Welcome to Stepping Stones Pre School Play and Learn
Email :
manager.steppingstones@hotmail.com (new/parents only)
steppingstonesalrewas@hotmail.co.uk (for all other enquiries).
Telephone : 07890 530616
“Learning Through Play in a
Nurturing and Empowering Environment.”
“If I were a child, I would love
to come to Stepping Stones” (Ofsted 2018)
Stepping
Stones Pre-School Play and Learn, is situated in Alrewas Village Hall on
Wellfield Road and is fully inspected and registered with OFSTED (No. 218625).
Our last inspection was October 2019 and we were awarded a “good” grading. The
inspector praised the relationships staff have with children, the progress the
children make in their learning , our children’s enthusiasm towards their
learning and the importance we place on the physical and mental health and
well-being of the children in our care.
We
are registered to take up to 38 children between the ages of 18 months and 5
years. Sessions are a combination of free play as well as structured/supervised
activities. For children in the academic year before they start in Reception
class, there is a more structured and progressive approach to prepare them for
starting school (see our Stepping Up tab).
We
operate a ‘Key Worker’ system for all children by allocating a member of staff
to each child who will record the child’s achievements on ‘Tapestry’ (online
observation tool) and set them next steps to further their learning. We place great importance on
developing strong relationships with our parents, to create and maintain a
strong link between us and the child's home environment. Key workers are always
available to talk to parents about their child's development, although due to
the present Covid-19 pandemic this needs to be done via a telephone call rather
than our usual face to face meetings.
We have strong links with all the local ‘feeder’ primary schools. This helps our older children to feel more at ease and supported during their transition to primary school.
Stepping Stones gets involved in many community activities and events, such as the Alrewas Show, Scouts Bonfire Night, Remembrance Sunday, All Saints Primary School Christmas Fayre and All Saints Church Christmas Tree Festival. Our children get the opportunity to be a part of these as well.
The Pre-School is staffed by 5
experienced and highly qualified members of staff and, equally importantly, we
are all mums! As we are a ‘not for profit charity run business’, we can offer
low cost affordable childcare places. We
rely on the income from the fees that parents pay and proceeds from
fund-raising events throughout the year to cover all of our outgoing
costs. We offer 2, 3 and 4 year old funded
places, including the extended 30 hours places, and accept a range of childcare
vouchers.
Contacts
If you wish to know more about us, please email manager.steppingstones@hotmail.com
Take a look at our Facebook page 'Stepping Stones Pre School Alrewas'
Give us a call on 07890 530616 ask for Rose (Manager) or Ruth (Deputy Manager).
Our Address is :
Stepping Stones Alrewas Pre-School Play & LearnAlrewas Village Hall
Wellfield Road
Alrewas
Staffordshire
DE13 7HB
The Running of Stepping Stones
The overall management of the pre-school is by a group of volunteers (The Committee) made up of parents/carers who are willing to give some of their free time to Stepping Stones.
There are four main officers: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
These people are helped by a number of other committee members.
We warmly welcome new committee members. All new committee members will be checked and cleared by a Disclosure and Baring service Check (DBS).
Meetings are held monthly and an AGM is held once a year to which parents are invited.
We welcome new helpers for any event, ideas for new events. So please speak to a staff or committee member if you would like to donate some time to help your charity pre-school. (See 'Meet the Team').
updated 12 January 2022
