Newsletter - Spring Term 1
Spring Term 1: Monday 6th January 2025 – Friday 14th February 2025
Opening Hours are 7.30 am - 5.30 pm.
Welcome back after our Christmas Break.
We hope you like our freshly painted preschool!
We would like to thank our painter and decorator Tony from our village of Brighstone who stepped up at the last minute to complete the job over the Christmas period.
Thank you to everyone who supported us, re placing the furniture in a mad rush on Sunday before the Monday to start.
All help is always very much appreciated!
We welcome new parents and children to the setting this half term.
Thank you for taking part and supporting us with our Raffle and Christmas Fair. We raised £97.00!
Our weekly visits to the library for children 3+ will continue (Alternate Tuesday and Thursdays).
We have had some wonderful comments from the public on positive behaviour from the children.
We will continue visits throughout this term.
We will be continuing to wear slippers inside. Please provide slippers that can stay in the setting as well as waterproof suits and wellies for outside when appropriate. We will be outside Whatever the weather!
Reminder, we accept government funding and payment through tax free childcare.
9 months -1 year £7.50 an hour
1 year- 2 years £6.75 an hour
2- 3 years £6.50 an hour
3- school age £6.00
£5.00 sustainability charge every week.
Make sure you confirm your funding every
3 months when requested.
Wrap around care
Breakfast Club for school age children:
7.30-8.25 am £6.00
Afterschool Club for school age children:
3.00- 5.30pm £6.00 an hour + 25p Snack
Morning Snack:9.30am -10.30am
Please provide a healthy snack, we recommend a piece of fruit, yoghurt or cheese.
No Water Bottles in the setting please
We use fresh, cool water from a fountain with cups.
School Dinners
are available from Chartwells caterers
£3.56 per meal.
Please book before 9.00 am.
Pack Lunches
Please provide your child with a named lunch box.
May we politely remind you that you are mindful of the contents when sending lunch boxes into preschool.
Preschool Hours
Please make sure that you stick to the hours you have booked for your child.
The preschool days and outings are planned around these times.
If you are running late, please do contact us: 07707319843
HOLIDAY CLUB at Brighstone Preschool
Open to children 9 months – 11 years.
Monday 17th- Friday 21st February
Bookings are now being taken on our online google form.
Please request the link if you have not already received this.
Bookings to be made by Friday 31st January 2025.
Our new garden area has been fenced!

As we approach the spring, we will be asking for your support to help prepare our area and make it ready for the children to access.
Would you be willing to help us on a Saturday morning?
Please let Rosanna know.
Many thanks. 🙏
Mother’s Day gifts wanted please
We are looking for any unused/unwanted gifts
(Hand cream, ornaments, shower/bath products, notebooks, jewellery, chocolate)
We will then be running a Mother’s Day ‘shop’ for a donation:
£1, £2, £5 gift.
From the 24th to the 28th of March your child will be given the opportunity to choose a gift to the value of your donation and wrap it ready to give to someone who shares the Mother’s Day experience with them.
Communication is key.
Any WOW moments, concerns or question please share these with a member of staff or your child’s Key worker.
Dropping off and collecting your child.
Please make sure that there is only 1 adult in the Foyer collecting or dropping off at any one time.
Illness
To keep preschool as illness free as possible, we ask that if your child is unwell, or that if you have administered Calpol or ibuprofen YOU DO NOT SEND THEM IN.
Remember to report any absence from preschool.
Telephone 07707 319843
or email hello@brighstonepreschool.co.uk
The current legislation is that children suffering from diarrhoea or vomiting
should remain at home for 48 hours after the last bout.

Key Dates
- Monday 6th January 2025: Back to Preschool
- Wednesday 15th January: Deadline for Primary school 2025 applications.
- Thursday 30th January Chinese New Year: Chartwells Menu change:
- Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken or Sweet and Sour Vegetables with Egg Noddle’s.
- Friday 14th February: Last day of term
- Monday 17th- Friday 21st February Holiday Club: Book in advance.
- Monday 24th February: Back to Preschool
- 24th March-28th March: Mother’s Day Shop open at Preschool
- Friday 4th April: Last day of term
- Monday 7th April – Thursday 17th April Holiday Club: Book in advance.
- Wednesday 16th April – National Offer Day
- Tuesday 22nd April: Back to Preschool
- Friday 23rd May: Last day of term
- Tuesday 27th May-Friday 30th May Holiday Club: Book in advance.
- Tuesday 3rd June: Back to Preschool
- Friday 25th July: Last day of term
- Wednesday 30th August: Summer Holiday Club starts
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