About
The personal development, behaviour and welfare of the children in our care are at the heart of our ethos.
Highest Standards
Lil Champs nursery is situated in the heart of Preston. We are close to the city centre and serve the community in Deepdale and the surrounding areas. We provide a home from home environment for all our children.
Children are cared for by our experienced child care practitioners trained to the highest standards. The personal development, behaviour and welfare of the children are at the heart of our ethos. Our practitioners create a stimulating learning environment where children under our care are taught through play.
- Qualified Staff with Years of Childcare Experience
- Spacious Environment for Your Child to Thrive
- Promoting social, emotional. physical and cognitive development
- We are community focused. We want to benefit the local Deepdale community with outstanding nursery services.
Our History
Savannah and Barkha (the founders) have been friends for many years. Their daughters went to the same school in Preston. They were both looking to start a venture together and what could be more appropriate than starting an educational setting in the very heart of Preston.
They were both committed to helping out at the primary school’s PTA group where they gained immense knowledge on how to manage a childcare setting. Barkha was managing another nursery in Ribbleton for over twelve years and Savannah has a legal management background.
In 2015 they rented a dilapidated old and out of use health centre behind Noor Mosque and Home Bargains. The building was renovated and the Ofsted registration was acquired after hard start up work. We are Ofsted rated “Good” in 2017. The doors were formally opened in January 2016 to serve and provide quality child care to the community.
Our facilities
Nursery children under our care have their own outdoor play area which includes tricycling/scootering, play house and den area. We also have a construction and water play area for the children to explore. We are very fortunate to have access to the community allotment.
We have our own fruit and vegetable growing raised beds where children can plant their own strawberries and sunflowers. In the summer term we have built a bug hotel for the children. We are very keen for the children to explore nature and learn by playing outdoors (subject to weather conditions). We are also implementing forest school for our pre-school children. Children travel to the nearby “Woodland Forest School” based in Fulwood and are engaged in various structured activities ranging from wood carving to treasure hunt.
Our community
At Lil Champs Nursery we like to think that we are very special as we serve a multicultural community with respect and kindness as our key motto. Every child is treated as individual and a tailored educational program is created for them. Each child thrives within our setting and they are prepared for their next step in starting primary school.
Health & Safety
Your child’s health and safety are our top priority. Every child deserves the best possible start in life, with the opportunity to develop in an environment both safe and secure. Parents who use early years services, like our nursery, should be able to do so with the utmost confidence that their children will be getting the best possible experiences and are protected from harm at all times. We abide by all government regulations to ensure your child is in a safe and secure environment.
A risk assessment is carried out daily before the children arrive to ensure that the nursery is safe for the children to explore and develop.
Due to Covid-19, the windows are kept open for ventilation. Staff wear face shields as well as regularly cleaning the toys to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
the wonderful team.
Savannah Dable
Savannah Dable
Barkha Rani
Barkha Rani
Farhana Patel
Farhana Patel
Suraiya Hassanjee
Suraiya Hassanjee
Shirley Martinez
Shirley Martinez
Ericka Rivero
Ericka Rivero
Daily schedule
Our daily schedule offers time for children to participate in both group activities and independent child choice activities.
Free Play:
8:00a.m./9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
The children explore the different areas in the nursery, such as: construction area, home corner, writing area, small world, reading corner…
Circle Time
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
The children sing nursery rhymes and learn numbers, colours, shapes and phonics using our sound box.
Snack time:
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m
Children are provided a variety of healthy snacks and milk. They are also taught life skills, such as learning to pour out their own milk and peeling their own fruit.
Focused Activity
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
The keyworker carries out a focused activity (planned for each child based on their needs) with the child to help them develop.
Outdoor Play
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The children play outside to increase their gross motor skills. We have tricycles, bikes, cars, slides, sand, as well as an outdoor construction area, which contains stones, pebbles and shovels.
Sensory Room
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The sensory room is a room that has been created to increase the children’s sensory ability, such as touch, feel, hearing. We have gloves that contain a variety of things whereby the children can feel and explore the different textures.
Lunch Time
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Children can bring their own packed lunches that contains healthy food.
Free Play
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
The children explore the different areas in the nursery, such as: construction area, home corner, writing area, small world, reading corner…
Exercise
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The children do a daily guided exercise with the practitioners to increase their gross motor skills and to also learn about living a healthy lifestyle.
Free Play & Clean Up
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 / 3:00 p.m.
The children again explore the different areas in the nursery, such as: construction area, home corner, writing area, small world, reading corner… The children also learn to clean up after their free play. We usually use the tidy up song to motivate them to clean up as well as reward them with stickers.