Preschool information for parents in Shrewsbury

We are Ofsted registered “Good” 2017 and are a 24U setting. We were previously called Greenfields Preschool, and before that Greenfields Playgroup, when first established in 1972. We opened our doors in September 2012 as Little Greenfields Preschool CIC.  Our location is within easy walking distance to Shrewsbury Town Centre, and the local nursery and primary school in Shrewsbury.

We use the government guidelines, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as a framework within which we provide care and education for children aged up to 5 years. The key programmes, activities and nursery environments are designed to enhance areas of learning to ensure that your child is given every opportunity to develop at a pace that is suitable for them.

Within our newsletters and around the preschool you will find additional ideas and preschool information about how you can engage with your child to support their learning. Your child will have a learning journey, which is recorded in a folder containing staff observations and your child’s experiences in the preschool, including photographs and artwork. You are welcome to look at their learning journey at any time.

All children are warmly welcomed and valued equally, and all have individual needs that we work hard to ensure are fully met. Some children have very specific needs that relate to their health and general development. These needs may include particular routines the child must follow to ensure their continuing health and well-being. Our staff has been trained to enable them to support all children. If you would like more detailed information, we will be happy to talk with you about your child’s specific needs, and to plan with you how these may be met.

The rooms are set up with the children’s age and range of development in mind, and the focus will be on enabling them to explore, develop, learn and create in a way that is right for them. Our staff and key-workers will ensure that they know each child through talking to parents and playing with the children, and will plan activities that will engage and interest each child. As toddlers become preschoolers we respond with a focus on self-managed activities as part of day-to-day play, such as dressing up, ‘cooking’ in the play kitchen and developing their independence skills. Messy play, hide and seek and memory games in the preschool are also introduced. Safely managed and supervised, such activities nevertheless encourage respect, co-operation and personal choice and of course, they are lots and lots of fun!

Childcare fees are payable the first day of each calendar month, payable via Standing Order. Alternatively if you would prefer to pay on a weekly basis, that can be arranged. Please speak to Sarah, the Preschool Manager. You can also use childcare vouchers to pay towards your fees. We accept childcare vouchers from all recognised voucher providers if paid electronically. Please ask your employer about which childcare voucher scheme they use, if any.