For children aged 3 – 4 years
Our Preschool Room is perfect for children aged 3–4 years, giving them the opportunity to develop independence, confidence, and readiness for school. Children have their own play areas, sleep area, wash facilities, and garden, alongside a range of fun activities including sensory play, music, dance, and soft play.
The Preschool planning is tailored to each child’s interests, abilities, and development, helping them build key skills for school such as early literacy, numeracy, independence, and social confidence. Children continue to enjoy free-flow indoor and outdoor play and occasionally join with the Toddler room children during snacks, lunches, and outdoor time. This shared time is valuable as it allows the older children to be role models, helping younger children develop social skills, confidence, and curiosity. It also fosters a sense of community, empathy, and cooperation across the rooms.
A key focus in this room is supporting school transitions. Staff work closely with children and parents to ensure every child feels confident, happy, and ready for their next steps. We offer a school transition parents’ evening, where we discuss your child’s development in detail and provide guidance and support for the next stage. We also very often get in touch with your child’s future school to invite their teacher in, allowing them to meet the children and begin building a positive relationship. This helps make the move to school as smooth and reassuring as possible. The room follows EYFS guidelines, with a staff-to-child ratio of 1:8, ensuring children have guidance while also encouraging independence.
Our monthly planning is tailored to your preschooler’s development, interests, and the time of year, including seasonal activities, celebrations, and vocabulary focus. You can view the current plan by clicking here on the May 2026 – Pre-schoolers room planning link – it is updated every month to reflect what the babies will be exploring and learning that month.
Please visit our Fees and Funding page where there is information about the Early Education Funded (formerly NEF) places and details of links to further information.
