Established in 2010, Alpha Pre-school
is a charity led Pre-school run alongside a committee

We provide high quality childcare, for children between the ages of 2 and 4 years of age.

We are located within Freshbrook Community Centre, Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8LY. Premises are open from 9am until 3pm, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks of the year (term time only).

We offer government funded sessions for your child. You could claim for 15 to 30 hours of childcare with us per week, subject to eligibility and availability.

We run a caring, setting in which the children are happy, content and benefit from our stimulating environment and well – qualified team. Happiness, safety and promoting children's learning and development are high priority.

We provide a balance of child initiated and adult led activities. We use a range of pedagogical approaches to ensure we teach your child in a variety of ways.

As you know, coughs and colds are a common part of childhood, especially during the winter. Most of these infections are caused by viruses and children recover quickly with a bit of rest and paracetamol. However, many parents of young children can be very worried when their children are unwell and would welcome support and guidance on what to do and when to seek help.

We would like to inform you about a simple tool that can help navigate parents through these worries. The 'Caring for children with cough' leaflet was produced by researchers at the University of Bristol after extensive work with parents. It explains what parents should do when looking after a child with cough and when parents should take their child to see a doctor. This leaflet is in routine use by local NHS services.

Please download the leaflet here.