Preparing Your Child for Pre-School
Pre-school staff
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Julie
Manager - Blue Family
Favourite Colour - Green
Enjoys playing with the story sacks
Favourite Vegetable - Red Peppers
Favourite Fruit - Mango
Favourite Animal - Giraffe -
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Kathryn
Early Years Practitioner - Yellow Family
Loves the rain and big puddles
Favourite Colour - Yellow
Enjoys the water play area and mud kitchen
Favourite Vegetable - Parsnip
Favourite Fruit - Pineapple
Favourite Animal - Giraffe -
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Liz
Deputy Manager - Green Family
Loves dancing like no one is watching
Favourite Colour - Green
Enjoys reading with funny voices in the book corner
Favourite Vegetable - Lettuce
Favourite Fruit - Oranges
Favourite Animal - Frog -
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Cath
Early Years Practitioner - Red Family
Happiest when outdoors in the garden, on the beach and walking her dog
Favourite Colour - Purple
Enjoys Gardening in our vegetable patch
Favourite Vegetable - Curly Kale
Favourite Fruit - Apple
Favourite Animal - Dog -
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Paula
Finance Officer
Loves jumping in piles of leaves in the autumn
Favourite Colour - Baby Blue
Enjoys puzzles and the dinosaurs
Favourite Vegetable - Swede
Favourite Fruit - Cherries
Favourite Animal - My Pet Dog called Chip -
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Nikki
Early Years Practitioner - Bank Staff
Loves trees, flowers and mountains, feels happy when outside
Favourite Colour - Jade
Enjoys painting and playdough
Favourite Vegetable - Corn on the Cob
Favourite Fruit - Sharon Fruit
Favourite Animal - Sloth -
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Amber
Early Years Practitioner - Purple Family
Favourite Colour - Purple
Favourite Toy - Playdough
Favourite Vegetable - Broccoli
Favourite Fruit - Pear
Favourite Animal - Giraffe
Daily routine
8:45am
Arrive and self registration
9:00am
Choice of 3 invitations to learn
Free play
Toast time
9:55am
5 more minutes
10:00am
Good morning song
Reminder to put the toys back where they belong
10:10am
Stretching time. Sequence of moves; keeping our bodies healthy
10:15am
Abacus then stories or small group activity
10:30am
Snack time
10:45am
Outdoor play, free choice
11:50am
5 more minutes
Time to pack away
Number songs
12:15pm
Lunch time
12:45pm
End of session
Quiet time
1:00pm
Self registration
Tooth brushing song
1:15pm
Choosing time
2:15pm
Dough Disco
Fine motor development
2:30pm
Snack time
2:45pm -3:00pm
End of session
Physical outdoor play
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Opportunities to develop independence
Opportunities to develop self-confidence, self-regulation and positive attitudes
Opportunities to develop self-help skills
Opportunities to encourage decision making
Opportunities to develop gross motor skills
Opportunities to develop fine motor skills
Opportunities for the child to have a voice and make choices
Opportunities to develop problem solving skills
Opportunities to develop empathy and understanding of how others feel
Opportunities to develop positive relationships with peers and adults
Opportunities to learn about keeping our bodies healthy and oral health
Opportunities to count, recognise numerals and subitise
Opportunities to develop a love of literacy and extend vocabulary
Opportunities to develop mark making skills leading onto writing skills
Opportunities to be listened to by sharing thoughts and ideas
Opportunities to be curious learners
Opportunities to develop skills that will ensure a smooth transition to school
An understanding of their own emotions and those of others
An understanding of rules and boundaries
An understanding of the world around us
Time for child initiated and adult led learning. Sustained shared thinking.
Welcome Newsletter
Stationery hub
Tapestry parent letter and agreement
Early Years Pupil Premium (Somerset CC)
2 Year Old Funding Application Form (Somerset CC)
Fees
Invoices are raised within the first week of every new term and are payable within 2 weeks of receipt.
You may pay by:
Cash
Online Banking (Account Number: 65525436 Sort Code: 089299)
Cheque (Cannington Pre-School)
Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free Childcare