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Location

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About

At Taywood, we support the children to be the best person they could possibly be Share a sense of belonging through providing a caring and stimulating learning community in which everybody feels safe and thrives Believe in developing relationships through trust, respect and openness between children, families and staff Value diversity, equality and individual abilities and talents Provide support from a consistent, caring and experienced professional team We aim to promote the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Characteristics through our Image of the Child.

Created by staff, governors and agreed by parents, these statements promote the unique child. The stages support practitioners and parents to value the small steps in development, as children progress from Seedlings through to their pre-school year. We believe that our children are strong, capable, competent and full of potential!

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Sewing
  • Stem
  • Forest School

Key facts

URN
133372
Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Ages
2 to 4
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Lancashire
Constituency
Burnley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2001

Governing body (9 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Victoria WhitelawChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Catherine BarrowGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Tiffany ThomasGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Lindsay McRandleGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Daisy GreenwoodGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Claire FarrGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Colin WoolfordGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jill GreenwoodGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jennifer SlaterGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Miss Hayley Grimshaw FormerGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Suzanne Smith FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2023 · term ended 2026

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