Staff Bios

Name	Ailsa Whelan
Position   Full Time	Early Years and Afterschool Manager LINC Coordinator First Aid Officer Child Protection Officer Emotional Well- Being Officer
Qualifications	Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years Honours BA in Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate in High Scope Implementation Far Manual Handling Fire Safety / Fire Warden Introduction to Children’s First Refresher Child Safe Guarding Inclusion Diversity and Equality Training Kidding Around Yoga Instructor GDPR Awareness Training
Experience Dec 2019 – Present  March 2019 - Dec 2019  2009-2019	Manager St. Michael’s Pre-school and After-school Service, Kylemore Rd Ballyfermot Acting Manager St. Michael’s Pre-school and After-school Service, Kylemore Rd Ballyfermot Deputy Manager St. Michael’s Pre-school and After-school Service, Kylemore Rd Ballyfermot Montessori Teacher, Horizons Montessori School Chuckleberries Montessori + Crèche

Name	Emma Whelan
Position  Full Time	Deputy Manager Fire Safety Officer
Qualifications	B.Sc. Early Childhood Education ( Far Children First Child Protection Manual Handling Fire Safety
Experience  Aug 2021- present  Aug 2020 – July 2021	·       Deputy Manager St Michaels Preschool and Afterschool Service Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot. ·       Acting Manager St Michaels Preschool and Afterschool Service, Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot. ·        Acting Manager St Raphael’s Preschool and Afterschool Project, Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot.

Name	Amy Nevin
Position Part- Time	Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications	Childcare Fetac Level 5 Diploma Special Needs Assistant LV 6 High Scope COR Training Fire Safety Manual Handling Pediatric First Aid Intro to Children’s First GDPR Awareness Training
Experience 2012 – Present 2007-2009	Early Years Practitioner- St. Michael’s Early Years Practitioner – St. Gabriel’s Manager Mary’s Kindy Day-care, Sydney NSW Deputy Manager St. Michael’s Special Needs Assistant

Name	Margaret Leahy
Position Full- Time	Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications	Fetac Level 6 Childcare Fetac Level 5 Childcare IPPA Childcare Course Fire Safety Manual Handling Pediatric First Aid Intro to Children’s First GDPR Awareness Training
Experience May 2016 - Present 2007- May 2016	Early Years Practitioner- St. Michael’s Relief Early Years Practitioner – St. Michael’s Early Years Educator St. Claire’s Playgroup

Name	Lyndsey Kinsella
Position Full- Time	Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications	Fetac Level 6 Childcare Fetac Level 5 Childcare Fire Safety Manual Handling Pediatric First Aid Intro to Children’s First GDPR Awareness Training
Experience 2013 – Present 2012 - 2013	Early Years Practitioner - St. Michael’s Tus Scheme – St. Michael’s

Name	Tracy Coughlan
Position   Part- Time	After School Practitioner Aim Support
Qualifications	Fetac Level 6 Childcare Fetac Level 5 Childcare Highscope Fire Safety Manual Handling Pediatric First Aid Intro to Children’s First GDPR Awareness Training
Experience 2019 – Present 2019  - Present	Afterschool Practitioner - St. Michael’s Aim Post - St. Michael's Care and Cuddles, Scoil Niamh Giraffe Childcare

Name	Elizabeth Reardon
Position Part-Time	Relief Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications	Fetac Level 5 Childcare Pediatric First Aid Fire Safety/Warden Training Introduction to Children’s First Manual Handling GDPR Awareness Training Highscope
Experience 2016-Present	Relief Childcare Worker St. Michael’s Preschool and Afterschool Tus Programme St. Michael’s Preschool Volunteer Early Years Practitioner St. Michael’s Pre-school

Name	Margaret Monks
Position  Part Time	Junior Early Years AIM Support Practitioner
Qualification	·  Fetac Level 5 Childcare ·  Introduction to Children First ·  Manual Handling ·  Pediatric First Aid ·  Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter and Guidelines Fire Safety/Warden Training
Experience      Nov 2017- Present     Jan 2008- Nov 2017 ·	·  St. Michael’s Preschool AIM Post · Markiewicz Community Centre, Ballyfermot

Name	Charline Carroll
Position Part Time	Junior Early Years AIM Support Practitioner
Qualification	·  Fetac Level 5 Childcare ·  Introduction to Children First ·  Manual Handling ·  Pediatric First Aid ·  GDPR Awareness Training Fire Safety/Warden Training
Experience ·        Jan 2018-present ·	·   St. Michael’s Preschool AIM Post ·   Treasure Tots, Ballyfermot- Student Placement ·    Childminder- Ballyfermot

Name	Lisa Sullivan
Position Part Time	Junior Early Years AIM Support Practitioner
Qualifications	·    Fetac Level 5 Childcare ·    Mental health awareness for teachers ·    Always children first ·    Early childhood curriculum level 6 ·    Child development level 6 ·    Social and legal issues in childcare level 6 ·    Pediatric First Aid ·    Manual hand ·    Fire Training
Experience ·        Jan 2020 – Present	·        St. Michael’s Preschool (AIM Post) ·        Little gems childcare ·        Giraffe childcare ·        Markiewicz community centre