Sessions:
It is normal for most children to start with 2 sessions per week, increasing the sessions in the following term.
We are registered to take up to 24 children in any one session, but with a maximum of 8 under the age of 3 at each session.
A happy introduction to Ardleigh Pre-School is important and before your child’s start date you will be invited to visit during a normal session. This allows you both to become familiar with the routine and with some of the other children and staff, and hopefully makes it easier to settle in.
Learning Through Play
We provide a happy, secure and stimulating environment for the children following the national curriculum known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). During your child’s time at Pre-School their will experience a combination of planned activities and free play to encourage their independence and social development. Every week we offer a different range of interesting activities, snacks and topics.
A typical daily routine at Pre-School (timings are approximate).
9.15 a.m. Arrival, Registration, News, Calendar/Weather
9.25 a.m. Free Play (can take place either indoors/outdoors)
10.30 a.m. Snack Time (Plus Show & Tell).
11.00 a.m. Free play (can take place either indoors/outdoors)
11.45 a.m. Circle – games, songs/rhymes, stories etc.
12.15 p.m. Home time!