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Setting

With vast space both indoors and outdoors, your child will have room to flourish

Our pre-school is fortunate enough to share our space with St Barnabas Church who reside above us. This means we have a light and spacious indoor area to provide a wide range of activities and resources for the children each day.

We also have unlimited use of a large, fenced garden within the church grounds, meaning your child will have endless adventures in the outdoors.

During warmer weather we enjoy a ‘free-flow’ system between the indoor and outdoor facilities, allowing your child to explore more freely.

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Take a look at what we do

St Barnabas Pre-School climbing frame and slide

St Barnabas Pre-School British values and emotions board

St Barnabas Pre-School outdoor caterpillar

St Barnabas Pre-School The Three Billy Goats Gruff story sack

St Barnabas Pre-School Gruffalo story sack

St Barnabas Pre-School Three Little Pig story sack

St Barnabas Pre-School Gingerbread Man story sack

Meet the Team

We're passionate about what we do which is why we have a range of staff members whose primary goal is to care for your child and to see them reach their full potential. With a vast range of experience, our team is here to help meet your child's needs, as well as yours.

Pre-School Manager

Natasha

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

- Designated Safeguarding Lead

- First Aid Trained

I love engaging with the children in imaginative play and teaching them through making learning fun.

Deputy Manager

Lindsay

- NCFE CACHE Level 4 Early Years Advanced Practitioner

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

- Deputy Safeguarding Lead

- First Aid Trained

One to one time with the children is really important to me as I have a vast amount of knowledge with special needs. This allows me to help individual children develop their best self.

Pre-School Practitioner

Annabelle

- First Aid Trained

I love encouraging the children to be creative in all aspects of play and to use their imagination. I enjoy teaching them things as well as asking questions. I believe we can learn a lot from children.

Pre-School Practitioner

Catherine

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

- Level 2 in Safeguarding

I enjoy getting to know each child and how they like to learn, by offering activities to suit them as an individual or in a group. I always feel so proud when a child finally reaches their goals.

Outside space is important to me, allowing a child to extend their curiosity about the world around us. I love to encourage the children to explore and care for our living and natural environment.

Pre-School Practitioner

Chloe

I love crafting and reading books with the children. I have previous experience in dance and yoga so love to try and incorporate that into the children's activities.

I also love to play outside with the children and make up lots of fun games.

Pre-School Practitioner

Claire

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

- Level 2 in Safeguarding

- First Aid Trained

I enjoy reading with the children and doing lots of role play activities with them.

Pre-School Practitioner

Emma

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

- Level 2 in Safeguarding

I love forming a strong relationship with the children and enjoy supporting children with extra needs.

Pre-School Practitioner

Loren

- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

I think it's really important for children to be active so I really enjoy doing exercise with them and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

Pre-School Practitioner

Lucy

- Level 5 Foundation Degree in Early Years

I love getting to know each individual child and finding out how they learn best, to create exciting opportunities in helping them develop and progress.

I enjoy engaging with the children and seeing them express themselves through their creativity, imagination in play, and using arts and crafts.

Pre-School Practitioner

Rhianna

- Level 2 Cache in Childcare and Education

I love engaging with all of the children through both child and adult led activities. It's important to me in ensuring I give every child in my care the best possible start in life before they head off and start school.