Co-Director & Executive Lead
Christina Ama Aframoah, BA (Hons)
National Outstanding Early Childhood Practitioner of the Year,(ECSDN) 2025Accolades & Academic Credentials
Christina Ama Aframoah is a First-Class Honours graduate in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Northampton, and was named National Outstanding Early Childhood Practitioner of the Year in 2025, recognition of practice-level excellence that now shapes Safe Space's entire early years approach.
Pedagogical Architecture
She is the architect of Safe Space's proprietary, trauma-informed SOS Framework, the Support, Observe, Succeed model that underpins the organisation's approach to psychological safety, retention, and workforce readiness across every program.
Administrative & Fiscal Governance
Alongside her clinical and pedagogical work, Christina holds an HND in Accounting and brings high-level HR System Improvement expertise to the organisation, ensuring corporate precision, clear accounting metrics, and fiscal integrity across all of Safe Space's operations.
First-Class Honours, University of Northampton.
Awarded 2025.
Underpins fiscal governance and accounting metrics across Safe Space.
High-level experience improving organisational HR systems and processes.
Key Specialisms & Innovations
Author and developer of proprietary emotional regulation toolkits designed to support vulnerable children and shift developmental trajectories.
Expert in navigating MASH processes, Early Help pathways, and Solihull Approach interventions.
Author of 8 research-led manuscripts on child development, family dissolution, and practitioner resilience.
Native/Fluent in English, Italian, Fante, and Twi, enabling deep trust-building across diverse cultural communities.
Career Highlights & Background
Lead Volunteer at Camrose Nursery & Family Centre; practitioner roles at Community Preschool, Busy Bees Nursery, and Ecton Brook Primary School.
Former Team Leader at Nazareth Health Care, managing regulatory compliance, complex care rotas, and multi-agency health referrals.
Auxiliary specialist with Cooperativa Sociale Gulliver (Modena, Italy), supporting multilingual early learning environments.
Recognition & Media
Outstanding Early Childhood Practitioner of the Year (ECSDN 2025).
Featured in the Northants Telegraph, interviewed by Jason Day, and subject of an official University of Northampton Spotlight Case Study.
BA (Hons) First-Class Degree; Dissertation on the Impact of Separation and Divorce on Children's Emotional Development (Highly Commended).