Parent/Carer Information

Parent/Carer Information

In this section of our website, you’ll find lots of useful information for current and prospective parents/carers.

Sessions and funding

Our opening hours are 08:45–14:45 Monday to Friday, term time only. 

We also host a breakfast club 08:15–08:45, which can be funded or paid for, plus a £1.50 additional fee for the breakfast.

We offer both funded places and privately paid places for children aged 2 to 4 – to check if you’re eligible for a funded place, please check the UK Government website
A £25 registration fee is payable to secure a place for your child. This is voluntary if you are only using funded hours.

Fees for non-funded children from September 2024 are as follows:

  • £8.00 per hour
  • Three-hour session: £24.00
  • Three-hour session plus lunch club: £32.00
  • Full day: £48.00

To apply, please complete and return this form: Application Form and Admissions Policy

Routine

Our daily routine is typically as follows:

8:45 All children arrive
9:15 Activity time and phonics (for older children; little ones go outside)
9:30 Indoor and outdoor play (staff to play with children and use vocab flowers for support and guidance while following children’s interests)
9:30 Snack time inside and outside
10:15 Toileting and nappy changes
11:25 Tidy up time
11:30 Super stars story and singing time
11:40 Little stars story and singing time
11:45 Morning children go home / afternoon children arrive if joining us for lunch
11:50 Lunch time / staff lunches
12:30 End of lunch and quiet play time begins
12:45 Lunch time children go home if not staying all day/afternoon children arrive
1:00 Indoor and outdoor play (staff to play with children and use vocab flowers for support and guidance while following children’s interests)
1:45 Tidy up inside, Toileting and nappy changes
2:00 Snack time
2:20 Tidy up outside
2:30 Story and singing time for super stars and little stars
2:45 Home time

 

Curriculum

Our curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. This spans seven key areas of learning and development:

  • Communication and language
  • Physical development
  • Personal, social and emotional development
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

While following this framework, we adapt our activities based on children’s interests, strengths and areas for development – as well as to explore cultural events and celebrations.

Policies

We have a number of policies to ensure the safe and effective running of our pre-school. You can download the policies of key interest to parents/carers here:

 

Additional needs / SEND

We provide extensive support for children with additional needs, overseen by our manager. She is a Level 3 qualified SENCo and works closely with parents/carers to ensure they access any support needed, as well as makes referrals to services. 

We have close relationships with services such as speech and language therapy, which come into the pre-school to work directly with the children and our staff.

Our staff have undertaken specific training on additional needs and disabilities, including courses on autism, anaphylaxis awareness and sensory processing. This ensures children receive bespoke care and education for their needs, based on the latest evidence.

Our pre-school is unique in having a ‘sensory shed’ – a dedicated space filled with sensory activities like light displays, sand toys, textures, etc. This is an ideal space for all children to play in but also serves as a calming, breakout space for neurodivergent children. We also have a number of toys and pieces of equipment to support children with additional needs, such as fidget toys, sensory equipment, visual aids, a breakout room, etc.

Key dates

These are the latest dates for your diary:

  • Friday 18th July 2025 – INSET DAY
  • Wednesday 23rd July 2025 – Summer Party
  • Thursday 24th July 2025 – Graduation Celebration for school leavers

Snack menu

The snacks we offer vary, but examples include:

  • Starchy foods – bread sticks, crackers, toast, bagels, crumpets, rice cakes, teacake
  • Fruits – apple, pear, pineapple, grapes, melon, banana, berries, orange
  • Vegetables – cucumber, carrot, pepper, tomatoes, celery

We adapt our snack offering to cater for allergies, as well as ask other parents/carers not to send in any allergens.