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Coppull St. John’s Preschool and Playgroup is a well established Early Years Education provider located on site at Coppull St. John’s primary school, Preston Road, Coppull.
The pre-school was established in June 1993 by Mrs Susan Ryder, originally offering morning sessions in the main school building. Following a successful bid for funding, to meet increased demand, we purchased our own classroom situated on school grounds. (It’s bright purple, can’t miss it!)
Over the years, many children have attended the setting and we can now boast that we have educated children across generations. We currently have children attending the setting whose parents have fond memories of learning with Mrs Ryder herself! (She must be doing something right!)
We currently have a roster of 4 fully qualified members of staff, including 2 EARLY YEARS TEACHERS. This means we believe we offer the highest possible quality of early education available and every child receives input from their own fully qualified Early Years Teacher everyday. All Teachers are involved with their key children ALL DAY EVERYDAY. In addition to this, ALL staff hold a pediatric first aid and safeguarding qualification.
All of this allows us to be proactive in ensuring ALL children reach their full potential, including the gifted and talented, Looked After Children, children with Additional Needs and children with English as an Additional Language. Collectively, all staff have multiple years of experience in supporting children from all backgrounds. In particular, Mrs Ryder has previously supported other settings in Lancashire as an advisory Special Educational Needs Coordinator. This extensive experience has meant all setting staff are very capable of working when working with children with additional needs and are also capable of using “Sign-along” to communicate with non-verbal children.
We believe that education starts at birth and although we are registered to only take children from 12 months, we can offer support and advice for parents of children under 1. So feel free to contact us with any questions. For children over 12 months, we offer a communication friendly environment focused around our children's’ individual interests. In the interest of safety we have a separate space, both indoors and outdoors, for children aged up to 18 months old, this ensures our most vulnerable early walkers have a safe space to practice navigation space. Although the space is kept separate for safety, older siblings of younger children will still be in the same room and therefor available to communicate with younger siblings (when they’re both not too busy getting stuck into their learning!) As children get older and bigger we provide both indoor and outdoor areas which encourage child development across the entire Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum in all weathers. Through our excellent environment and excellent staff we can ensure children are learning wherever they are in the setting. Our large outdoor provision means many of our pre-school children leave the setting riding a bike without stabilisers and the correct muscular development for them to be able to engage with the school curriculum.
So if you think that we will be a good fit for your little one, feel free to contact the manager, Mrs Ryder, on 07579009918 or 01257 793844 or just send us as message and we'll get back to you!