St John's Preschool
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Registration
Please note that we recommend you register your child with us around their 2nd birthday to ensure that they are on the waiting list in time to start preschool on their third birthday.
Complete the application forms below to register now:
Please send or take your completed applications to the school reception.
15 hour Funding
We are delighted to confirm that St John’s Preschool has been selected to offer families 15 hours of funded sessions!
We have surveyed our parents and carers and have discovered that the majority of people would like their funded hours to include the lunch hour, so that is the way we are offering it.
Emily and Ryan ‘discovering’ in the garden
Families will be able to book their children in for any combination of mornings, afternoons and lunch clubs, knowing that government funding will cover 15 hours of that time. This will allow parents to book their children in for 3 full days resulting in a charge for only 3 hours per week!
Leo, Alfie, Luke and Ben enjoying the weather
Pancake Day 2010
We celebrated Pancake Day at St John's with the older children buddying up with the younger one's to make their own batch of pancakes.
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Healthy eating
We also promote healthy eating at St John's, here are some photos of our youngest children helping themselves to snack.
Road safety
We had a visit from WPC Ella Penwell yesterday, 23rd June, she came in to talk to the children about road safety and generally how helpful the police are. We had a lovely day and were delighted with how well the children interacted with her and then played at being policemen and ladies after she had gone!
Bikes
Thanks to some excellent funding from the local Children's Centre, our children are learning to ride bikes. We are hoping that by the time they leave our Foundation Stage Unit (so by the end of their reception year) most children will be able to ride a two wheel bike without stabilisers!
St George's Day
On St George's Day the staff in the Foundation Unit entertained the children by acting out the story of St George and the Dragon, the children enjoyed watching and taking part and went on to re-enact their own versions
Grand Opening - Wednesday 22nd April
We had a Grand Opening on Wednesday 22nd April, there was a lovely turn out. This was the highlight of what has been a huge project providing an excellent play area for the children aged 3 to 5 attending our Foundation Unit: many thanks go to so many different people and organisations for their input and enthusiasm along the way:
Mid Devon District Council |
Devon County Council |
Awards 4 All |
Children’s Centre |
Gemini FM |
Julescarving |
Daryll Wakelam |
Anglo-Polish society |
Tiverton High School art workshops |
East Devon College storytelling workshops |
Years Reception, 5 and 6 at St John’s Catholic Primary School and all staff |
St John’s PTA |
St John's Preschool |
Our Vision
St John's Pre-school is a successful, inclusive setting where all children are welcomed and valued. They are happy and confident with positive attitudes towards learning. Staff provide a safe and caring environment for all the children and are responsive to the needs of each and every child, with keyworkers working in close partnership with their families.
As a Foundation Stage Unit in partnership with St John'sCatholic Primary school our children's transition to school is seamless.
Our Values
| Christian values | Inclusive |
| Keyworker closeness | Positive attitude for learning |
| Care | Partnership with parents |
Our Objectives
To help each child fulfil their potential in all aspects of development
To provide a stimulating and emotionally secure environment
To create opportunities for play
To offer safe and satisfactory individual and group play for the fulfilment of social, physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of pre-school children
To foster equal opportunities by respecting and acknowledging cultural heritage, gender, beliefs and family lifestyles
To promote pre-school education as a vital part of child development
To work effectively with a range of service providers in support of children's development
To acknowledge the role of parents in the education of their children and promote their involvement in pre-school activities
Our Culture
Caring for the overall wellbeing of the child, being positive, caring and empathetic. Our behaviour is to be good role models in all that we do - the way we speak, our body language, our thoughtfulness and our listening skills. We need to be observant, analytical, responsive and creative. We also need to be open and welcoming and not in any way biased or prejudiced, we create an ambience of equal opportunities for all involved in any way in the setting.