Rushwick Pre-School

About Us

We are a non-profit making, community run group, managed by a committee of parents/volunteers.

Rushwick Pre-School is a purpose built, mobile building situated in the grounds of Rushwick Primary School. Considerable fund-raising efforts are taking place to enable the construction of a new building. The unit and its equipment belongs to the members of Rushwick Pre-School. All parents of children automatically become members of the Pre-School, with the opportunity to become members of the management and fund-raising committees if they wish.

We are registered with Ofsted under the 1989 Children Act and can accommodate up to 22 children, from age 2 years 9 months to 4 years old, per session.

Our Aims

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age in a community based group involving parents and carers.

To provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment.

To work closely with Rushwick Primary School, ensuring that the transition to statutory education is as uneventful as possible for the child and his/her family.

To work within a framework which ensures quality of opportunity for all children and families.

We Offer Your Child

A specially tailored curriculum leading to approved learning outcomes.

Individual care and attention made possible by a high ratio of adults to children.

Fun and friendship with children and other adults.

Opportunities for your and your family to be directly involved in the activities of the group, and in your own child’s progress.

Ofsted

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

In December 2017 Rushwick Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted and was awarded a very impressive Good.

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Little Learners

The Little Learners group focuson supporting your child’s physical, personal, social and emotional development and communication / language development. We strongly believe the best way for children of this age is to learn through play.

Your child’s key worker will plan a variety of weekly activities to support your child’s individualdevelopmental needs and will track their progress on tapestry (with parental permission). Children are also given a lot of time for free flow play to explore the environment and develop their own interests.

To keep you up to date you will receive a termly newsletter informing you of the themes which they will be learning about at the start of each new term.

The Rising Fours

In the Rising 4’s we will support your child’s development and focus on all the areas covered in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) ensuring your child has a smoother transition into school. We will help your child to concentrate and focus on activities for longer, encourage your child to ‘have a go’ at new activities independently. We will also teach the skills that will help them when starting school such as dressing and toileting independently and recognising their own name etc. Each child has their own designated ‘key worker’ who will plan a variety of weekly activities to support each individual child’s area of development and track their progress on tapestry (with parental permission). Children will also get time for free flow play to explore and develop their own interests. To keep you up to date you will receive termly newsletters informing you of the themes that the Rising 4’s will be learning about.

Wrap around care

This is for children who attend Rushwick Pre-School. Parents can leave children from 8:00am before Pre-school starts its focused activities at 8:50am and collect children up to 6.00pm after Pre-School finishes at 3:20pm. The emphasis on this wrap around care will be on having fun, relaxing and playing together.

What the parents say...

Rushwick pre-school is a group of friendly, experienced practitioners who provide an individual care experience for the children. Because it is a small setting its a home from home time & my daughter is often sad to leave for the day!

Liz Wilson-Scott

The staff at Rushwick Pre-school are wonderful. We have been impressed by the quality of care since day one. The team create a warm, friendly environment that feels safe and nurturing, alongside high standard and age appropriate teaching and learning.

M. Porter

Our two year old was unhappy at a previous nursery and we just believed "he didn’t like being separated from his family". However staff at Rushwick Preschool are virtually an extension of our own family, and our 2 year old literally shouts yippee on preschool days! We are overwhelmed with the progress our little boy has made at the Preschool. Thank you for the love, care and guidance given by staff – that have made drop offs 'tear free' – in fact it is difficult to get him to leave at the end of the day!

Andrew Davies

Our daughter attended Rushwick preschool prior to starting Rushwick primary school and we couldn’t have been happier with the way preschool made sure she was ready for the move. Our son is also currently at preschool and does not always settle very well in the morning but all the staff are very quick to pick up on this and he is settled before I’ve even got out of the gate. With tapestry in place we can follow everything he is doing on the days he attends. We could not be happier with the setting and with the new build to be started in the near future it will only go from strength to strength.