Ide Childcare Trust (Pre-School)

How we are run.

The Pre – School is the responsibility of Ide Childcare trust, which also runs a Breakfast and After school club.

The Trust is a registered charity and also a registered provider for the clubs and Pre School programme.

The Managing Trustees are;

  • John Udy (Chairman)
  • Andy Aplin (Treasurer)
  • Edwina Hill (Headteacher of Ide primary)
  • Cheryl Haddy (Fundraiser)
  • Velia Robinson.

The Pre – School is registered for 24 children. Ofsted inspects us every four years. Inspection reports can be found in the entrance area.

We welcome comments and suggestions from our parents / Carers. Either the Manager or the Trustees would be happy to hear from you.

Staff

The day to day management of all the trust's activities, including staff and approved volunteers, is responsibility of the Manager, Barbara Kelly.

She holds the following qualifications;

  • NNEB Diploma in nursing Nursing,
  • First Aid,
  • Child Protection, Food Hygiene,
  • Fire safety, Inclusion and Special needs. The foundation stage curriculum. She is also the S.E.N.C.O.

She is assisted by;

Mary Bennellick (Deputy Manager) and 4 Pre School assistants.

We have three members of staff at each morning session. (Two on some quiet afternoon sessions)

Our ratio is 1 to 8 in all facilities.

Opening Times and Costs

The morning Pre – School session runs from 9.15am to 11.45am

(Monday to Friday)

We offer Early Starters from 9.00am to 9.15am the cost of 50p per session or come to

Breakfast club from 8.30am to 9.15am for the charge of £1.50.

Afternoon sessions on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12.45am to 3.15pm

Lunch club on the days of afternoon sessions from 11.45am to 12.45pm

Cost £2.00

Packed lunch brought in from home.

Our waiting list goes in date of birth order. A place at the Pre – School does not get you a place in Ide Primary. The Pre – School session is usually covered by the Nursery Education Funding the term after a Child's third birthday. (This is when a child would usually start Pre-m school.) They can start as soon as they are 3 yrs if space is available and parents are happy to pay £6.00 per session. The Nursery Education Funding covers 55 sessions per term equal to 5 sessions per week. Over these 55 sessions the Trust will charge at £6.00 per session. Pre – School is open for 38 weeks a year. The Nursery Education Funding until April 06 covers 33 weeks a year. Parents have a choice of which amount of weeks they would like to do. The extra weeks are billed at £6.00 per session.

Curriculum

The Pre School provides a curriculum for the Foundation stage of education. The curriculum is set out in a document published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Department for Education and Skills and called the Foundation stage.

The six headings are;

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
  • Communication, Language and Literacy
  • Mathematical Development.
  • Knowledge and Understanding of the World
  • Physical Development
  • Creative Development.

For each area the guidance sets out early learning goals. These goals state what is expected that children will know and be able to do by the end of the reception year of their education.

We offer 1 activity each morning that meets 1 of these areas of development. We rotate these areas each week for 6 weeks, so that all children experience all areas of the curriculum.

Additional activities

We also offer the following activities each session;

  • Free play inside (includes floor, tables and tray activities and toys)
  • A free choice drawing, writing and gluing table.
  • A Computer
  • Outside play either in the school playground or in the adventure playground.
  • Snack time
  • Story and Newstime.

We use the school toilets; children are able to ask to go at any time.

The Curriculum activity is on offer with one member of staff during free play. We change our topic monthly.

Two members of staff move around the room with the children during free play, playing with the children and also making observations for the children's profiles

Children have a keyworker who works closely with the child and parent/ carer and completes their child profile. We offer a home visit to the Child before they start Pre School from the Manager or Deputy Manager.

Ide Childcare Trust

C / O Ide First School
High Street
Ide
Exeter
EX2- 9RN

Tel No; 07974632392 ( 8am to 6pm )

Registered charity no: 1099449