Hello, I am Mrs Sherwood-King. I completed a Bachelor of Education in Australia in 2011 and have been teaching in England for over 10 years. I was welcomed to Halton Community Combined School as the Early Years Leader and Reception Class Teacher in February 2019 and then spent the following 3 years teaching in our Year 1 class as well as running our Forest School, as I am a qualified Forest School Leader.

After a year off on maternity leave, I have returned to my Early Years background as our Pre-School Manager. I have really valued teaching in various year groups in our school, as you really understand the children's prior knowledge, as well as where they need to go in their learning journey. 

I love the outdoors and with such wonderful outdoor spaces on our doorstep, we take our learning outside whenever we can. I am a passionate phonics teacher and was able to implement the phonics scheme used throughout our school. 

I often like to incorporate some facts about my former home into our learning. If your child comes home talking about a quokka, please do Google it. It is the cutest animal you will ever see!

I'm Mrs Bowden, I started in Halton Pre-School this September 2023.

I have 2 children that attend Halton school, both who have also had a great start to their school journey in Halton Pre-School. 

I am a qualified primary school teacher with 12 years experience across nursery, pre-school and year 1.

I am passionate about the holistic view of a child and their learning experiences, ensuring they build strong, secure relationships within school in order to become effective learners. 

I am known for being able to sneak phonics and early mark making skills into almost any activity. 

Hello, I am Mrs Amos. I have been here at Halton Pre-School now for 7 years, previously working in Halton school's after school club. Coming from a big family I have been around children all my life and I also have two of my own who are 9 and 14.

I am currently training to achieve my level 3 in Early Years Education, and working here has given me knowledge and confidence to reach my own personal goals. 

I really enjoy helping the children here to develop their confidence in play and making friendships. I love to support the children developing their imaginative and creative side through arts and craft, creating a masterpiece that they love to share with their peers and families. 

A huge passion of mine is the natural world, I like to develop the children's knowledge of our environment, especially when we have blue tits nesting on our Pre-School garden.

Cover staff

Miss Eldred: Lunch-time supervisor and support staff

Ms Hogan: Lunch-time supervisor 

Hello, I am Miss Robinson. I have been at Halton Pre-School since it opened in 2017, I started off as the Deputy manager and have now been the Manager here for 3 years. Previously I worked in a private day nursery for 10 years, working my way up from a practitioner to the Deputy Manager.  

During my time here at Halton I have undertaken my level 6 in Early Years Education and everyday I continue to learn new and wonderful things about the children. 

I enjoy researching new and exciting activities to develop each and every child and feel that Halton Pre-School has a great ability to develop independence and confidence. 

I like to encourage the children here to find their own voice, we do this through singing, dancing, reading and acting... this is a huge passion of mine. 

I look forward to hearing from you: preschool@haltoncc.school