Broadbottom Pre-School

Broadbottom Pre-School is a warm, nurturing, and stimulating pre-school environment for children aged 2-5 years old. We are open Monday – Friday 7.45am-5.30pm, term time only.

What do you need to know?

At Broadbottom Pre-School, we believe that parents and carers are children’s first and most lasting educators. It is therefore vital for parents and carers to work together with Pre-School staff to help our children develop and learn.

• Parents and carers are very welcome to stay for the session occasionally to see activities, and how their child, and other children of similar age, behave and respond.
• Parents, carers and grandparents are a valuable resource for us.  We welcome support from all adults with a particular skill or an interesting profession e.g. knitting, baking, nurses and fire-fighters.
• We sometimes ask parents and carers to help us on local trips to school, on nature walks and pond dipping, etc.
• Staff are available before and after sessions to talk to parents and carers, listen to concerns and offer help and support. Privacy and confidentiality are respected at all times.
• Each child’s key person will keep parents and carers up-to-date with their child’s progress. Each child’s key person will also complete a Learning Journey for each child which will document their learning and development and includes photographs and pieces of work. You can ask to see these at any time.

 

Ofsted Report

Our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) can be found here.

 

Opening Times 

Broadbottom Pre-School is open Monday-Friday 7.45am-5.30pm, term-time only.

Generally, our term dates correspond with term dates on the Tameside website, these occasionally differ due to inset days. More information on our term dates for 24/25 can be found on our term dates page.

Fees

Our fees are reviewed regularly (next review due April 2025), and parents and carers will be given 4 weeks notice of any changes that are made. If your child is absent from a booked session which they normally attend, this session must still be paid for and any missed days are not able to be swapped.

Fees can be paid weekly or half-termly. Unless the preceding half-term invoice has been paid, your child will not be able to begin another half-term. Anyone having difficulty paying fees on time should speak to the Manager as support may be available.

Children are asked to bring their own packed lunch, however we do ask you to adhere to our dietary requests (as we occasionally have children with allergies), as well as our Healthy Eating Policy.

In line with the new government regulations (introduced in April 2025), children are welcome to bring their own snack as well as their packed lunch. For a small additional fee, we are also very happy to continue to provide milk and a mid-morning snack for our children, as well as breakfast and light tea if children are utilising our extended hours. You can see sample menus here.

Funding

Broadbottom Pre-School currently accepts government funding for 2+ yr olds. The government are in the process of rolling out a new childcare provision scheme with current plans stating by September 2025 working parents of children under the age of 5 will be entitled to 30 hours free childcare per week.

For all funding you must apply in the gov.uk website and provide Pre-School with your child’s code. If for any reason you are no longer eligible you MUST inform Pre-School so that we may alter the sessions your child attends accordingly. If you do not inform Pre-School and you are no longer eligible, you will be charged for any sessions attended.

PLEASE NOTE: We are only a small pre-school setting with 20 spaces and these spaces fill up fast. As a result of this, we may not be able to offer the full 30 funded hours immediately. Please contact Mandy at managerbroadbottomps@gmail.com for more information about funding or to add your child’s name to the list for our next intake.

What to Expect, When?

Broadbottom Pre-School follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which are the standards that all childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.  There is a more parent/carer friendly version of this which is call What To Expect When and can be found here.

Tameside’s Local Offer

Tameside’s local offer is an online source of information on services, support and guidance for parents and carers and children or young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).  The information on this website is not just about education but a whole range of topics that you may find useful. Please click this link to be directed to the website.

Early Years Alliance

In order to ensure we offer the best support to children and parents we are members of the Early Years Alliance who are a leading educational charity specialising in the early years. They provide practical support to early years settings.  Their products and services include specialist publications, childcare services, quality assurance, campaigning, research, training and family programmes. They also offer a range of independent professional information, advice, support and guidance tailored especially to meet the needs of young children and their families, students, early years practitioners and professionals.  For more information please refer to their website.

Staff Training

All Staff have access to CPD through Noodle Now, an online training provider which provides training on Manual Handling, Food Hygiene, Children’s Mental Health and lots more.  All staff complete regular Safeguarding Training through the Local Authority and also undertake regular First Aid Training through Millie’s Trust.