About Small Wonders Pre-school

Small Wonders Pre-School is a registered charity, located in the Crownhill Community Center since the 1994 it is an important part of the area with a strong community feel.

We are a member of the Early Years Alliance (formally pre-school learning alliance) and registered with Ofsted and the Charity Commission.

Parents are welcome to join our committee and support the running of the Pre-school. Together they make decisions to effectively manage the assets of the Pre-school.

The day to day running of the Pre-school is managed by the Pre-school manager, supported by a supervisor

, administrator and a team of key workers.

Our Pre-school aims

Children to gain the necessary skills to enable them to settle into school.
Children to progress to an appropriate level within the Early Years Foundation Stage or within their capabilities.
Parents to have an active role in their child's education and care.
Children to gain confidence and enthusiasm for learning.
To provide a friendly and welcoming environment where staff, parents and children feel safe and at ease.
Staff to be aware of expectations, roles and responsibilities and provide support to meet them.

Our Curriculum

We follow the Early years Foundation Stage (EYFS 2021)

This is produced by Ofsted for babies and children in early years up to key stage 1 .

We use the Development Matters guidance 2021 to support our Planning and records of achievement.
More information can be found on the link below. We also have our activity information board situated in pre-school for parents to see how we facilitate all the areas of learning within the EYFS
www.foundationyears.org.uk

We believe that the children in our care must always come first. We Organise our play space and activities to meet the individual needs of our children. Staff observe children and ensure their needs are being met, that they are challenged in a way that inspires and engages them, enabling them to progress to their full potential.

Find out more information on our

EYFS information page.

What our Parents say about us;

"Harper wouldn't be the confident and outgoing little girl she is without all of your influence and support. Thank you for making her time at Small Wonders so special, helping her grow and preparing her for school" July 2024

"Thank you for helping me settle into pre-school this year! See you next term..." July 2024

"Thank you for helping Mithuesh explore new ways of doing things. I'm so grateful to all the teachers." July 2024

"We really appreciate all the kindness, care and support you have shown Teddy and couldn't have picked a better pre-school for him" July 2023

"We sincerely thank you for being kind, caring, friendly and patient with Hunter. We cannot thank you enough for always encouraging him to feel happy and comfortable with his peers" July 2023

"Thank you for all your hard work and support throughout the year. Nina loves attending the nursery....." Dec 2022

"William genuinely loves coming in and we're very proud of the progress that he's made. We really appreciate all the extra activates you do - the farm trip and Zoo lab were definitely his favourites....." July 2022