About Us

St Andrew’s Pre-school was established in 1968 and over the years has grown into a successful, Ofsted Outstanding rated Pre-school (click here to read our latest Ofsted report). We believe our role in the community is to be the first contact parents have with the educational ladder. Please click here to read about our ethos and values. To carry this out effectively we have a team of very experienced staff, who have access to support and the latest developments in childcare through our membership of the Early Years Alliance. We also rely on the involvement of our families to help us continue developing, whether this is through our parent led Committee, involvement at Pre-school or informal contact.

St Andrew’s Pre-School is a charity formed as an alliance between parents and staff based in St Andrew’s Church Hall in Caversham Heights. We have a Committee of voluntary Trustees to support the operational management of Pre-school and assist our valuable staff.

Please click on the following link to see our latest job vacancies: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-andrew-s-pre-school/jobs/

If you would like more information about St Andrew’s Church, rather than the Pre-school, please go to http://www.standrewscaversham.org/

Our Team

Katharine Yarwood

Manager

Early Years Professional Status (Level 6)

Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)

Designated Safeguarding Lead (Feb 2022)

Paediatric First Aid (Nov 2023)

Train the Trainer (Mar 2022)

Karen Johnson

Deputy Manager
Level 3 Qualified
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)
Paediatric First Aid (Mar 2021)
 

 

Amanda Chenery

Administrator

NNEB Certificate
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)

Designated Safegarding Lead Refresher (Feb 2023)

Hilary Coome

Early Years Practitioner

NNEB Certificate
SENCo
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)
Designated Persons (Safeguarding) (Feb 2022)
Paediatric First Aid (Jan 2022)
Train the Trainer (Mar 2022)

Communications Ambassador

Holly Drawater

Key Person
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)
Paediatric First Aid (Oct 2022)
 

 

Rama Seshadri

Key Person
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)
Paediatric First Aid (Sept 2022)
 

 

Carola Ayala Buezo

Early Years Practitioner

Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)

 

Michelle Evans

Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Qualified
Safeguarding Certificate (Aug 2023)
First Aid (May 2021)

 

Diane Richardson

Pre-school Assistant
Level 3 Qualified
Safeguarding Certificate (Oct 2023)

 

Jacqueline Magee

Early Years Practitioner
Level 3 Qualified
Safeguarding Certificate (Apr 2023)
First Aid (Sept 2022)

 

Our Committee

Staff run the Pre-school with the support of a management committee drawn from and elected by the parents at the Annual General Meeting, which is held each May.

Fran Loar

Chair

Position vacant

Co-Chair

Rose Beattie

Secretary

Jack Casserley

Treasurer

Position vacant

Co-Treasurer

Laura Lawless

Fundraising Co-ordinator

Position vacant

Personnel Officer

Sarah Magor

Committee Support

Thank you

to the following sponsors for supporting the pre-school