Kea Pre-School
Our preschool runs during term time, but we also offer holiday care and before and after school care for our preschool children.
We provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment that promotes learning through play, using a wide range of resources, and the opportunity for children to develop their social skills as they play and learn alongside and with other children.
When your child starts Preschool it is an important time for both child and parents. We do a minimum of 2 settling sessions for children, but offer more if needed
We take a maximum of 30 children per session. We believe that care and education are equally important in the experience that we offer children. Kea Preschool
Our Mission Statement
Our mission at Kea Preschool is to create a supportive, safe and nurturing learning environment that fosters the development of each child’s unique potential. We believe that all children have the right to shine!
Within our rural, happy and enriching preschool, children can reach for the stars!
Our Values
Kindness – we promote the importance of being kind to others, understanding others and our own feelings and we encourage children to perform small acts of kindness throughout the day, such as helping a friend with a task, sharing toys or materials, or giving compliments. We acknowledge and praise children to celebrate acts of kindness.
Empowerment – we encourage children to lead the way in exploring the world with strength and confidence.
Adventure – our adventures at Preschool creates strong minds, happy hearts, and a spirit of adventure for all.
Pride – we are proud at ourselves and others.
Respect – we promote a culture of tolerance, inclusion, diversity, equality, fairness and opportunities in all we do.
Excellence – we strive to offer the very best start for our children and their families.
Safe – we have safe environment full of warmth, where we nurture every child to reach their full potential.
Communication – we connect with our children, parents, community and each other in order to grow and build strong relationships.
Happiness and wellbeing – We invest time into understanding our children’s needs and interests to create happy children, families and staff.
Opportunities – We offer a curriculum that allows children to explore new ideas that create an awe and wonder.
Open and honest – we have an open-door policy and encourage our children, staff and families to be genuine, open, honest and sincere
Love – Our practitioners are skills and support children wholeheartedly, leading with love to create an environment where everyone can be themselves.
Our Aims
To provide high quality education and an environment which is happy, safe and secure which allows children develop a love of learning.
To support children’s development of self-esteem, confidence, security and independence to promote their emotional wellbeing.
To encourage children to care for, enjoy and show interest in the world around them.
To work in partnership with parents and carers, creating a preschool which feels like home to ensure that every child can get the most benefit from their early year’s education and to provide for an extended family environment.
To support diversity and equality that welcomes all children, recognising that each child’s learning journey is individual and unique.
To equip our children with skills for learning, life and work, ready to actively grasp, follow their dreams and reach for the stars!
Our Sequenced Curriculum at Kea Preschool.
Kea Preschool Sequenced Curriculum 2025 – Final – Click to view
Our Curriculum Goals
Curriculum Long Term Goals at Kea Preschool – Robins Room (2-3 year olds) *click to view
Curriculum Long Term Goals at Kea Preschool – Squirrels Room (3 – 4 year olds) *click to view
We provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment that promotes learning through play, using a wide range of resources, and the opportunity for children to develop their social skills as they play and learn alongside and with other children.
When your child starts Preschool it is an important time for both child and parents. We do a minimum of 2 settling sessions for children, but offer more if needed
We take a maximum of 30 children per session. We believe that care and education are equally important in the experience that we offer children. The routines and activities that make up the day are provided in ways that:
- help each child to feel that they are a valued member of the setting
- ensure the safety of each child
- help children to gain from the social experience of being part of a group
- provide children with opportunities to learn and help them to value learning
Our preschool runs during term time, but we also offer holiday care and before and after school care for our preschool children.
We provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment that promotes learning through play, using a wide range of resources, and the opportunity for children to develop their social skills as they play and learn alongside and with other children.
When your child starts Preschool it is an important time for both child and parents. We do a minimum of 2 settling sessions for children, but offer more if needed
We take a maximum of 30 children per session. We believe that care and education are equally important in the experience that we offer children. The routines and activities that make up the day are provided in ways that:
- help each child to feel that they are a valued member of the setting
- ensure the safety of each child
- help children to gain from the social experience of being part of a group
- provide children with opportunities to learn and help them to value learning
Early Education
We strongly believe children learn best when they are happy, settled and having fun. During their time with us we want our children to be (or become) social, make friends, have self confidence, be able to manage their feelings and behaviour, be able to listen and understand, be confident in speaking to others, develop their fine and large motor skills and have an understanding of their own health and self-care. We plan ‘in the moment’, allowing us to spend more time with the children and less time producing unnecessary paperwork. For further information about this, see our separate page ‘Early Education’.
Our Opening Times
Term Time only
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Pre-school Early Years Care and Education (various sessions, 7.45 – 6.00)
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Breakfast Club (7.45 – 8.55)
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Afterschool Club (3.30 – 6.00)
Wrap Around
We provide a breakfast club and afterschool club for pupils at Kea Community Primary School.
Our breakfast and afterschool club is very popular and spaces are limited. We currently have waiting lists for most days and so please book early to avoid disappointment.
After School Collections
Years Foundation – Year 4 are collected from their classrooms after school by our staff. Year 5 and Year 6 children are dismissed from their classrooms and allowed to walk across the playground to us after school. We also collect from Kea School after school sports and activity clubs.
Wrap Around
We provide a breakfast club and afterschool club for pupils at Kea Community Primary School.
Our breakfast and afterschool club is very popular and spaces are limited. We currently have waiting lists for most days and so please book early to avoid disappointment.
After School Collections
Years Foundation – Year 4 are collected from their classrooms after school by our staff. Year 5 and Year 6 children are dismissed from their classrooms and allowed to walk across the playground to us after school. We also collect from Kea School after school sports and activity clubs.
Fees and Funding
Fees
As we are a charity, all of our funds go back in to the running of our preschool. Any profit we do make goes straight back in to upgrading facilities and buying new toys, resources and experiences for our children. We always strive to keep our fees as low as possible whilst providing excellent
quality childcare and education.
Wrap Around
We provide a breakfast club and afterschool club for pupils at Kea Community Primary School.
Our breakfast and afterschool club is very popular and spaces are limited. We currently have waiting lists for most days and so please book early to avoid disappointment.
After School Collections
Years Foundation – Year 4 are collected from their classrooms after school by our staff. Year 5 and Year 6 children are dismissed from their classrooms and allowed to walk across the playground to us after school. We also collect from Kea School after school sports and activity clubs.
Our Curriculum goals at Kea Preschool
Curriculum Long Term Goals at Kea Preschool – Robins
Curriculum Long Term Goals at Kea Preschool – Squirrels Room
