South Hill Park Pre-school

Our 25 Year History

South Hill Park Pre-school was established in 1974 and was originally set up in a room within the main building of the Arts Centre to provide a crèche facility for the staff and customers of the South Hill Park Arts Centre.

It soon became a very popular Pre-school provision for both users of the arts centre and local residents alike but having spent 21 years at the site the Pre-school was given short notice to quit the rooms and after much discussion an alternative home was offered in a temporary terrapin which was in a terrible state of repair.

During the summer holidays of 1995, all the staff, committee and parents took on the full-scale overhaul of the building producing a lovely, albeit temporary, site for the Pre-school.

This 'temporary' site was the Pre-school's home for the next four years until following an arson attack the building was declared uninhabitable. At which point Brackenhale comprehensive school offered the Pre-school a room within their facility for temporary use.

During the following year various discussions and negotiations continued to secure a new home for the Pre-school at a permanent, purpose built provision. The building was made available on the 28th June 2000.

We have been a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance since 1981. It is the largest national charity providing support to Pre-school education. In November 2002 we were delighted to receive the Preschool Learning Alliance's accreditation award in recognition of our highest standards in education and care of under-fives. We were the first Preschool in the Bracknell area to receive this award.
In November 2004 we had our Ofsted inspection for which we received an excellent outcome and were praised for offering a caring, stimulating environment for our children to develop socially, emotionally and intellectually in preparation for school.
In June 2005 we changed our Ofsted registration to allow us to take as many two year old children as we wished. Our morning sessions now cater for the very young and our waiting lists quickly increased as a result!
In September 2006 we began 'Lunch Club' for the over 3's on a Monday and Friday. This has been tremendously successful and the children really enjoy it and benefit from it.

We are a Pre-School Learning Alliance Accredited School

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