Beckley Preschool is open from 9 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday EXCLUDING Thursdays in term time.​

We offer a high staff ratio to children which enables us to spend quality time with each individual child. This allows us to get to know the child are and also parents and carers.

We follow the EYFS and our OFSTED inspection 2024 granted us GOOD for our care for children.

Our session days and times are currently: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday – 9am – 12pm, 9am – 1pm & 9am – 3pm. We are currently closed on Thursdays.

The Session Routines include:

Welcome our children/settling in/sharing information with Parents/Carers.

Activities

• Free Choice Activities -Thease are activities which the children are free to select themselves (or they have asked to be out) and move between when they are ready. Adults are always on hand to interact with the children and thei choice of activity, ensuring each child gets the maximum learning experience from it.
• Adult Supported – These are activities in which the children work either individually or in small groups with an adult directing them. Activities can include: cookery, I.C.T, craft, letter and number small group activities, reading a book, speech & language activities if required, etc…

Snack Time

• For snack we set up a table to promote as much independence as possible. The children are helped to find their name and choose where they’d like to sit. After washing their hands, the children go and find their own snack. Staff are present at all times. Children bring in their own fruit based snacks daily and we provide additional snacks when doing specific activities. An example of snacks supplied or used for activities are; fruit, crackers, yogurts, breadsticks, pitta bread, toast, vegetables, plus our own grown fruit and vegetables. This is on an planned basis. The children have milk or water to drink, and are encouraged to choose and pour their own drinks, this promotes eye hand co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills and independence. It is also a social time when children can interact with others through sharing stories/news. Once the children have finished snack we encourage them to wash up their cups and/or snack boxes to again encouraging independence. We promote healthy eating, and have a policy to promote this. We always welcome parents bringing in donations for snack if they are able to, as we are a charity run setting.

Storytime/Singing/Goodbye

• Children are given the opportunity to show the group anything they have brought in from home or tell us their news. This helps to build children’s self-confidence and self-esteem. We sing songs together and then say our goodbyes.

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Club

• During these sessions, children eat their packed lunches provided  by parents/carers with the staff and participate in some more activities once they have finished their lunch. Please note we have a no chocolate/sweets or NUTS policy at our setting. No shellfish as well please.