Claire
Senior manager, SENCO and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Hi, my name is Claire and I am the senior manager of our Nursery and Preschool site. I have been qualified for 22 years and have a wide range of experience in Early Years. As part of my role I work closely with the staff to bring in new ideas to enhance our provision. I am also the DLS (Designated safeguarding Lead) which means: if a member of staff or parent have a safeguarding concern regarding a child or adult then they pass the information onto me, I then can report it to the relevant departments. As a setting we have also become an ‘Operation Encompass’ setting supporting children and families who are experiencing domestic violence.
Toyah
Hi, my name is Toyah and I am the Pre-school Deputy Manager. I have a BA Honours Degree in Early Years along with 20 years’ experience of working in pre-school settings. I am part of the Designated Safeguarding Team and I assist Claire with these duties. I also have the role of senior SENCO, supporting children and staff from both settings. I am passionate about all children meeting their full potential on their learning adventure with us.
Jayne
Jayne joined us in September to begin her journey at Little Bo Peep Pre-School. Jayne has a Foundation degree in Early years, and she has also achieved early years professional status. She has many years’ experience working in early years and has previously managed an early years setting so she brings with her a great wealth and knowledge.
Clare
Hi I’m Clare and I work in the before and afterschool care department. I am qualified level 3 and I also have forest school training. I spend my afternoons supporting the Pre-School staff before moving into the afterschool department to collect the children from school.
Julie
Hi I’m Julie and I work in the afterschool department of Little Bo Peep Ltd. I am qualified level 2 in childcare and have a number of years experience. I spend the afternoons working with the preschool children before moving into the afterschool care department where I plan activities for them to do. The children are given the opportunity to be apart of the planning process which they really enjoy. .
Tina
Hi, my name is Tina and I am director of Little Bo Peep Limited. I split my time between the nursery and Pre-School site. I deal with the invoicing and any queries you may have regarding fees. If you have any questions then please email me at tina@littlebopeepnursery.com
Jenn
HHi I’m Jenn and I have a level 3 qualification in Childcare. I started my time with Little Bo Peep in the Afterschool Care department before becoming a Pre-School Key worker. I have lots of experience working with children and I am really looking forward to taking an active role in your children’s Little Bo Peep journey.
Laura
Hi, I’m Laura and I started working at Preschool in November. I completed my TA qualification in a school environment but have decided I would like to explore Early Years. I have just signed up to start my level 3 Early Years qualification which I am really looking forward too.
Jenny
Hi, I’m Jenny and I work in the After School care department. I worked for the company many years ago before pursuing other careers. It’s lovely to come back and see the changes that have been made over the years.
Hannah
Hi, my name is Hannah and I joined Little Bo Peep Preschool to further my career in childcare. I have gained my level 2 apprenticeship in childcare and wanted to continue my journey by obtaining my level 3 also. I have just started this qualification so I am looking forward to being able to gain more experience and knowledge while working alongside the staff and children.
Nikki
Hi, my name is Nikki and I recently joined Little Bo Peep Preschool. My career started as a mental health nurse before deciding to work with children in the school environment. I worked at the local village school where my son attends. I was offered a position there as a 1-1 support before deciding to work with the younger children in Early Years. I have recently signed up to a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Early Years to further my career. I am looking forward to gaining experience with this age and working towards a new qualification.
Little Bo Peep Pre-school is situated within the village hall setting in Inkberrow.
We pride ourselves on providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere to our pre-school children. We consider our pre-school setting to be an ideal environment for children to learn and develop for the start of their school careers.
Our aim at Little Bo Peep Pre-school is to prepare the children with the skills that they will need to enter school and have the best start that they can.
Our pre-school is staffed by three qualified members of staff Hannah, Claire and Sarah, who also runs our Fun Club with Julie and Clare.
Hannah is the manager and has an Early Years Foundation Degree, Claire, Deputy, has an NNEB diploma in nursery nursing and Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood. The children enjoy learning phonics sounds and joining in with number rhymes and games along with lots of other fun, learning activities which prepare the children for school.
We have excellent facilities at the village hall which include a fantastic outside play area. The children enjoy watching and exploring as the seasons change throughout the year.
Opening Times – Our pre-school is open on a term time only basis which coincides with the local schools, during the holidays we operate a play scheme which can be booked separately via a booking form which arrives via email approx. 3 weeks before the end of each term.
All pre-school children are welcome to attend our fun club play scheme and do not have to stick to their usual days.
- Term time opening hours: 7.30am – 6.00pm
- Fun Club Play Scheme opening hours 8.00am – 6.00pm
Funding – All children in England aged 3-4 are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week. However, in September 2017 the Government introduced a further entitlement to 30 hours per week, providing certain criteria is met. To see if you are eligible please go to the Government website. You can utilise your hours, term time only, between the hours of 7:30am & 6:00pm. Your child will receive their funding the school term after their 3rd birthday. If you require additional hours over your Government funding, this will be at an hourly rate.
If your child is coming up from Little Bo Peep Nursery then we understand that you may wish to change your session times to fit in with the Government funding. Please see form attached to confirm your hours.
Transition and settling in
It is our aim to ensure that the transition into pre-school is a smooth and happy one for both children and parents. It is our aim to ensure all children receive an induction plan appropriate to their individual needs and requirements.
Induction periods will usually take place a week before starting pre-school. As this will vary depending on each individual child the following is a guide only.
Key workers
We operate a very successful key worker system. Our pre-school children are divided between Hannah, Claire and Sarah into key groups. Each key worker is responsible for working day to day with their children and is responsible for updating and recording the children’s progress in their profiles.
Profiles
The children’s profiles are made on an iPad programme called Tapestry. Their activities throughout each week are recorded on the programme which is available online for parents to log in to see their child’s progress at pre-school.
Parent meetings
We truly believe that good communication between pre-school staff and parents/carers is key to having happy and settled children at pre-school. We organise parent meetings towards the end of each term at pre-school. These are normally organised during pre-school hours of the last week of each half term.
Hannah, Claire and Sarah are always available to discuss with parents anything that happens between these times.
School Visits
We have good links with our feeder school, Inkberrow First School. During the last term at pre-school, we liaise with Inkberrow First School to organise opportunities for our pre-school children to go up to school to meet their new teacher and get to know the school environment.
We organise in-depth handovers with all of the schools our children attend and meet with the reception teachers before the children leave us. During these meeting we will discuss not only your child’s progress and starting points for school but all more personal information for each child which will help the teacher to settle the children into school in September.
Outside Area
We have a wonderful outside area at pre-school which the children are given access to on a daily basis throughout the year. We therefore request that children have their outdoor kit on their pegs for use every day.
The children are given the
opportunity to explore and investigate the outside area.The children are given
the opportunity to build, climb, dig, collect, paddle and splash when the
opportunity arises. The Welly Wednesday experience is one that is spontaneous
as the weather can present such wonderful challenges for the children. The need
for waterproofs is a must in any weather as we will often come across an
opportunity for getting muddy!!!
Pre-School Routine
7:30 – 9:00 – Welcome children into Pre-school
9.30 – Carpet time and register
9.45 – Dough Disco
10-10:30 – Snack time
10:30-11:00 – Outside play
11:00 – 11:45 – Focused activities (see planning)
11:44 – Toys Away!
11:45 – Storytime / Phonics / Music & Songs
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch time some children go home
1:00 – 3:00 – Free flow outside and continued focused activities)
3:00 – Tidy up
3:30 – Story time
4:00 – Snack time
4:30 – 6:00 – Free play and home time!
(Routine may differ slightly due to planned activities, children’s interests or weather.)
Days of the week
Messy Monday
Tuneful Tuesday
Welly Wednesday
Thinking Thursday
Fitness Friday
Mealtimes
Breakfast (7:30-8:30)
We supply a range of cereals and porridge the children choose every morning.
Morning Snack (10am)
A fruit snack to be bought in from home.
Lunchtime (12noon)
Homemade hot lunches are made at nursery and hot boxed to pre-school. The cost of a hot lunch and a pudding is currently £2.50 per meal. There is also the option for children to bring their own packed lunch from home. We do ask that packed lunches are healthy and that they are bought in an insulated lunch box with an ice pack inside.
Tea (4pm)
A healthy Packed tea
bought in from home. We do not reheat.