Contact information to help early years providers
This page lists helpful contact information for providers, from the Council’s Early Years Team and the Entitlements Team to Early Years Quality Hub Co-ordinators and Cluster Leads.
Children and Learning Commissioning, PPB2S1, County Hall, Taunton TA1 4DY Phone: 01823 357494
Kelly Murphy – Capital Projects Officer – Sufficiency Support with capital projects Email KMurphy@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 359530 Mobile 07811 308759
Heather Stebbing – Early Years Sufficiency Lead Support with sufficiency of early years places Delivery of early years strategies Email HStebbing@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 357494
Julia Balmford – Data and Sufficiency Officer Sufficiency Assessments for Somerset Email sfid@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 355828
Alison Jeffery Early Years Lead and Primary Adviser Email: AJeffery@somerset.gov.uk Phone: 01823 348271 Mobile: 07977 401872
Nikki Difford – Early Years Lead Officer (West) Advice on business sustainability and financial planning Support committees with effective practice and legislative requirements. Email NLDifford@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 348271 Mobile 07919 540564
Sarah Love – Early Years Lead Officer (East) Advice on business sustainability and financial planning Support committees with effective practice and legislative requirements Inclusion funding, holiday play-schemes and out of school provision. Email SPLove@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 356821 Mobile 07919 540711
Jo Sawyer – Early Years Locality Officer (East) Supports and advises new and existing childcare provision Provides support and guidance to Out of School provision 6 to 19 Email JSawyer@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 348271 Mobile 07976 816811
Alison Highfield – Early Years Locality Officer (West) Supports and advises new and existing childcare provision Provides support and guidance to Out of School provision 6 to 19 Email AHighfield@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 348271 Mobile 07823 537446
Samantha Davies – Administrative Assistant Clerk to Early Years Quality Improvement Group Email SADavies@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 357597
Lucy Hemmings – Business Support Assisstant Email LHemmings@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 359773 and 01823 348266
County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Administration associated with the take up of the Early Years Entitlements for three and four years olds Administration of the funding for eligible two year olds and free school meals. Email eyfunding@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 357039
Jane Barnett – Lead Area Senco – South Sedgemoor Address:B Block, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Email: JBarnett@somerset.gov.uk
Karen Marsh – North Sedgemoor Address: B Block, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Email: KMarsh@somerset.gov.uk
Karen Foster – East Mendip Address: PO Box 5176, Shepton Mallet, BA4 9DD (Visitors please report to Reception, Mendip District Council Offices, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT) Email: KZFoster@somerset.gov.uk
Louise Shaw – West Mendip Address: PO Box 5176, Shepton Mallet, BA4 9DD (Visitors please report to Reception, Mendip District Council Offices, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT) Email: LZShaw@somerset.gov.uk Phone: 01749 822800
Wendy Toy – South Somerset West Address: Morley House, 26 West Hendford, Yeovil BA20 1XE Email: WToy@somerset.gov.uk
Mikaela Jauncey – South Somerset East Address: Morley House, 26 West Hendford, Yeovil BA20 1XE Email MJauncey@somerset.gov.uk Phone: 01935 463888
Sandy Robertson, Fiona Turnbull – Taunton area Address: B Block, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Email SRobertson@somerset.gov.uk or FTurnbull@somerset.gov.uk
Jo McDonough – West Somerset, Wellington and Wiveliscombe Address: B Block, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY Email: JMcDonough@somerset.gov.uk
Training and professional development for all practitioners in early years, childminding, play and out of school settings.
For all general enquiries about Early Years Leadership and Peer to Peer Support Framework and Early Years Teaching Centres.
Address Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP Email SCIL@somerset.gov.uk Phone 01823 348268 Website www.scilearning.org.uk
Ansford and Wincanton
Childminder Lead Samantha Davey samanthadavey8985@gmail.com
EY Practitioner Lead Amy Cooper Conkers The Balsam Centre Nursery conkersstaff@balsamcentre.org.uk
Teacher Lead Rebecca Kilburn Wincanton Primary School rkilburn@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Bridgwater
Childminder Lead Dawn Thake Dawniechildcare70@sky.com
EY Practitioner Lead Vacancy
Teacher Lead Lucy Marker Wembdon St George’s Primary School Lucy.Marker@bwmat.onmicrosoft.com
Burnham and Cheddar
Childminder Lead Catriona Pinnington
EY Practitioner Lead Helen Davies Busy Bees Nursery hdavies@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Teacher Leads Debbie Brabbins Draycott & Rodney Stoke First School dbrabbins@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Hayley Richens Brent Knoll Primary School hrichens@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster
Childminder Lead Carly North Carlynorth110@gmail.com
EY Practitioner Lead Cheryl Herrick cherrick@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Teacher Lead Vacancy
Frome and Shepton Mallet
Childminder Lead Vacancy
EY Practitioner Lead Rachael Emmett Sunflower Montessori Nursery Sunflowernurserygroup@gmail.com
Teacher Lead Claire Dargie Shepton Mallet Infants & Nursery CDargie@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Huish Episcopi Childminder Lead Vacancy
EY Practitioner Lead Sue Gutteridge Sunshine Morning Nursery Sue.gutteridge1@hotmail.co.uk
Teacher Lead Lee Butt King Ina Primary School Lbutt1@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Street, Glastonbury and Wells
Childminder Leads Leanne Saunders & Rachel Gadd
EY Practitioner Lead TBC
Taunton Childminder Lead Vacancy
EY Practitioner Lead Rachel Parrish Willow Set Pre-School manager@willowset.org.uk
Teacher Leads Heidi Screech North Town Nursery hscreech@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Sally Howells Wellsprings School Sallyhowells23@gmail.com
Wellington & Wiveliscombe Childminder Lead Heather Cook Hmay18@cheerful.com
EY Practitioner Leads Becky Allder Stawley Pre-School ballder@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Chloe House Beehive Nursery Chloe.house@beehivedaynursery.co.uk
Rebecca Batten Fledglings Nursery rbatten@cotfordstlukeprimary.co.uk
Teacher Lead Katy Smith Milverton Primary School Ksmith3@educ.somerset.gov.uk
West Somerset Childminder Lead Vacancy
EY Practitioner Lead Jo Buck Cheeky Cherubs Nursery cheeky.cherubs@yahoo.com
Teacher Lead Alison Oakley St Dubricius First School, Porlock acoakley@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Yeovil and Stoke-sub-Hamdon
Childminder Lead Rebecca Lihou Rlihou527@gmail.com
EY Practitioner Lead Chelsea Woollard Elim Church Day Nursery Chelsw123@aol.com
Teacher Lead Louise Williamson Ilchester Primary School lwilliamson@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Address Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD Email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Phone 0300 123 1231 Monday to Friday 8am to 6.45pm Website www.ofsted.gov.uk/contact-us
Concerned about a child? Phone Somerset Direct 0300 123 2224 Website sscb.safeguardingsomerset.org.uk/
Out of hours safeguarding concerns (evenings, weekends and bank holidays) Emergency Duty Team 0300 123 2327
To find your link family support worker please contact your local getset hub:
Mendip getset Services and Children Centres Sedgemoor getset Services and Children Centres South Somerset getset Services and Children Centres Taunton getset Services and Children Centres West Somerset getset Services and Children Centres
To find your link health visitor please contact your local health hub which can be found using the link below: www.sompar.nhs.uk/contact-us/service-locations-map/
Philippa Small 01823 355803 EHACoordinator@somerset.gov.uk
Somerset Centre for Integrated Learning (SCIL)
Early Years Leadership Framework
Ofsted
Somerset Safeguarding Children Board
getset
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