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About Us
Greenshoots is a friendly, caring Pre-school which provides a happy, safe and stimulating environment where children are able to thrive and learn. Set within the grounds of Laira Green Primary School, we have the privilege of being able to use some of the school’s facilities such as the playground and the hall. We work with Laira Green and other school’s to ensure smooth transition’s for children who move on to school.
Our setting has an open-plan layout and has a lot of natural light, which is enjoyed by the children, and creates a home from home feel. Greenshoots were praised by Ofsted in April 2019, and received an OUTSTANDING rating. We believe young children learn best through activities that are fun and enjoyable. We take pride in getting to know each child to harness their interests and to cater for their individual learning needs.
We have a team of highly trained staff who work closely with parents/carers to ensure their child receives the best possible care and early years education. In our most recent inspection report, Ofsted commended Greenshoots for the ‘good rapport built with families’. Ofsted also praised how ‘children develop good literacy skills because staff expertly teach them to identify letter sounds’.
Check out our most recent blog posts to find out what we’ve been up to at Greenshoots! Here’s the latest Eco Update and a link to an amazing turtle wallpaper!
Why Choose Greenshoots?
Greenshoots Pre-school offers your child qualified and experienced practitioners, delivering compassionate and engaging care throughout their development. All of the children’s individual needs are met by their dedicated key person. We pride ourselves in providing a home from home environment with spacious and light areas filled with stimulating resources and giving the children access to a diverse range of learning and play opportunities both indoors and outdoors. Greenshoots has links with Laira Green Primary school which enables smooth transitions when children enter their Foundation Stage class.
As a setting we welcome ‘Me 2’ funded children (you can find updated information about applying for Me2 funding here) and have spaces for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. We also have some spaces available in our popular Breakfast and After School Club sessions as part of our wraparound care provision. To see our fees and times, click here. For and application form please click here. This can also be found on the Fees and Times page, along with our ‘Welcome Pack’.Don’t forget to check if you’re eligible for ‘Tax-Free Childcare’ (the replacement scheme for ‘Childcare Vouchers’) and the 30 hours free childcare initiatives. If you wish to contact us, please either use the comment form below or contact us using the other details provided for more information.
You can contact Greenshoots on:
Tel: 01752 228272
Email: greenshootspreschool@gmail.com
Website: www.lairagreenshoots.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenshootsPlym
Instagram: www.instagram.com/greenshootspreschool
Website enquiries: greenshootswebsite@gmail.com.
General Data Protection Regulation disclaimer. In order to help comply with GDPR regulations, from May 2018 there are no identifiable pictures of the children in our setting published here. Should you recognise your child and be unhappy with the content please contact us. Parents of current children can access their child’s learning journey (which does include lots of photos of them) by using the online journal ‘Tapestry‘ This is based on observations in line with the Early Years Statutory Framework which can be found here.
Charity Number: 1136071
If you would like to leave a comment of your own, there is a box for this at the bottom of the page.You can find out all about the setting below.
Greenshoots Pre-school 
From Laurie, Professional photographer:
Thank you so much for having me yesterday to take photographs of the children. I just wanted to write to say how impressed I was with the setting. The children were all lovely, and very polite. From the moment I arrived Claudia and yourself were welcoming and helpful.
It was really lovely seeing Claudia with the children, it was clear that she has a real connection with all of them and they are all very fond of her. She was so patient and kind with each one. I came away thinking how nice and refreshing it was to see someone enjoying their job. Please thank her again from me for all the help she provided both in the nursery and helping me carrying my equipment back to the car.
I would love to come back to your setting again and take more photos. It was a really enjoyable morning for me. Laurie
I found it interesting to view the setting recently, and see the differences and similarities to my own setting. The space is used well with different resources for children to access. I liked all the visual prompts around the setting.
Staff paid attention to children’s needs and were polite. Natalie showed me her SEN folders and the planning system, I will be taking some ideas back to my setting!
Well worth the visit, thanks!