Preschool

Our Learning Ethos

we use a key carer syste. This approach within our setting involves assigning a primary caregiver to a small group of children, allowing for strong relationships and personalised care. This approach prioritises continuity of care, consistency for the children and their families, and nurturing individuals’ growth and development.

 

Our parents often form their own relationships with the Key Carer and we work together to swap important updates about the child and celebrate key milestones.

 

Here at Smarties we believe nurturing vital characteristics and attributes helps children to have a solid and secure foundation from which they can successfully engage in learning, with competence and confidence, throughout their nursery journey, school life and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

Preschool Sessions

Our Pre School is open during term time from 9am – 3pm Monday to Friday for children from 2-years old.  We also offer a breakfast club, after school club and holiday club for all children aged 3 and over. 

Prices are £7 per child per hour.

We offer the following daily sessions:

 

  • 9am – 12pm
  • 9am – 1pm (bring a packed lunch)
  • 12pm – 3pm  (bring a packed lunch)
  • 9am – 3pm (bring a packed lunch)
  • 8am - 6pm (3 years and over, bring a packed lunch)

 

Our beakfast club runs from 8am. After school runs until 6pm

 

 

Learning Outdoors

We have an emphasis on natural, open ended materials which encourage the childrens’ imagination. For example a stick could become a spoon, a wand,  or even a sword!  This helps develops a child’s natural curiosity about the world around them and supports other important skills such as problem solving and independent thinking. 

We have a strong emphasis on outdoor learning and we have our own dedicated outdoor play area which provides our children with space, places to explore, experiment, discover, be active and healthy, and to develop their physical capabilities.

Georgina, our forest school trained staff member is passionate about children learning through play within our natural area and regularly plans activities for our preschool children that is both engaging and enriching

 

Prices and Funding

We charge £7 per hour.

For children aged 3-4, we offer 30 hour funding. Government funding is also available for 15 hours per week for children aged 2 and over and from Sept 2025, will also be able to offer the new 30 funded hours for over 2's that all working families will be offered. 

 

 

 

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