Rated Good by Ofsted
Rated Good by Ofsted · Ages 2 to 5
Mon to Fri, 9am to 3pm, term time
Newlands Church, Crawley Green Road, LU2 9TE
About us
We are a registered charity run by a committee of parents, staff and supporters, based at Newlands Church on Crawley Green Road.
Our pre-school aims to provide a happy, caring and safe environment in which each child gains confidence and learns to relate to other children and adults around them.
We have a well-qualified team of staff who provide high-quality care and education for children below statutory school age. We are part of Luton Early Years, registered with Ofsted and members of the Early Years Alliance. The pre-school provides quality, affordable childcare to our local community, close to a major bus route and with its own car park.
Our volunteer committee meets once each half term. New members are always welcome and no experience is needed. An enhanced DBS check is required.
Ofsted described our support for children with special educational needs as a strength. Read about our SEND support.
Wigmore Under Fives is charity number 1000430. Any surplus goes back into the pre-school, from new resources to staff training.
Learning through play
The EYFS has three prime areas, which are the building blocks for everything else, and four specific areas. Here is how they look in our room.
Talking, listening, stories, songs and rhymes every day.
Climbing, balancing and running outside, plus threading, cutting and mark-making.
Making friends, taking turns, sharing and understanding feelings.
A love of books, recognising names and first marks that become writing.
Counting, shapes, patterns and measuring through play, cooking and the sand tray.
Planting, the seasons, festivals and the people and places around us.
Painting, junk modelling, music, dancing and role play.
From the first visit, your child has a key person. They help your child settle, notice what they love and plan activities that build on it. They are also your first point of contact for anything, big or small.
If your key person is away, the rest of the team know your child well too, so there is always a familiar face.
We record your child’s learning on Tapestry, a secure online journal. You can see photos and notes from their day on your phone, and add your own from home: a new word, a first bike ride, a trip to the park.
Sharing what happens at home helps us plan the next steps together.
Starting with us
You stay for several sessions before leaving your child, so they meet the room and the staff gradually.
Your child gets a Wigmore string bag for spare clothes, nappies and wipes. Please also send a packed lunch and a labelled snack pot. Full list.
Only adults on your collection form can collect, with a password for emergencies. Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do.
Questions
We are a registered charity (number 1000430). A volunteer committee of parents, staff and supporters oversees the pre-school, and our supervisor leads the team day to day.
A member of staff who gets to know your child and your family really well. They help your child settle, track their progress and are your first point of contact.
Through the Tapestry app, where we share photos and observations, plus chats at drop-off and pick-up and regular updates from your key person.
Yes. The committee meets once each half term and new members are always welcome. No experience is needed, but an enhanced DBS check is required.
Our community
Our website was built and donated by Nextwave Events, a Luton-based party and event hire company. Thank you for supporting our pre-school.
Have a look round, meet the team and ask anything you like.
