Houghton and Wyton Pre-School

Welcome to Houghton and Wyton Pre-school Playgroup

A warm welcome to existing and prospective parents, their children and visitors from the staff and committee of Houghton and Wyton Pre-school Playgroup.

Our pre-school provides care and education for young children between the ages of 3 years to 4 years old.

Our website is designed to give you a guide to our aims and daily routines. If you have any further queries or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us either via email (hwpreschool@live.co.uk) or on 01480 463812.

Pre-school is open all day from 8am – 3pm Monday to Friday during the school term.

We offer the following sessions:

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast Club

08:45 – 09:00 Early Bird Drop Off

09:00 – 12:00 Morning Session

09:00 – 15:00 Full Day Session

Joining the Pre-school

Enquiry Form About Our Preschool We hope that you and your child enjoy being members of our pre-school and that…

Aims & Objectives

Mission Statement Houghton and Wyton Pre-school believe that children learn best through play. We, as practitioners, appreciate the learning which…

Fundraising

As the pre-school is a charity run organisation, over the course of the academic year the pre-school parent management committee…

Meet Our Pre-School Staff

Alex Boyce

Pre-school Manager

Krystina Baramuszczak

Deputy Manager

Dana Dreyer

Business Support Officer

Helene Schwier

Early Years Educator (SENCO)

Vikki Marchant

Early Years Educator (Forest School)

Emma Bently

Early Years Educator (ENCo)

Yui Stocking

Early Years Educator

Helen Cobby

Bank Staff

What Parents Say

"I totally loved bringing my two children to you guys, you are brilliant and I feel confident my girls have had the best learning foundations set for good learning in the future. Thank you so much!"

"Their child centred approach and willingness to put additional strategies in place to support a child to be as happy and comfortable as possible at pre-school and the relationships built with the children"

"I've been so happy with the pre-School, the staff are amazing, children are happy, plenty to do, clean & safe environment. I would highly recommend it to anyone."

"The teachers are the best part of the pre-school and how the outside space is used so well. The fact that children are doing different activities all the time."

"Thank you for the last three years! You've started my boys' lives off perfectly and I feel very lucky."

"Thank you so very much for all the care and love you give our children."

We have been really happy with out child's time at pre-school; she has come on leaps and bounds since starting, especially with making friends and gaining confidence. There has always been a great range of engaging activities which have been thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for all the hard work you all do."

"I just love how happy my child is coming to pre-school and how settle she is. The staff are very supportive when I need support."

"Children flourish in this superbly inclusive pre-school and enjoy a wealth of excellent learning opportunities. They go to exceptional lengths to settle children in at their own pace and use various strategies to support and reassure them." Ofsted 2022

"Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and act as positive role models. As such, children show care toward each other and take turns with equipment. Staff support children to develop a sense of belonging as they are often involved in the daily tasks in the pre-school. These include caring for plants and setting up activities, as well as other small tasks that replicate home life. For example, children help tidy the tables following lunch, and wash and dry the dishes. This helps to continually foster their independence and self-esteem." Ofsted 2022