Red Wellies opened in June 2013 and is co-owned by Richard and Jo Stainsby.

With an expanding graduate workforce, a beautiful building set in extensive grounds and an externally accredited "advanced" award in nutrition, Red Wellies is continuing to thrive.

Our cosy baby room has its own outdoor area allowing the babies to play safely outside. There are also regular walks around the local area. We have a separate sleep room for the babies and we try to make it a "home from home" environment. 

Babies start their transition into the toddler room, once they become mobile and start to walk. The focus continues to be learning through fun, games and plenty of messy play. The continuous focus on the outdoors enables children to problem solve, socialise, challenge their bodies and let their imaginations run wild! The adult-child ratio for under two years olds is one adult to three children.

The transition to the Tweenies room usually happens a little bit before the children's second birthday. In this room, friendships between the children start to flourish and the explosion of language and vocabulary begins. Children actively seek out opportunities to assert themselves and to be independent and we embrace these new developments. The new adult child ratio for 2 year olds is 1 adult to 5 children, but we are still using the former requirement of 1:4 unless the children are working with staff who are qualified to level 6, or if we are short-staffed.

Children always move upstairs into mini-pre-school or pre-school the term after their third birthday but in some cases, they move within the same term as their birthdays. The children who are starting school the following September are called "Pre-School" and those who are not starting until the following year are called "Mini Pre-School" or "Minis". Five qualified teachers work in the Pre-School and all staff work hard to make sure that the children have a fun-filled and busy year performing Nativity plays, graduation ceremonies and an exhilarating sports day! Schools tell us how easy the children from Red Wellies transition to school and how well they are prepared for the demands of school life. We love how confident our children are when they move into school, both physically and mentally!
 
Jo has a special interest in pre-school and helps to support and guide the staff and provision to ensure a high-quality pre-school offer. As a reception teacher of thirteen years herself, she knows exactly what the challenges of school life are! Jo also leads the parent workshops and events, such as meetings on school readiness, phonics, fine motor control and number and maths  Our Pre-School children are just amazing and we can't keep up with their learning!