We have an excellent team of caring and committed and highly qualified staff, who promote a happy and supportive atmosphere. Each staff member has been police vetted with a DBS check and has signed both a statement of suitability and a non-discrimination declaration. As a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA), it is our aim to have fully trained staff. The staff regularly attend courses run by the PLA, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) and other agencies to keep their working knowledge up to date. We are registered with Wokingham Borough Council Community Services Department and are inspected by OFSTED. The Preschool was last inspected by OFSTED in 2017 and was judged to provide a 'Good' standard of care. The Pre-School runs with a maximum of 24 places per session. The staffing ratio of adults to children will be a minimum of 1:4 for 2 year olds & 1:8 for 3-5 year olds. Barkham Preschool is a community group run by a committee of parents. Parental involvement is therefore essential to the smooth running of the Preschool. The committee is elected annually at the AGM in July. The financial arrangements of the Preschool are the responsibility of the committee. The committee employs the staff, who in turn are responsible for all the children in their care and the day-to-day activities. Fund-raising, publicity and social events are also organised by the committee.
