Welcome to 
High Wych 
Pre-school Nursery

History

High Wych Pre-school Nursery was started in 1976 by a small group of local mums and initially had only two staff and fifteen children.  Until Summer 1992 it was held in the High Wych Memorial Hall when the new terms of the Children act 1974 forced a move to a more suitable building.  Parents and supporters of the pre-school embarked on a massive fundraising drive and we moved into The Old School building, High Wych Primary School, which was renovated, decorated and equipped by our own hard work. In September 1997, we were asked to move into a newly refurbished nursery unit within the school. During 2009, due to the school wanting use of the classroom during our hired time, we were offered a temporary home at The Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church.  In February 2011, the 'Sawbridgeworth Young Peoples Recreational Centre' SYPRC (Charity No: 302466) who run the Bullfields centre, approached us as a vacancy during their daytime hire slot became available.  In a short space of time over the Easter holidays we moved into our new location and opened here on 26th April 2011.

Our Role as Early Years Practitioners

High Wych Pre-school Nursery complies with Ofsted standards and legislation to provides a safe, secure and stimulating environment for young children to learn through play.  We adhere to the government Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014 and curriculum to promote learning and development.  Our staff regularly attend courses and training in particular First Aid and Safeguarding Children.  We work within or above staff/child ratios stated in the Ofsted Statutory requirements working within the legal requirements of the Children Act(2004) and Childcare Act (2006).  We recognise that parents are their child's primary educators and wish to promote Home/Pre-school learning links through topics and projects.