About Us

Here you can find out a little more about us

Welcome!

Rackerhayes is a community Pre-school run by parents, grandparents, carers, volunteers and staff working together to provide the best quality care for your child. The committee meet once or twice per term and are responsible for reviewing policies and procedures as well as being involved in our fun fundraising events. As a charitable organisation we hold many fundraising events throughout the year to raise money for new equipment and resources for your child to enjoy. Everyone is welcome to join the committee, as amember you have a say in how we care for your child, we value your opinions and ideas. Dates of forthcoming meetings can be found in our half-termly newsletter or from here

Meet The Family

Karen

Childcare Manager, Deputy- Child protection/Safeguarding Officer & SENDCo

Diploma in Pre-School Practice – level 3NVQ4 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development Paediatric First Aid/Safeguarding

Craig

Deputy SENDCo & Child Protection/Safeguarding Officer

Key personFoundation degree in Psychology and Early Educational StudiesLevel 3 Early Years EducatorMakaton Foundation Modules 1 to 4Paediatric First Aid & Safeguarding

Jane

Assistant Deputy.Health & Safety Officer & Fire Marshall

Key personNVQ2 & 3 in Childcare and EducationPaediatric First Aid & Safeguarding AwarenessStaff team/key persons –

Katy

Assistant

Diploma in Childcare and Education Safeguarding Awareness

Sarah

Assistant

NVQ2 & 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development Makaton Foundation Modules 1 to 4 Paediatric First Aid & Safeguarding Awareness

Donna

Assistant

NCFE CACHE level 2 Certificate Introducing Caring for Children and Young people & Level 3 Childcare and Education Paediatric First Aid & Safeguarding Awareness

Robyn

Assistant

Paediatric First Aid & Safeguarding Awareness

Jackie

Assistant

Diploma in Childcare and Education Safeguarding Awareness

Tracey

Assistant

Paediatric First Aid & Safeguarding Awareness

Philosophy & Mission

To care and provide enjoyable education for children from two-years to school age in a safe andstimulating learning environment, promoting a positive and inclusive atmosphere, where children learnthrough play with an abundance of resources inside and outside, all year round.

Term Dates

Autumn Term 2024

Thursday 5th September – Wednesday 18th December

Half Term – Pre-school closed

Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November

Spring Term 2025

Monday 6th January – Friday 4th April

Half Term – Pre-school closed

Monday 17th Febuary – Friday 21st Febuary

Summer Term 2025

Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 18th July

pre-School closed Monday 21st April- Easter Monday

Pre-School closed Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday

Half Term – Pre-school closed

Monday 17th Febuary – Friday 21st Febuary

Other Bits

Fundraising

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our latest fundraising event at the Summer Social! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised an amazing £230.61. Congratulations to all prize winners, and a big shoutout to Merlin the Magician, who was a huge hit with the children!

Fundraising is vital to helping us improve and expand what we offer to the children at Rackerhayes. The money raised has allowed us to replenish broken toys and fill our new ‘construction site,’ made possible by a grant from Kingsteignton Council. We also received £48.44 from Easyfundraiser, boosting our resources even further.

We’re always looking for new ideas to raise money, so please feel free to share your thoughts! Your ongoing support makes a real difference, and we can’t thank our committee enough for their hard work organising these wonderful events.

Forthcoming Events

Committee Meeting
Keep an eye out for the next committee meeting, coming soon on a Wednesday afternoon at the pre-school! If you’ve expressed interest, join us in person or virtually, whichever works best for you. It’s an exciting time to get involved as Rackerhayes Pre-School approaches its 40th anniversary in 2025!

We always welcome new faces and ideas, so please feel free to join us. Children are welcome too—our staff will keep them entertained while we handle the important discussions! For any questions about joining the committee, please speak to Karen or Craig.

Upcoming Events

AGM: Scheduled for November (exact date to follow).
Christmas Party: Date to be confirmed, invitations coming soon.
Christmas Social: Details to follow, organised by the committee.

Social Media

Facebook
If you haven’t already joined our private Facebook Parents’ group, please search for “Rackerhayes Pre-School Parents” and follow us for the latest updates!

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What Our Families are Saying

To Everyone at Rackerhayes, Thank you all for you’re hard work and bringing out confidence and independancein Toby and Isabelle, especially you Sarah. they have loved being at this nurseryand are all going to miss you all very much. Thank you

Jess: Kingsteignton

Robyn and Katie, Thank you so much for all your support over the last few years! See you soon.

Amy, Jay and Ella

I have 2 daughters one of whom is currently at Rackerhayes and the other has just moved up to primary. I cannot speak highly enough of their handling of the transition. Really proactive in engaging with the primary school. They offer a very individualised approach and are aware of the children’s strengths and areas where they may need more support.

Supportive of our efforts in potty training our youngest, Communication is excellent on a daily basis

A special mention to Donna, the girls absolutely love her. I was a little anxious in sending the girls to a setting but, thanks to Rackerhayes, it’s be for them.

Early years settings urgently need more funding. The efforts the team go to in fundraising are above and beyond but in my opinion should not be necessary when providing children with an education

Hayley, Ben and Clayton

My daughter Lacey has been at Rackerhayes for 2 years and she has developed in so many areas due to the setting she goes to, she developed in her confidenceand learning. This is all down to the time and effort Rackerhayes staff and 1:1 teacher has put into Lacey, she is a very happy child when she goes in and when she comes out. I woild highly recommend this Pre-School setting. In areas that Lacey is less confident in they takje the time and effort to put a plan in place to help Lacey achieve her goals at Rackerhayes