Bramfield
Pre-School
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Bramfield
Pre-School
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Telephone : 07775 681904
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Where learning is part of the fun! Stepping Stones is a pre-school playgroup enrolling children from 2 years up to school age.
Telephone : 01986
784586
Having qualified with the National Nursery Examination Board, Anna spent the next fifteen years gaining valuable experience with children whilst working in London, where she met her partner and now Pre-school Deputy, Craig Warwick. Their considerable experience with a variety of early year’s settings has given them a good insight into all levels of practice. This has helped them develop very defined ideas on how best to help children enjoy, achieve and gain the most from their time at preschool.
When it comes to early education, the Ofsted inspection report concludes “The quality of teaching and learning is outstanding. Staff provide many opportunities for interesting well planned activities derived from extremely well thought out plans using their excellent knowledge of the early years foundation stage.” Ofsted also remarked “Children’s behaviour is exemplary and of a consistently high standard.”
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When
Cookley and Walpole
Stepping Stones
Pre-school achieved
‘outstanding
in education’
in their Ofsted
inspection last
summer, supervisor
Anna Frost was
on top of the
world. Soon after
however, the school
from which the
group rents space
faced closure,
resulting in the
prospect of the
independent pre-school
also losing its
home. “It
was imperative
to find new premises
as soon as possible”,
explains Anna
“As many
of our children
live in Bramfield,
relocation to
the village seemed
the natural choice”.
After a review
of several options,
use of part of
Bramfield village
hall seemed to
meet the requirements
of the preschool.
“To our
delight and gratitude
the village hall
committee backed
the proposal and
the project to
transform the
east wing of the
hall was set in
motion”.
Funds
for the initial
key building work
project came from
grant aid by Suffolk
County Council
Early Years. Fund
raising is still
continuing and
councillor Rae
Leightons Locality
Fund and Bramfield
parish council
have made contributions.
Stepping Stones
treasurer Cecilia
Metherell explains
“We are
extremely grateful
for support as
without it the
pre-school would
not have survived.
We hope that our
fundraising efforts
will reach their
target to enable
us to complete
other smaller
projects in addition
to the building
work, including
improvements to
the car park and
grounds”.
Fundraiser,
project manager
and former pre-school
parent Tom Langton,
is coordinating
builders Cooper
and Denny of Southwold.
Work is on schedule
for ‘Bramfield
Stepping Stones’
to open it’s
doors this September.
Conveniently placed
at the centre
of the village,
the preschool
is adjacent to
Bramfield Primary
School, which
has itself been
awarded ‘Outstanding’
status by Ofsted.
The Bramfield
school governing
body has given
the pre-school
their full support
including provision
of hot meals for
the pre-schools
‘lunch club’,
supervised use
of grounds e.g.
vegetable garden,
and use of office
facilities. Stepping
Stones Supervisor
Anna Frost says
“the level
of support and
encouragement
we have received
from the school,
the hall trustees
and the people
of Bramfield has
been fantastic.
We’re really
looking forward
to being part
of the community”.
The
Ofsted inspection
report of last
summer certainly
reinforces these
views. Under the
heading ‘Helping
children achieve
well and enjoy
what they do’
the inspector
concluded “The
provision is Outstanding.
Children form
extremely good
relationships
with Staff who
are warm and tactile
and consequently
they are secure
and settled.”
Anna
and Craig believe
that a sense of
security is paramount
in order for children
to take their
next progressive
steps, which is
why they have
designed the new
pre-school setting
to reflect a very
warm, comfortable
and homely environment.