Broadshires Pre-School

When Broadshires opened in 1992 it was after a lot of hard work, both by a group of mums who formed the first committee and the Fox Bequest who are the trustees of the Old School at Broadwell. After the committee "found" the school, the trustees replaced the existing floor and updated the storage heaters for us. The committee worked to fulfill the social services rerquirements, advertise the pre-s

chool and buy the first of our equipment. I remember a mum calling in to ask "is this where the pre-school opens this week?" my husband was still putting up a wall unit. At first we only opened 2 mornings, then 3, then 4 and finally as we became more popular we opened afternoon sessions for younger children. We are now open for 5 mornings and 4 afternoons and offer flexible childcare for mixed ages (from 2 to 4 years). We have always been very well supported by our parents and local community and over the years have raised a lot of money to replace the original tables, chairs and cupboards. We now have a wide variety of good quality toys and equipment. The trustees have also continued to support us. The school has been re-roofed, a damp proof course been injected, the interior of the building has been redecorated and new water heaters fitted. We comply with the greater demands of OFSTED and have always received good inspection reports from them. We continue to strive to provide the best for our children and make their first experience of "schooling" happy and fun. We have recently added a large play shed with veranda to enhance children's outdoor play. Over the years we have forged close links with our two nearest primary schools, St. Chistophers at Langford. We often discuss new paperwork requirements, exchange visits and generally keep in touch to make the childrens' transfer to school as easy as possible for them.