Queens Road Methodist Church
Queens Road
Keynsham,
Bristol
BS31 2NN
Ofsted
Inspection report for early years provision - 6th July 2023
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is the aim of Queens Road Pre-school to provide a warm caring environment for the children in our care.
We value parents as the first and most important educators of their children, we welcome them as active partners in our pre-school.
We believe that all children are unique individuals and aim to help them to develop at their own rate through challenging and exciting play.
We believe that children learn most effectively when they are interested and motivated by the activities they engage with.
We believe in the importance of a key person to help plan activities tailored to the needs of each individual child.
We will provide opportunities for all children to grow in self-confidence, experience success and develop a positive self-image.
We aim for every child to have the opportunity to enjoy stories and verse every day.
We will encourage independence in all areas of development.
| Session | Day | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Mornings | Monday - Friday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Afternoons | Monday - Friday | 12.00 - 3.00 (Bring Lunch) |
| All Day | Monday - Friday | 9.00 - 3.00 (Bring Lunch) |
Please note : Your child must be pre-registered before they can attend a session. Please use the link above to register your child
| Term | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th September | 20th October |
| 2 | 30th October | 15th December |
| 3 | 8th January | 9th February |
| 4 | 19th February | 28th March |
| 5 | 15th April | 24th May |
| 6 | 3rd June | 19th July |
Inspection report for early years provision - 6th July 2023
Mrs Kate Sheppard
Manager / Safeguarding Officer / Designated Child Protection Co-ordinator
Kate has a CACHE level 3 diploma in childcare and education from Norland College. She started working at the pre-school in April 2015. She has two boys who have both come through the pre-school.
Mrs Catherine Bennett
Deputy / Sessional Leader / Safeguarding Officer
Catherine has an NVQ level 3. She started working at the pre-school in January 2000. She has 2 boys who have both come through the pre-school.
Mrs Diane Newton
Sessional Leader
Diane has an NNEB in childcare. She started working at the pre-school in January 1998. She has 2 boys who have both come through the pre-school.
Mrs Helen Gray
Assistant / Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
Helen has a level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education. She started working at the pre-school in January 2011. She has 1 boy and 1 girl, both who came through the pre-school.
Mrs Marie Trenchard
Assistant
Marie has a level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education. She started working at the pre-school in January 2009. She has 2 girls who both came through the pre-school.
Mrs Deb Jones
Assistant
Deb has an NVQ level 3. She started working at the pre-school in January 1998. She has 2 boys who both have come through the pre-school.
Mr Mark Lapham
Assistant
Mark has an NVQ 3 and started at the preschool in March 2020.
Mrs Jean Pope
Secretary
Jean became secratary in 1990. She has 2 boys and 2 girls all of whom have come through the pre-school.
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Lunchbox Guidance
Foundation Years and 4Children have produced a booklet to help you as a parent/carer find out more about how your child is learning and developing during their first five years.
These websites give simple and fun activities for you to share with your child to help their learning and development, especially with language speech and communication, Enjoy!
If you would like to register your child at the pre-school, please contact us using the phone number above, drop in and see us or download the form here. You can then drop this in or email it to admissions@queensroadpreschool.co.uk
We will let you know if we have availability for the sessions required.
The number of sessions available may vary; You will be informed as to what is available when you apply. You are welcome to come in and visit a session and see us at work.
We can accept four children per session aged 2 years 6 months, 3 years under current regulations. If you wish for your child to start before their third birthday, your opportunity to take advantage of this will be effected by the availability of places.
Fees are paid monthly until the term after the child's third birthday, they are then funded for 15 hours per week by the Early Years Entitlement. Where eligible, we also accept 30 hour funding. When the funding commences, your child is then funded for 38 weeks per year.
Fees are currently £5.50 per hour, payable one month in advance
Every effort is made to keep the fees as low as possible, but parents are aware that costs are the same whether a child is present or not; therefore fees are not refundable for casual absences.
If for any reason your child leaves Pre-School, four weeks notice must be given, or four weeks fees paid in lieu of notice.
Please use the details below to get in touch!
Queens Road Methodist Church
Queens Road
Keynsham,
Bristol
BS31 2NN
01179 877 753
manager@
queensroadpreschool.co.uk
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