About Us
Our wildflowers have the opportunity to make their own choices on the area’s they would like to explore – be it role play, craft, construction or the outside pod.
We encourage independence, manners, healthy eating and social skills.
We love for our wildflowers to engage with their ideas, peers and creativity through a variety of activities including story, yoga, dancing, games or singing.
A wildflowers day is rich in exploring, learning, and being nurtured.
About Us
Our wildflowers have the opportunity to make their own choices on the area’s they would like to explore – be it role play, craft, construction or the outside pod.
We encourage independence, manners, healthy eating and social skills.
We love for our wildflowers to engage with their ideas, peers and creativity through a variety of activities including story, yoga, dancing, games or singing.
A wildflowers day is rich in exploring, learning, and being nurtured.
Our Learning Environment
The children learn and play amongst a beautiful environment with a large outdoor area to explore. We also have our own allotment, and take the children on many trips out to explore.
Registered Charity
Charity Number – 1164338
Ofsted URN – EY501142
Joining Wildflowers
When starting Wildflowers we offer two, two hour settling in sessions to help the children get comfortable and get to know their key worker.
Events
Throughout the academic year we organise many events and this is communicated via tapestry and our facebook page.
A Wildflowers Day
Wildflowers arrive to the opportunity to make their own choice on which area they would like to explore. This could be the role play area, craft, large construction or the outside pod. A Wildflower has more than an hour after arrival to fully engage in the activities they desire without disturbance.
A varied snack is then prepared by the Wildflowers of the day and this is available from 10am. Wildflowers are encouraged to wash hands independently, choose what they would like to eat and drink and then tidy what they have used away.
Wildflowers can then return to their choice of play. Occasionally, a sound walk on the field could be planned, visiting the allotment or using the the tennis courts for physical development would then take place.
11.30am is our golden time to specifically focus on communication and language development.
Stories, singing, rhyming, syllable practice and listening/attention games are explored. Wildflowers are grouped with a wonderful and responsive practitioner in different areas of the setting to create a calm learning environment. Practitioners use this opportunity to observe specific communication and language skills and plan accordingly.
Lunch time commences at 12pm and this includes Wildflower practitioners sitting and eating with the Wildflowers to encourage manners, model healthy eating and socialise.
From 1pm to 2.30pm, Wildflowers have this time undisturbed to really engage with their ideas, peers and creativity.
Around 2.30pm all Wildflowers are encouraged to help tidy their learning environment and the have the choice to vote on a story, yoga, dancing, games or singing.
How our children learn, flourish and grow
At Wildflowers we believe that children are most engaged and therefore, learn best when they are following their own interests. Free flowing, child-initiated play has an incredibly positive impact on young children’s well-being, making them feel safe and secure and consequently helping them to be fully engaged in their learning.
Learning Through Play
Through play children can develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments.
Planning in the Moment
Meet Our Staff
All staff members are trained in paediatric first aid, safeguarding, prevent, food and hygiene.
Michaela
Leadership Role, Safeguarding Lead, LADO, Health & Safety Lead
My name is Michaela, mostly known as Cayla. I have worked in childcare since 2010 and have two children of my own, one girl and one boy. I have worked with children aged between 3 months to 5 years and my current qualification I hold is a Foundation Degree in Early Years (Level 5) and Leadership. Alongside Emily, I manage and lead the preschool.
Emily
Leadership Role, Safeguarding Lead, LADO, SENDCo
I have worked in childcare since 2012 and have two children of my own, one girl and one boy. I have a BA Honours in Childhood Studies and also had previous management experience. Alongside Cayla, I manage and lead the preschool.
Kay
Early Years Practitioner, Deputy Safeguarding Lead
I have worked in childcare since 2004. I have had lots of experience working with babies to 8 years old. I have a Level 4 in Early Years as well as Special Educational Needs qualification. I also have a little boy of my own, who keeps me very busy when I’m not working.
Gillian
Early Years Practitioner, Deputy Safeguarding Lead, Health & Safety Deputy
I have worked at Wildflowers since 2015. My current qualification I hold is a Foundation Degree in Early Years. My spare time is spent with my daughter, enjoying our love of nature and outdoor learning, especially keeping together the preschool allotment.
Tracey
Early Year Practitioner
I have worked in the Early Years Sector for many years, and I have experience of working in different types of settings with babies and children up to school age. I have a Level 3 qualification and have attended many courses and workshops.
Leanne
Early Years Practitioner, Bank Staff
I have a BCS Honour’s Degree in Psychology with child language development and am a qualified teacher.
I used to work in a nursery before teaching and have worked in education for over 10 years
Julie Ward
Chair of Trustees, Safeguarding Lead
chairperson.coltishallpreschool
@gmail.com
Donna
Early Years Practitioner
I joined Wildflowers in 2022 and enjoy my role as a keyworker. I have a Level 3 in Early Years and Education and have worked in Preschool settings for over 14 years. Before this, I was a registered childminder.
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