Moorside Pre-School logo - Nursery Education Lancaster

pre-school@moorside-pri.lancs.sch.uk

01524 66516 or 07572399254

Moorside Pre-School mobile logo - Nursery Education Lancaster

Moorside Pre-School After School Club

pre-school@moorside-pri.lancs.sch.uk

01524 66516 or 07572399254

Team

All of the team who work with children at Pre-School have up to date paediatric first aid training. All staff hold at least Level 1 safeguarding training and the designated safeguarding leads hold Level 2 certificates. All staff handling food hold food hygiene certificates.  

Mrs Alice Baillie-Bennett

Mrs Alice Baillie-Bennett

Mrs Baillie-Bennett is the Pre-School manager. She is responsible for the running of the setting, is a trustee on the management committee and the designated safeguarding lead. Although her role is office based, she spends time with the children wherever possible, making sure she get to know them all and supports one of the after…

Mrs Laura Askew

Mrs Laura Askew

Mrs Askew is the deputy pre-school manager, a designated safeguarding lead and our special educational needs coordinator (SENCO). She also has key person responsibilities and is our ELKLAN language lead. She is an experienced Level 3 practitioner and is passionate about supporting children’s language development and forming partnerships with parents to ensure their children receive…

Miss Becky Greenland

Miss Becky Greenland

Miss Greenland is our after school club leader. She is an experienced level 3 practitioner and one of our designated safeguarding leads. She also has key person responsibilities. Supporting children’s mathematical and creative development in the construction area, and sharing stories with children are the favourite aspects of her role. She also ensure the after…

Mrs Gemma Boardman

Mrs Gemma Boardman

Mrs Boardman is one of our early years practitioners and has key person responsibilities. She is an experienced Level 3 practitioner and is the lead of our woodwork provision. A favourite aspect of her role is developing bonds with her key children to ensure that their confidence flourishes while they are at Pre-School. She is…

Mrs Amanda Barker-Smith

Mrs Amanda Barker-Smith

Mrs Barker-Smith is one of our early years practitioners. She is an experienced Level 3 practitioner who has leadership and SENCO experience. Mrs Barker-Smith leads our Helicopter Stories, story telling and acting sessions and loves to see the children’s imaginations grow and literacy skills flourish. She is enthusiastic about professional development and applying her learning…

Miss Shanelle Ferguson

Miss Shanelle Ferguson

Miss Ferguson is a recently qualified Level 3 Early Years Practitioner. Although she is relatively new to specialising in early education she has previous experience in supporting older children in primary classes. Miss Ferguson enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for physical education at Pre-School. When she is not at work she is busy studying at college…

Mrs Tanya Balmaceda

Mrs Tanya Balmaceda

Mrs Balmaceda is an early years teacher with a wealth of experience working in international schools, most recently in Vietnam. She also works in the older classes at Moorside, which further supports our partnership with school. Bringing lots of wonderful ideas to develop children’s learning at Pre-School, Mrs Balmaceda has introduced the children to some…