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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Newbury Weekly News

Burghclere Pre-school

BURGHCLERE Pre-school is a long-established Ofsted Good- rated pre-school located in the lovely village of Burghclere, conveniently located between the A339 and A34, and just five miles fromNewbury. The pre-school runs termly, Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm, with half or full days available depending on your preference. The pre-school also offers an early drop-off. The pre-school is based in the Portal Hall, in the centre of the village, which gives a fantastic open space to work in. There is also a secure outdoor play area, complete with mud kitchen. Children are lucky to be adjacent to the village playground, which they make full use of. They are also surrounded by beautiful countryside, so often go on nature trails to see what can be found, learning as they go. Inside, there are learning zones for the children to explore, ensuring they cover all areas of learning as directed in the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. The pre-school’s focus is to work in a partnership with parents, families and the local community, who all contribute to each child’s early years learning experience. Staff want to ensure that learning does not take place in isolation, but that it is a fusion of experiences and interactions that happen daily, at home, at pre- school and in the wider community. The pre-school is proud to be part of the Burghclere community and to be making a difference to

Chieveley Pre-school

children as they guide them on their educational journey. The qualified, dedicated staff ensure that the pre-school offers a safe, loving and stimulating environment with high standards of care. Children are always creating, baking or planting, but equally there are quiet zones for reading and relaxing. The pre-school has up-to-to date educational equipment as well as providing the individual attention and stimulus each child needs to feel happy and confident. Staff use Tapestry, an interactive online learning journal, which enables them to record, track, share and celebrate children’s progress in early years’ education with their parents. The pre-school has a new summer house, which is to be used on a daily basis as an outside classroom and will enhance the children’s outside learning. Staff have a passion for providing the best in care and education for young children.

Their purpose is to partner with parents to support their child’s healthy development and early learning. Each child has a dedicated member of staff as their key person, who will work closely with parents to keep them fully- informed of their child’s progress. The team also produces a monthly newsletter to keep parents up-to- date on pre-school activities, plans for coming months and any future developments. Staff proactively seek parental feedback as this is vital in order to continually improve the setting, and the pre-school is also commit- ted to the continual professional development of its staff. Burghclere Pre-school welcomes visitors and would be delighted to show any prospective parents and children around to discuss its day- to-day activities. To arrange a visit please call 07749 316 968 or email admin@ burghclere.org.uk preschool or you can visit www.burghclere preschool.co.uk

n Warm, friendly and caring staff n Happy, safe and independent children n Purpose-built setting on site with the local primary school n Ofsted rating of Outstanding across all areas CHIEVELEY Pre-School can offer all of the above. They have built on the success of their Outstanding Ofsted rating by moving to new premises on site with Chieveley Primary School. At Chieveley, staff follow the children’s ideas and interests as much as possible. They are constantly being led by them believing children learn better doing the things they want to do. Their ‘learning through play’ ethos continues to be crucial both inside and outside of the

Through, online auctions, cake sales, a sponsored obstacle race for staff and many other events they are well on the way to achieving this already, which will help them to maintain the high standards they have set for themselves. Chieveley Pre-school currently has spaces, but these are filling up fast. They welcome two-year- olds and cater for many different learning needs. If all of this sounds like the setting your child would thrive in please do get in touch via email: e-mail-chieve- leypreschool@gmail.com. There are open days throughout the year, but visitors are welcome at any time. There is also a newly updated website giving more details about the pre-school. www.chieveleypreschool.co.uk

classroom. They pride them- selves on their outdoor learning programme and regularly put on their ‘nature detective’ hats and enjoy foraging for sticks, hunting for bugs and generally exploring the great outdoors. The close links with the school continue to grow and now onsite the pre-school is able to take advantage of their facilities, using their hall, playground and woodland areas. As part of the school-readiness programme children also spend time in the Foundation classroom, allowing for a smooth transition into school life. Chieveley Pre-school is a charity and relies heavily on the support of parents, extended family members and the local commu- nity to help with fundraising. They have set the huge task of raising £10,000 this year.

CHIEVELEY PRE-SCHOOL

Burghclere Preschool Ofsted say we are ‘GOOD’! (2017 &2013) Providing a fun and stimulating education for children to bloom.

Outstanding!

Outdoor play area and garden Full and half day sessions Open 5 days a week, term time 2 year funding accepted 15 & 30 hour funding accepted Village setting

Spaces now AVAILABLE! Summer/Autumn Term

JOIN US!

“Children benefit from an exceptional wide range of interesting resources indoors and outdoors” (Ofsted, 2017)

Portal Hall, Church Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire. RG20 9HX Telephone: 07749 316968 E-mail: admin@burghclerepreschool.org.uk www.burghclerepreschool.co.uk

Chieveley Early Years Centre School Road, Chieveley, RG20 8TY Tel: 07511 098720 chieveleypreschool@gmail.com www.chieveleypreschool.co.uk Registered charity number 1048094