Early Years Hub

Rachel Buckler is a highly experienced practitioner, trainer and consultant working with a number of sectors supporting their safeguarding and child protection practices and procedures. Her career initially in childcare began over 30 years ago and she holds a number of professional qualifications including the NNEB, a BA Hons in Early Years and Education, PG Certificate in Management, and a post graduate qualification in leadership, NPQICL.
Rachel’s work in the social care, early years sector has involved the development of many services overtime, she has led and managed a variety of early years provisions, including a Sure Start Local Programme and numerous Children’s Centres and early years settings. Her role as a strategic lead in a Local Authority Early Intervention Service involved taking responsibilities for designated safeguarding lead across a wide range of services. She continues to work with Local Authorities delivering training and support for early years practitioners.

Many settings and early years practitioners have benefitted from Rachel’s training whether this be face to face or through the popular online blended courses such as the Designated Safeguarding Lead Masterclass and Safeguarding Level 2 for early years practitioners.

Rachel’s book ‘Developing Child Centred Practice for Safeguarding and Child Protection: Strategies for every early years setting’ is published in February 2023.

NWOBC delegates will receive special offer prices for Early Years Hub in-house online blended training courses and a 20% discount when they purchase Rachel’s book.

Please contact Rachel to talk about the in-house training discount packages.