We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our families old and new to Niton preschool. We look forward to sharing our wonderful learning with you all.

Please remember that transition is a process not an event. Over the coming weeks your child may express a range of emotions about being here, and away from you, even for those children who are returning to a relatively familiar space. I can assure you the staff are experienced with supporting children in settling in. Please speak to your child’s key person if you have any concerns.

We will continue to follow Government Guidelines and dropping off at the gate will remain in place.

Our Backdrop for Learning this term will be ‘Materials’ We will be discussing. Different materials and how we use them (glass, wood, fabric, wool, metal, and clay) -Recycling with a purpose.

We will be walking around the village, looking at houses and different types of buildings linking them to stories with a particular focus on building materials and the 3 Little Pigs. 

Preschool prices

Prices will not be changing this term, but a small increase will be put in place after the Christmas

Holidays.

Prices will stay at:

• 0-12 months £6.50 an hour
• 12 months – 2 years £5.70 an hour
• 2 years – 3 years £5.50 an hour.
• 3 year and above £5.00 an hour.
  

Eating and Drinking at Preschool

Your child will need 1 piece of fruit or snack for 9.45/10am. We provide milk or water.

Any small fruits please cut (grapes/blueberries/cherry tomatoes in half lengthways)

School Dinners are available at a cost of £2.60.

Please provide money on the morning unless you have pre-paid on your bill.

Pack lunches should come to preschool, fitting inside a lunch box which is labelled with your child’s full name. We are still not allowing water bottles into preschool, we provide children with cups allowing them to use our water fountain.

Personal Belongings 

School bags are now allowed in preschool. Please could you remember to bring in a spare set of clothes and make sure all clothing items are labelled.

Slippers are advised, we have children that like to take their shoes off and bare feet is not ideal.

Please can we ask that NO TOYS are brought into preschool, as you can imagine toys get passed around, and we do not like having upset children when items cannot be found at home time.