About Us

We are here to support you through the most important period of your children lives:

Their Early Years

How we started

Our Pre-School is at the heart of the local community within Springfield Park. We have been helping children to explore, imagine, develop and prepare for school for over 40 years. We are a non-profit making, registered charity and we are based at Springfield Park Baptist Church in Chelmsford.

Our Aim

At Springboard Pre-School

We believe that every day is a learning day and that learning is all around us. 
We pride ourselves on ensuring that all children are coming into a loving, caring environment where they are valued and listened to. 
Our high adult to child ratio ensures that every child receives individualised attention. 
We ensure that children are in a safe, stimulating, and diverse environment which fosters development through interaction, skill-building, and strong partnerships with the children and staff.  

Imagine

Imaginative play enhances language skills and creativity; teaching empathy and cooperation as children imagine scenarios together.

Create

Our children have the freedom to create and innovate, which develops their problem-solving skills and boosts their confidence.

Explore

Children explore their environment with curiosity and wonder, allowing them to ask questions, test their ideas, and learn.

Learn

Activities offered allow children to use critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, ensuring that they have the skills they need for future success.

Why us

The best early learning experience

At Springboard Pre-School, we believe that early learning should be an adventure filled with creativity, exploration, imagination, and discovery. Our approach to early childhood education:

~ is designed to inspire young minds
~is to cultivate a lifelong love of learning.

Core Values

Excellence

We encourage children and staff to have high expectations and we ensure that every child is appropriately challenged, and every member of staff is trained and enabled to deliver their best.

Teamwork

We encourage everyone to learn from each other, support one another, collaborate and co-operate in everything they do. We positively promote skills such as taking turns, listening skills, teamwork, conflict resolution and leadership.

Respect

We encourage children to treat others with respect and promote the equality and inclusion of all. We celebrate good manners and courteous actions and our staff model how to show understanding towards others by caring for every individual.

Growth

We encourage every child to question, build, grow in their faith, friendships, knowledge, and understanding. Here, children receive support as they develop a healthy awareness of self-respect and self-esteem. 

Vision

Our Pre-School is an environment where your children can Create, Explore, Imagine and Learn.

Mission

To transform the lives of the children and families we work with, by providing the highest quality personalised care and education to all children that is child-centered and values all children as individuals.

Meet The Staff

Zoe Lake

Preschool Manager, Safeguarding Lead, Admissions,
QTS level 7, First Aider

Zoe is a qualified primary school teacher with 18 years of experience, with an Art degree, specialising in Early Years, KS1 and Art.
Alongside her teaching career, she has raised her son and daughter, which has further enriched her understanding of children’s development. She is passionate about the outdoors and enjoys enhancing children’s learning through nature-based experiences and outdoor exploration.

Jennifer Wagner

Preschool Manager, SENCO, Safeguarding Deputy,
QTS Level 7, First Aider

Jennifer is a qualified primary school teacher with 19 years of experience, with a Psychology degree, specialising in Early Years.
Alongside her teaching career, she has raised her two daughters. She has a keen interest in mental health and special education needs. She loves reading stories, singing and circle time.

Emma Webb

Preschool Supervisor, ENCO, Funding, NNEB Level 3, First Aider

Emma is NNEB level 3 trained with 30 years of experience working in various preschools and nurseries.
Emma is Springboard’s ENCO.
Emma loves reading stories , singing songs and taking part in gardening activities with the children.

Mechelle Matthews

Key worker, CACHE level 3, first aider

Mechelle is a CACHE level 3 trained with 16 years of experience in Education.
She uses her imagination to engage with children using music, musical instruments and movement activities.
She has a keen interest in working with children with speech and language needs.

Hayley Cox

Key Worker, CACHE level 3, first aider

Haley is CACHE level 3 trained with 13 years of experience working in Education.
Haley loves sharing her love of music, movement and yoga as well as reading stories with the children.

More than just a joyful place

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