Fashion Show Success

Our charity fashion show last Friday night was a huge success; we managed to raise £560 for pre-school which is amazing!

A big thank you to Risley Fashion House for putting on such a fabulous event, please check out their Facebook page (search for Risley Fashion House) to keep up to date with their latest stock.

Another big thank you has to go to our brave models for strutting their stuff on the catwalk!!

And finally a big thank you to everyone who supported the event, it was a great night, a lot of fun and we raised a ton of cash for pre-school at the same time :)

Staff Vacancy

We are currently advertising the following position;

Early Years Practitioner – Supply Cover

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, training or when extra staff is required to ensure the needs of the children and pre-school are met at all times.  Successful applicants will be required to 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 are currently judged to be ‘Good’ 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 20^th March

Pirate Ship - Update

A big thank you to Rob Attwood of Attwood Landscape & Gardening (07842 436673) as our pirate ship is almost complete.  Rob has completed all the construction work and all that is left to do is to complete the necessary risk assessment and to install some safety matting.  So although it would be very tempting to use the ship straight away we need to ensure that it is safe for all to use.  Once we are able to get safety matting installed (we need some dry weather for this please!!) we will be well on our way to a proper 'launch'!!

Here's some photos...

February Half Term

Please remember that Friday 6th February is our last day of this half term and we re-open on Monday 16th February.

Please note that we follow Derbyshire County Council term dates and these are not always the same as Nottinghamshire County Council dates, so if you have older children at Nottinghamshire schools please check your dates!!

Thanks!

Pirate Ship

Our pirate ship is now under construction and we are all very excited!!

A big thank you to Rob from Attwood Landscape & Gardening (07842 436673) for working so hard despite the freezing cold and the snow!!

Scarlet Fever

We would just like to advise our parents that we have today been informed of a case of scarlet fever in a child who attends pre-school.

Whilst this is usually a mild illness it is not very common nowadays so we thought parents ought to be aware.  Please visit NHS website for more information - www.nhs.uk

Cake Sale Week

This coming week, starting Monday 19th January, we will be having a cake sale week.

We'd like all donations, whether homemade or shop bought, brought into pre-school from Monday onwards.  Cakes will then be on sale at the end of each session all week until we run out!!

All monies raised will go to support our outdoor improvement project with the ultimate aim of getting a pirate ship!!

Many thanks for your continued support, we really do appreciate it.