Meet The Team
Nicola Gibb – Nursery Manager
I have been in Early Years & Education since 2004.
I have my HNC in Early Years Care and Education (2006), as well as my BA in Childhood Practice which I gained at Glasgow University in 2020.
I have also participated in various training, including, but not limited to, Advance Child Protection, First Aid, Infection Control, REHIS Food Hygiene, English As an Additional Language (EAL), Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC), Inclusion Training, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Safe Sleep, Realising the Ambition, Asthma, Epilepsy and Allergies training, Schematic Play (Schemas) and Pen Green’s ‘Parents Involvement in their Children’s Learning (PICL).
I am also a qualified Peep Leader.
I am PVG checked and SSSC registered.
Cavell Clark – Deputy Manager
I started my career in Primary Teaching in 2016 before moving to Early Years in 2017. I have my PGDE in Primary Education and my BA in Childhood Practice (2021).
I also have 2 children of my own.
I have dance training and have previously taught with Baby Ballet and Midlothian School of Dance. As well as these I have also participated in various training, including, but not limited to Advance Child Protection, First Aid, REHIS Food Hygiene, Infection Control, GIRFEC, Equality & Diversity, ACEs, Safe Sleep, Education Framework & Legislation, Persona Dolls and various training courses on developing supporting children’s language & developmental skills.
I am PVG checked and SSSC registered.
Chloe Mitchell – Early Years Supervisor (Wee Scallys)
Rachel McCormack – Early Years Supervisor (Big Scallys)
Louise Bell – Early Years Supervisor (Super Scallys)
All of the staff at Scallywags Loanhead either have or are working towards professional qualifications. As part of our induction training our staff are trained in Child Protection, Food Hygiene, Infection Control and Manual Handling before working on the floor with the children. We also put all our staff through First Aid training at the first available opportunity, meaning there are always multiple First Aiders on hand.
Scallywags staff work closely with various other professionals including but not limited to, Health Visitors, Speech & Language Therapists, Midlothian Council Inclusion Officers and our teacher from Midlothian Council.