Firemen Visit Pre-School

We were very lucky to have the local fire service visit pre-school last week as part of our topic 'People Who Help Us'.

All the children had the chance to use the fire hose and squirt water at a target...

Then it was off for a chance to sit in the fire engine...

And finally we all gave them a wave goodbye...

This week we are looking forward to a visit from our local police officers!!

Applying for Primary School

It's that time of year again when some of our parents need to be thinking about applying for infant or primary school places for their children.

If your child was born between 1st September 2009 and 31st August 2010 you will need to apply for an infant or primary school place for them.  They will then start Reception Year in September 2014.

Both Derbyshire County Council and Nottinghamshire County Council operate an online application system which is available now and all applications must be made by midnight on Wednesday 15th January 2014.

Please follow these links;

If you live in Derbyshire - http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/education/schools/school_places/default.asp?VD=admissions

If you live in Nottinghamshire - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/learning/schools/admissions/

If you have any questions, or need any help, please speak to Jayne who will be only too happy to help as much as she can.

New Faces

We would like to welcome a couple of new staff faces to pre-school.

Starting this week we have Kymberley and then next week we welcome another Sarah!  We are really looking forward to working with them and think they will both make a great addition to our fantastic team of staff.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We hope everyone had a lovely half term break and is ready for a busy term.

Our topic for the first few weeks is 'People who help us' and we are hoping to have some special visitors at pre-school - watch this space!  After this our next topic will be Christmas!!

And talking of Christmas here are some dates for your diary;

• Saturday 7th December - Christmas Fair, 2pm - 4pm
• Monday 16th December & Tuesday 17th December - Christmas Concerts, both at 4pm
• Week beginning 16th December will be our 'Christmas Party Week'; so lots of games, prizes, party food and a special present from Santa :)

We have now allocated sessions for January 2014 so please check your child's drawer and if you have any questions please speak to Jayne as soon as you can.  All our morning sessions are now full, with a handful of spaces available on most afternoons.

Christmas Cards have now been received and placed in the children's drawers, and they look fantastic!

And photos should be with us in the next couple of weeks!!

Halloween Fun & Committee Meeting!!

So as we start our last week of this term just a couple of reminders for everyone.

Firstly we shall be having a bit of Halloween fun with the children over the week and all children are invited to wear their fancy dress outfits.  We will also be face painting again (now we know how good the staff are at it!!) and we have asked all parents to donate £1 per child so that we can buy some more face paints.  If you haven't yet made your donation please remember to bring it in this week - thank you.

On Wednesday 23rd October we will be having a committee meeting at The Risley Park Pub at 7.30pm.  This will be to plan and organise our upcoming Christmas Fair; we are always on the look out for new ideas and helpers so please feel free to pop along and lend a hand, it really is appreciated - see you there!

Photo Morning

We have had great fun today getting our photos taken, even the staff joined in!!  Tempest Photography were absolutely fantastic and all the photos taken were beautiful.

Children who had their photo taken today will be bringing home proofs for you to look at and make the hard decision as to which photos you like and how many you need!

The photos will make ideal Christmas presents for those hard to buy for relatives and all orders will generate commission for pre-school.  Everyone wins!

Please get your orders back to pre-school by Wednesday 23rd October - thank you.

Staff Wanted

Early Years Practitioner - Supply Cover Position

Springfield Pre-School are looking to recruit new members of staff to join its lively and successful team of practitioners.  In the first instance the positions will be ‘Supply Cover’ with the option to increase hours should the need occur.

The role will provide cover for instances of illness, holidays, courses or where extra staff is needed to ensure ratios are met at all times.  Applicants should be available at extremely short notice.

Applicants should have a passion for childcare, have relevant experience and preferably hold an appropriate Level 3 qualification.  You should be able to work on your own as well as in a team and use your initiative.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and level of qualification.

Springfield Pre-School is well established and provides high quality childcare and education for children aged between 2 and 5 years, we have recently been awarded a ‘Good’ judgement by Ofsted and are striving towards being an ‘Outstanding’ setting.  We are a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance and are a registered charity.

Applicants should contact Jayne Phipps on 07960 983423 or email at springfieldpreschool@hotmail.co.uk for an application form.  All applications should be accompanied by an up-to-date CV.

All appointments will be subject to a full Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Closing Date: Friday 25^th October