Situated in the semi-rural location of Wick, our aim is to provide a fun, safe setting in which children can learn through play. This provides children with a solid foundation upon which they can build their future successes.
We are now open from 7:45am until 6pm!
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We are now open from 7:45am until 6pm! -
View our latest OFSTED report here
Location
The Cottage, Manor Road, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5RG
Our Staff
Our well trained and experienced staff are led by our long time manager Tia Harris. Most of our staff have children of their own and many have worked at Wick Pre-School for several years. Together the team at Wick Pre-School aim to provide a friendly, supportive, caring and stimulating environment for the children who attend.
We are registered and inspected by Ofsted. And as a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, we regularly review and update our skills and undertake relevant training.
We have a child : adult ratio of 4:1 for the 2 year olds and 8:1 for 3+ year olds.
Meet the Team
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Tia Harris
Manager / Child Protection Officer
Level 3 qualified
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Jayne Rippon
Deputy Manager / Risk Assessment Officer
Level 3 qualified
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Megan Harris
Office Admin / E-Safety Officer
Level 3 qualified
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Aimee Sharley
Under 3s Lead / Room Leader (Little Monkeys)
Level 3 qualified
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Demi Hill
Room Leader (Busy Bees) / Pre-School Leader
Level 3 qualified
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Shanice Greene
Room Leader (Hedgehogs)
Level 3 qualified
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Steph Fudgell
SENCO
Level 3 qualified
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Charlotte Jones
Assistant Room Leader
Level 3 qualified
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Paige Hanley
Assistant Room Leader
Level 3 qualified
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Tracey Young
Assistant Room Leader
Level 3 qualified
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Michaela Golding
Assistant Room Leader
Qualified teacher
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Corrie Elliott
Childcare Practitioner
Level 3 qualified
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Leah Speer
Childcare Practitioner
Level 2 qualified, working towards level 3
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Lilly Bond
Apprentice
Working towards level 3 qualification
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Billie Hobbs
Childcare Practitioner
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Victoria Holloway
Childcare Practitioner
Working towards level 3 qualification
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Rachael Dheilly
Childcare Practitioner
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Bex Sheppard
Childcare Practitioner
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Angela Burge
General assistant & Practitioner
Working towards level 3 qualification
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Paige Harris
Maternity Leave
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Skye Chick
Apprentice
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Antonia Davies
Apprentice
Our Management Committee
Our current committee is as follows;
Chair: Alex Hunt
Secretary: Briony Bell
Treasurer: Megan Harris
& R A Leslie & Co - Accountants
Other Members: Deb Pratt, Rachel Miller, Becky Winterson, Gemma Comley, Rhiannon Kitchen, Catherine Piper
Our Pre-School is managed by a Committee of volunteer parents, most of whom have children attending the Pre-School.
The Committee has overall responsibility for the Pre-School and are accountable to Ofsted, The Pre-School Alliance, The Charity Commission and Government Bodies. Areas of responsibility include:
managing the Pre-School finances;
employing and managing the staff;
making sure that the Pre-School provides a high quality service;
making sure that the Pre-School works in partnership with parents.
The committee also help to raise funds and organise events for our Pre-School, which enables us to buy new equipment, toys, arts/craft supplies and subsidise some activities and trips.
Term one
Starts: Monday 1st of September 2025
Ends: Friday 24th of October 2025
Term two
Starts: Monday 3rd of November 2025
Ends: Friday 19th of December 2025
Term three
Starts: Monday 5th of January 2026
Ends: Friday 13th of February 2026
Click here for a list of upcoming UK Bank Holidays
Term dates (2025 - 2026)
Term four
Starts: Monday 23rd of February 2026
Ends: Thursday 2nd of April 2026
Term five
Starts: Monday 20th of April 2026
Ends: Friday 22nd of May 2026
Term six
Starts: Monday 1st of June 2026
Ends: Tuesday 14th of July 2026
These dates are for term time only children.
If your child attends all year round, please note we are closed for all bank holidays and from Friday the 19th of December 2025 until the 5th of January 2026.
For those moving on to primary school, the final day of attendance is the 21st of August 2026.
Parental Involvement
We aim to involve the parents and carers of our children as much as possible and continually strive to ensure that we keep everyone up to date with everything we are doing at Pre-School.
We use the app “Famly” to post regular updates to all of our pre-school families, these updates include things such as: information on foods your child has eaten that day, nappy changes, photos and observations of activities we have undertaken. We also use this app send your invoices and communicate with you.
Your involvement in your child's education during their time with us is encouraged and we occasionally ask for you to send in a few photos from home for your child’s “Learning Journey” book, these are a great way to promote language and talking about home life with your child. We find that home pictures are a very useful tool and the children love being able to show their friends and teachers their pictures!
Meals
At lunch time we offer the option of hot dinners, these are delivered daily by Mini Meals. They run on a four week schedule of meals, menus are listed below.
Mini Meals cater to all dietary requirements!