Stepping Stones Pre-school

A reminder - Please use this email to contact Pre-school.  

steppingstones@knowle-plymouth.co.uk

Hello Stepping Stones.

At school we are having themed weeks.  If you could learn something at home each week and send in photo's that would be amazing. See what you can play, learn and make.

This week's theme is 'Dinosaurs'! 

Please email: steppingstones@knowle-plymouth.co.uk

These links are great - have fun.

https://pbskids.org/games/dinosaur/

: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH_dOScj9FU

Please contact Mandy directly through email. I would love to see some of the great things you are doing with your children, send photo's and I will print them to keep their learning journals up to date.  If you have any questions or concerns just email and I will try to answer every day.

Please email: steppingstones@knowle-plymouth.co.uk

Stepping Stones Pre-School joined Knowle Primary School in April 2019 after a positive long standing relationship between the two settings for nearly 25 years.  Ofsted has judged Stepping Stones Pre-School as 'Outstanding' for the past ten years.  

Our aim is to provide a happy, caring, safe and stimulating environment where children can learn through play. Developing their skills inclusive of the seven areas of learning, which are: personal, social and emotional, physical, communication and language, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts and design.

We encourage you to work closely and alongside us in partnership. This will enable us to achieve the best for your child. It is important we all build upon your child’s skills and encourage them at home with a positive attitude and self-discipline.

We are fully committed to our Equal Opportunities Policy. We openly welcome children from any area. There is a waiting list available to everybody and when a vacancy arises at the time your child/children reach the age of two or over, we will contact you. This will have a start date, registration, contract, medical, consent forms and shared planning which should be returned to us immediately.

You are always welcome to visit us at any time and stay with your child/children for as long as you feel is necessary.

I hope this experience will be happy and successful for everyone. Looking forward to getting to know you, your children and family.

• We are registered with Ofsted to provide care for children aged two to five years in Knowle Primary Foundation Area.  Session times are mornings 8.30am to 11.30am, afternoons 12.15pm -15.15pm and all day 8.30am - 15.15pm.
• We offer 30 hours childcare to eligible parents. 
• We offer Me2 funding for parents who fit the criteria.
• The term after your child is 3 funding is available for all.
• We are an inclusive Pre-school with admissions made regardless of racial origin, cultural grouping, gender, family background or disability.
• Through working with Parents/Carers we will make every effort to include family routines and values within the care we provide.

Pre-school staff

Mandy Hogden

Manager Early Years Senco(*) Child protection

Worked in childcare for over 33 years. Nursery, Pre-school, Fostering, Family Education, and Childminding.

Level 4 Childcare, learning and development

Julie Lockley

Deputy Manager Early Years Senco(*)

Worked in childcare for 26 years, having trained at Stepping Stones.

Level 3 Diploma in pre-school practice

Tracey Cole

Early Years Practitioner 

Worked in childcare for 26 years, having trained at Stepping Stones.

Level 3 Diploma in pre-school practice

Rachael Tucker

Early Years Practitioner Health and Safety

Worked in childcare for 10 years, having trained at Stepping Stones.

Level 3 Childcare, learning and development

Sarah Preston

Early Years Practitioner 

Worked in childcare for 6 years, having trained as an apprentice at Stepping Stones. 

Level 3 Childcare, learning and development