"I love how much time my child spends outdoors expressing themself through play, dancing and singing."
- Parent/carer questionnaire, February 2024
- Parent/carer questionnaire, February 2024
The Pre-school Room

The children in the Pre-School Room are aged three and four years old. Children join the Pre-School Room from the age of three, the exact date they join or move into the
Pre-School Room is determined by their birth date and their stage of development. The staff to child ratios in the Pre-School Room are 1:8 and 1:13 (depending on the staff qualifications within the room).
The Pre-School Room teaches and supports the children to develop the necessary skills to enable them to successfully transition to primary school. At all times play is child-led and the topics and activities are themed on the current interests of the children. During the summer term the children will take part in some more structured activities with the intention of preparing them for some aspects of school life. Reception class teachers from the local schools come in to visit during this last term and the children make transition trips to their primary schools.
Within the room there is a large art trolley, which holds a wide variety of freely accessible equipment for cutting, collaging, drawing, mark making and painting. There is a wide range of books freely available for the children to enjoy as well as adult-led story time. There is a well-resourced role play area, a construction and building area and lots of small world toys for the children to enjoy. There are a range of toys and activities to support learning and development in literacy and mathematics. The children play a big role in choosing their own activities and while there is planning in place to support each child’s individual needs, this often is flexible and altered to suit the needs and interests of the children and to reflect what might be happening on a particular day, e.g.: a thunderstorm or windy weather.
The children enjoy being outside and spend large periods of the day in the garden running around or exploring the surrounding environment of the vineyard and beyond. The Pre-School Room children also attend at least one Forest School session each week (the specific days rotate each term to ensure all children have the opportunity to attend).
During February and March we run stay and play sessions where we encourage parents and carers to come in and play for a session to help you develop a better understanding of your child’s day here. Some parents even run mini workshops for all the children bringing their own expertise into the nursery, such as cooking, music or gardening.
Each year the Pre-school children take part in a Christmas and Graduation show in the village hall, which all parents are invited to attend. This gives the children a chance to demonstrate their ever-improving acting, music, singing and movement skills. There is also an annual Pre-School trip during the summer term.
Pre-School Room is determined by their birth date and their stage of development. The staff to child ratios in the Pre-School Room are 1:8 and 1:13 (depending on the staff qualifications within the room).
The Pre-School Room teaches and supports the children to develop the necessary skills to enable them to successfully transition to primary school. At all times play is child-led and the topics and activities are themed on the current interests of the children. During the summer term the children will take part in some more structured activities with the intention of preparing them for some aspects of school life. Reception class teachers from the local schools come in to visit during this last term and the children make transition trips to their primary schools.
Within the room there is a large art trolley, which holds a wide variety of freely accessible equipment for cutting, collaging, drawing, mark making and painting. There is a wide range of books freely available for the children to enjoy as well as adult-led story time. There is a well-resourced role play area, a construction and building area and lots of small world toys for the children to enjoy. There are a range of toys and activities to support learning and development in literacy and mathematics. The children play a big role in choosing their own activities and while there is planning in place to support each child’s individual needs, this often is flexible and altered to suit the needs and interests of the children and to reflect what might be happening on a particular day, e.g.: a thunderstorm or windy weather.
The children enjoy being outside and spend large periods of the day in the garden running around or exploring the surrounding environment of the vineyard and beyond. The Pre-School Room children also attend at least one Forest School session each week (the specific days rotate each term to ensure all children have the opportunity to attend).
During February and March we run stay and play sessions where we encourage parents and carers to come in and play for a session to help you develop a better understanding of your child’s day here. Some parents even run mini workshops for all the children bringing their own expertise into the nursery, such as cooking, music or gardening.
Each year the Pre-school children take part in a Christmas and Graduation show in the village hall, which all parents are invited to attend. This gives the children a chance to demonstrate their ever-improving acting, music, singing and movement skills. There is also an annual Pre-School trip during the summer term.
The Pre-School Room Staff
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