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Welcome to Little Chestnuts
Pre-School
Where learning is Child's play
At Little Chestnuts Pre-School we pride ourselves in working with our local community to support children’s development and learning.
Children start to learn about the world around them from the moment they are born. The care and education offered by our setting helps children to continue to do this by providing all of the children with interesting activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.
Little Chestnuts therefore offer a range of activities:
Yoga
Learning basic yoga, whilst helping our children to find some quiet time and reflect on what they have learnt and enjoyed in their day at pre-school.
When: Weekly
Time: Afternoon
Price: Free
Outside Discovery
Learning about nature and wildlife by taking part in activities where the children explore and play through hands-on experiences in an outdoor setting. These include, exploring plants and the earth around them as well as outdoor cooking and lots more.
We also get out and about at our local allotment, in which we grow our own fruit and vegetables to use in our cooking sessions.
Lunch Club
We provide a lunch each day, where the children can try new foods, make healthy eating choices. Fee £1.80 per lunch. You are welcome to provide a packed lunch also.
Cooking Club
Weekly we bake, make some delicious savory and healthy sweet foods to have with our buffet lunch or take home.
Dance classes with ADC dance.
dance classes are Tuesday 11.15am 30 minutes each lesson during term time.
Weekly Sport summer lesson with Multi coaching.
every Wednesday 10.30am -11.30am summer term time.
All of our enrichment activities are funded through donations from each child. We suggest a £20 donation from each family to help cover the cost of these activities.
Term Dates and Events
Autumn term 2026
Monday 7th September 2026 - Friday 18th December 2026
October half term - Monday 26th October - Friday 30st October CLOSED
Christmas holidays - Monday 21st December - Monday 4th January CLOSED
Friday 18th December - Christmas party 9am-1pm
Spring term 2027
Tuesday 5th January 2027 - Thursday 25th March 2027
February half term - Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February CLOSED
Easter holidays - Friday 26th March - Monday12th April CLOSED
Summer term 2027
Tuesday 13th April 2027 - Friday 16th July 2027
Monday 3rd May - bank holiday CLOSED
may half term - Monday 31st May - Friday 4th June CLOSED
Summer holidays Monday 19th July - Friday 3rd September.
Holiday club will run for two weeks
Monday 16th - 20th August
Monday 23rd - 27th August
any hours booked are not covered by funding and will be charged £6.00 per hour. All fees are required to be paid in advance.
Parent meetings
Meetings will be held at the end of each term, this is an opportunity to discuss your childs progress and any concerns you may have. These meetings are in line with the termly observations each childs key person completes fortnightly.
Opening Hours and Fees
Pre-school opening hours.
Monday 8:30am-3pm
Tuesday 8:30am-3pm
Wednesday 8:30am-3pm
Thursday 8:30am-3pm
Friday 8:30am-3pm
Afterschool club opening hours.
Monday 3.15pm-5.15pm
Tuesday 3.15pm-5.15pm
Wednesday 3.15pm-5.15pm
Thursday 3.15pm-5.15pm
we collect from ST Margaret's primary school Toppesfield and is also available for children that attend the pre-school
Fees:
£6.00 per hour additional non-funded
£1.80 per day for lunch, you can provide a packed lunch if you wish too.
Voluntary donation £20.00
this donation helps to cover some off the cost of the consumables and activities listed below
Weekly dance classes £1.00 per week
Outside learning £1.00 per week
Consumables such as paper, pencils, £1.25 per week.
Snack 50p per week.
All children welcome from 2 through to rising 5 year olds
with 15 hour & 30 hour funding available
Fundraising
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Our fundraising this year will purchase new play equipment for our Understanding the World resources.
Lastly, we have created a wish list on Amazon. This List is small purchases for arts and crafts, themed play and toys to extend our equipment etc. any purchases made we are very grateful as they really do help us to provide a wide variety of activities and toys for the children. Please share with friends and family.
You can find the link below.