Broughton Pre-school is situated in a rural area in the grounds of Broughton Primary school. We provide high quality childcare and education within our purpose built ’Home Lodge’ style building where children have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of interesting activities which promote all areas of learning and development.

Our room is bright, airy and thoughtfully arranged into different areas of learning. We have free flow access to a dedicated outside area which includes a large decked area with canopy for all weather use, a challenging timber trail, sandpit, mud kitchen, a large playhouse and a hard surface area for ride on toys. The children also have a gardening area where they grow flowers, fruit and vegetables and enjoy digging for worms and bug hunting. We have access to the school’s large field, large covered sandpit and a fenced nature area with a pond. All areas, inside and out, have disabled access.

We offer flexible sessions from 8.45am to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday, during term time. The availability of days and sessions is dependent on demand for places. 

Start times offered are 8.45am, 9.30am, 12.00pm and 1.00pm. Finish times are 12.00pm, 1.00pm and 3.00pm and 3.30pm.

We provide care and education, for a maximum of 20 children at a time, from 2 years to school age. Our dedicated staff team are very experienced, well qualified and provide a high adult:child ratio.

We offer learning through play with our continuous provision and plan around the children’s interests, aiming to support and extend their learning.

We are able to support children with learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities and children with English as an additional language.

Healthy lifestyles are actively promoted and hot lunches are available. Funding for 15 hours free is available for all children from the term following a child’s 3rd birthday and for eligible children from the term after they turn 2 years old. Eligible parents can claim up to 30 hours free for 3 & 4 year olds.

 

The Committee of Broughton Pre-School is voluntary and made up mainly of parents, whose children attend, or have attended, the Pre-School. It consists of at least five trustees including an elected Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, Treasurer and Fundraisers. These people are entrusted with the overall responsibility for ensuring that the group runs successfully.

The Annual General Meeting is held in July, when the Committee for the next school year is elected, all parents are invited to attend.

The Annual General Meeting is a forum for looking back over the previous year's activities and shaping the coming year's activities.

Please feel free to talk with any of the Committee Members or Staff if you have any questions at all regarding Broughton Pre-School.

The committee is responsible for:

• Managing the Pre-School's finances
• Employing and managing the staff
• Making sure that the Pre-School has - and works to - policies which help it to provide a high quality service
• Making sure that the Pre-School works in partnership with the children's parents

The current committee and trustees for the preschool are:

Faye McKay Chairperson		Emily Palmer Treasurer Emily has been pre-school's treasurer since July 2017. She has one child at Pre-school and one who has moved on  to the Primary school.
Emily van Noort Fundraiser		Tamsin Mackenzie Fundraiser
Tara Hull Fundraiser