in 2015 and began her career in childcare as an Apprentice in a Nursery. She has continued her path in childcare moving into an Early Years Practitioner role. She enjoys promoting a positive learning environment for children and helping them to feel settled. Charlie has 3 children of her own and enjoys spending time with them going for walks and reading. Charlie is excited to be part of the Dandelions team and looking forward to being part of your child’s learning journey.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Stacey Alexander - Trainee Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stacey is a parent of two with a strong love for learning and personal development. She spent ten years working with the NHS and greatly valued her time there, leaving the role to focus on raising her children. Stacey volunteered at Dandelions then joined our committee to enhance her commitment to supporting the community. When the position of Trainee Practitioner arose Stacey saw this as an excellent opportunity to further develop her skills and experience working within the Early Years sector. In Stacey’s spare time she likes spending time with her family and enjoys travelling and baking, and whenever she can, she loves practicing photography.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Sophie O’Brien - Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sophie started her journey in Early Years back in 2018. She began as an Apprentice and worked her way up to becoming a Level 3 Practitioner. In her last role Sophie was the Baby Room Leader and prior to this she has worked with all age groups in childcare starting from 3 months up to age 5. Sophie has experience working with SEN children and loves to encourage children and see them meet their milestones. Sophie comes from quite a big family and being a child of 12 siblings she is used to being around children. She has always known that she wanted to work with children. She has a daughter of her own and having her has only made her love for childcare grow.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Meet The Staff 2021 - Ami Bennett - Early Years Practitioner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ami has a wealth of experience working with children. She has worked in various settings as bank staff and supply teachers. Working and assisting children from the ages of 3 months to 16 years old.   She has experience as a SEN 1:1 in my previous setting and holds a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. Ami is passionate about teaching and assisting children in their development.  She has found this to be very rewarding and has taught her a lot about how each child sees the world differently and how to let that shine through in their day to day learning.  Ami is a mum and step mum to two children of the age of 12 years old and 5 years old.  She has many hobbies. She loves to do arts and crafts and likes to get stuck in with messy play activities and crafts with the children in the setting too. She feels children can learn so much from creating something from nothing using their imagination.  Ami loves to be outside and with nature, going on hikes, dog walks and is looking forward to show the children the outside world and sharing her love of animals and nature with them. In her spare time Ami is a children's entertainer and has been performing for 5 years as an actress who portrays beloved Disney princess characters with Jollypop Entertainment.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://dandelions-preschool.co.uk/the-dandelions-way</loc>
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      <image:title>Our Vision, Aims and Values - Our Vision</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our Vision     At Dandelions, we provide a warm and welcoming home from home environment welcoming all children. We recognise that each child is unique and that children learn and develop at their own pace. Through the expertise of our highly skilled and passionate practitioners, we are able to respond to the needs of each individual child and ensure that their needs are met, allowing them to be open to new learning opportunities.   We are aware that children need to feel safe and secure for their learning to start. This is where our keyperson approach together with our tailored settling in sessions work their magic. All children will have a dedicated keyperson, getting to know both the child and their family; being aware of the experiences they bring with them from home.     As a community pre-school, we wish to provide care to as many families in our local community as we can.  Providing children with the best early year’s life experiences can have an impact on their lifelong outcomes. It is of paramount importance that all children are given the best start in life.   At Dandelions, not one day is the same. However, what we can guarantee is that the children are happy and are learning whilst having fun.   Our vision is that everyone involved in Dandelions, is happy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our Vision, Aims and Values - Our Aims</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our Aims   To provide a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment; allowing children to learn through play with each child feeling happy, safe and valued.   Through natural and real-life resources, our environment will inspire curiosity and evolve with the children’s interests and ideas.   To support and enhance children’s learning ‘in the moment’. We offer a balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities. This means we do not plan all activities, we are led by the children’s interest and recognise teachable moments, where we will then support and enhance learning. We offer small group work tailored to meet the needs of each child.                                                                     To build positive relationships with our parents and carers; working together to enhance children’s learning and development. Recognising that parent’s and carers are the child’s first educator.   To recognise the uniqueness of every child and the experiences they currently have; being able to build on these and provide further experiences. We aim for children to be able to explore new thinking and build new knowledge and skills each and everyday     By the time children leave Dandelions our aim is to ensure they are resilient, confident, independent and have a positive attitude towards their future learning.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our Vision, Aims and Values - Our Values</image:title>
      <image:caption>For all children, their families and staff to be happy  For all children to be learning new skills and knowledge  For all children to show a caring and positive attitude to everyone around them  To provide high quality teaching</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://dandelions-preschool.co.uk/parent-reviews</loc>
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      <image:title>Building relationships in the local community - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Building relationships in the local community</image:title>
      <image:caption>Local Police - We have been lucky enough to get a visit from 2 PCSO’s and a detective from Hampshire Police Constabulary who came to talk to the children and allow them to explore their van.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Reading Den</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vegetable Garden</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mud Kitchen</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Healthy Eating - Healthy Eating</image:title>
      <image:caption>At Dandelions, we recognise the importance of eating a nutritious and balanced diet. At snack times, we provide a healthy snack which consists of a variety of fruits and vegetables. We work with parents on the importance of providing a balanced diet in children’s lunch boxes. We have provided some information and useful links to support this.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our Committee</image:title>
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    <loc>https://dandelions-preschool.co.uk/new-page-71</loc>
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      <image:title>On-Line Safety - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:caption>In the office we keep a range of age appropriate books to support children’s understanding of how to stay safe on line and the impact of the use of technology within families.</image:caption>
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