The Collingham and District Pre-School is registered with and regularly inspected by Ofsted. The pre-school follows guidelines set by Nottinghamshire Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. We are also a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance (PLA). The pre-school is managed by a parent management committee whose members are elected by the parents of the children who attend the pre-school. The elections take place at the pre-schools Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is held in September each year.

The committee is responsible for:

• managing the school’s finances
• employing and managing the staff
• making sure that the pre-school has- and works to- policies which help it to provide a high quality service
• making sure that the pre-school works in partnership with the children’s parents

The AGM is open to the parents of all the children who attend the pre-school. It is their forum for looking back over the previous year’s activities and shaping the coming year’s activities.

Records of progress

The pre-school keeps a record of progress for each child. Staff and parents working together on their children’s records of achievement is one of the ways in which the pre-school and parents work in partnership. Your child’s record of achievement helps us to celebrate together his/her achievements and to work together to provide what your child needs for his/her well-being and to make progress.

Your child’s key person will work with you to keep this record. To do this you and she/he will collect information about your child’s needs, activities, interests and achievements. This information will enable the key person to identify your child’s stage of progress. You and the key person will then decide on how to help your child to move on to the next stage.

Each key person keeps records of their children’s achievements and areas for development and progress, based on continuous observation by all staff members. These records are readily available for you to read and form the basis for regular informal discussions about your child’s progress. These records are linked to the 6 areas of learning as set by government (see section on curriculum). These records are confidential. When your child leaves pre-school the records will be given to you. If you wish, they can be sent to your chosen school to give them an indication of your child’s progress towards the “early learning goals”.

If you are interested in joining the committee or becoming more involved in the work of the pre-school, please feel free to speak to a member of staff and/or a member of the committee. Details of all committee members are posted up on the noticeboard.