preschool@waps.shiresmat.org.uk

Miss Jones

Preschool Manager

I've worked in a nursery setting since 2021. I currently hold a Level 5 qualification and will be starting my degree top-up in September. I am passionate about early learning, outdoor play, and building strong partnerships with families, and I believe that learning should be fun, engaging, and meaningful for every child! In my spare time, I enjoy reading, playing netball, and spending time with my family and friends. I am really excited to begin this new journey and look forward to getting to know all of the children and families.

Miss Colby

Teaching Assistant - Preschool

I am passionate about supporting young children in their early learning and development, particularly taking the learning outdoors! In my spare time, I enjoy getting stuck into a good book, staying active through netball and spending time with my family!

Miss Feeney

Teaching Assistant - Preschool & Wrap Around Care Practitioner

I have worked in a nursery setting for the past two years, prior to this I was a lunch time supervisor at Webheath. I am passionate about supporting young children to grow in confidence, develop key skills and achieve their full potential. I’m a busy mum of three children and in my spare time I enjoy making memories with them! I love baking and all things arts and crafts.

WELCOME TO PRESCHOOL

Our Preschool is always a fun place to be!
We have 3 to 4 year olds learning together with lots of exciting activities for everyone. We do some things together as a whole group, such as singing, dancing, yoga, dough disco, stories and sharing news at group times. Sometimes the children work in smaller groups or one to one with an adult, doing activities such as playing board games, sharing stories, cooking, puppets, mark making, and learning about numbers and shapes. There are activities and games designed to suit all individual needs and next steps. The children’s ‘Learning Journeys’ are recorded digitally via an app called ‘Showbie’. This allows us to regularly send parents observations of what the children have been doing. Parents can comment on these observations and even do observations of what the child learns at home for us to see.
Each term we have a loose theme based on the seasons or favourite stories, that helps to engage the children in their learning. Our ‘in the moment’  inspired planning (Ephgrave 2015) means that the children also take part in the planning process as we follow what they would like to learn, do or make on a daily basis. This helps the children feel a sense of ownership over their own learning and we record their knowledge and ideas along with photographs of what they are doing each week.

When children play and enjoy what they do they have the best potential to learn and develop. It is our first priority to create a happy, fun, safe learning environment for all of our children to flourish.

Webheath Preschool is registered for children from their third birthday. All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 or 30 hours of free early education per week for 38 weeks of the year, depending on eligibility. Please see www.gov.uk for more information.

Our Preschool is open from 9:00am – 3:00pm Monday to Friday, term time only.

If you would like more information, please call 01527 544820 or email office@waps.shiresmat.org.uk

To register your interest for a place for your child:

Register of Interest for Pre-School Form.doc

THE PRESCHOOL TEAM

The Preschool team is led by Miss Jones, alongside experienced early years Teaching Assistants, Miss Bayliss, Miss Colby and Miss Feeney.  The team have Early Years or Teaching Assistant Qualifications, a Paediatric First Aid certificate and a wealth of experience.