Welcome to our Pre-School

We have spaces available currently. 

Please call the school office to enquire.

Hi. I am Mrs Wain - the Pre-School Manager.

I lead the sessions in our pre-school and oversee the provision in the setting.

I am looking forward to supporting your children's development this year. 

In our pre-school we encourage child-led play with some structured adult-led inputs and activities. We try to embed strong Prime skills for the pupils to ensure they are 'School-Ready' by the Summer. We focus on Communication, Social, Emotional and Physical skills daily to promote the 'Characteristics of Effective Learning'.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me on Seesaw between 8am-4pm. 

Our Pre-School Team

Mrs Wain  (Pre-School Manager)                                                            Miss Gothard (Learning Support)

Miss Deakin (Intervention Support)                                                             Mrs Clarke (Learning Support)

Key Information

Our Pre-School

We offer:

• 15 hour - Morning sessions (8.30-11.30) (children have the option to stay for lunch and leave at 12pm if requested. Please book with staff in the morning.)
• 30 hour funded sessions (8.30-3.00) – (this includes a lunch which incurs an additional cost).
• Children attend daily Monday-Friday. We do not offer flexible hours. These are set by the school. 
• Lunches are billed weekly via Parent Mail invoices.
• To find out more information about if you're eligible for 30 hours funding, click here. 
• Your child is able to join our Nursery, the term after their 3rd birthday.
• We do not offer 2 year old places currently. 
• We do three intakes each year. September 2024 (Autumn) / January 2025 (Spring) / and April 2025 (Summer).
• Please contact us on 01283 211019 to enquire about spaces.
• Click for our additional costs price list
• Click for our application form – please complete this and return it to school if you wish to apply.

Seesaw

• All pupils have their own Seesaw accounts, which is a learning journey record of photographs, videos and work your child has completed.

Uniform & Equipment

• Children in pre-school have to wear the school uniform (see prospectus for requirements). However, to support with toilet training, we encourage pull-string tracksuit bottoms, as opposed to button-up/zip trousers, that can be challenging for children to manipulate independently. 
• Children must wear school shoes or black trainers, we do not encourage any 'boots'.
• Children are able to bring in their own rucksack / bag each day. It is not a requirement to have the red logo book bag whilst in Pre-School. 
• Please bring a named water bottle to school each day. This must only contain water.
• School provide a drink of milk (up to the age of 5) and a piece of fruit/vegetables for our daily snack.
• We do not have timetables 'PE' or 'Forest School' sessions, so no need to purchase this uniform.

Our Curriculum

In the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, there are 7 areas of learning (subjects) these are:

• Communication & Language
• Physical Development
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts & Design

In our school EYFS, we follow the Development Matters framework.

Our Weekly timetable:

Characteristics of Effective Learning

The characteristics of effective learning describe factors that play a central role in a child’s learning and in becoming an effective learner. They represent processes rather than outcomes. When assessing and working with the children, we look out for these characteristics. 

These are:

Playing and Exploring

• Finding out & exploring
• Using what they know in their play
• Being willing to have a go

Active Learning

• Being involved & concentrating
• Keeping on trying
• Enjoying achieving what they set out to do 

Creating and Thinking Critically

• Having their own ideas
• Using what they already know to learn new things
• Choosing ways to do things & finding new ways.