The pre-school opened in the April of 1991.

In the February of 1998 we received the Accreditation award from the

pre-school Learning Alliance, which is their kite mark of quality care and education. Each year the pre-school completes an annual report and has been re-accredited every three years since the initial accreditation.

The pre-school is situated in a demountable building in the grounds of Collingwood School and we have the use of a large outdoor area, which is part paved and part grassed.

Our setting aims to:

1. •provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age;
   

2. •work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop;
   

3. •add to the life and well-being of the local community; and
   

4. •offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values
   

diversity

We aim to ensure that each child:

1. •is in a safe and stimulating environment;
   

1. •is given generous care and attention, because of our ratio of qualified staff to children, as well as volunteer parent helpers;
   

1. •has the chance to join with other children and adults to live, play, work and learn together;
   

1. •is helped to take forward his/her learning and development by being helped to build on what he/she already knows and can do;
   

1. •has a personal key person who makes sure each child fulfils their potential:
   

1. •is in a setting that sees parents as partners in helping each child to learn and develop; and
   

1. •is in a setting in which parents help to shape the service it offers

Collingwood Pre-School Opening Times

Monday - Friday Mornings

8:45AM - 11:45AM

Monday - Friday Afternoons

12:30PM - 3:30PM