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Robin onwards – 18 month to 4 years
St Andrew’s Prep Nursery offers 18 month to 4 year olds mix and match sessions during term time with holiday
care available during the holidays.We believe in providing quality education for all children in our care, this is achieved through a team of dedicated professionals who nurture the educational, social and pastoral needs of each and every child within a friendly, caring and happy environment.
By offering children a wide variety of learning experiences, they quickly begin to develop spiritually, morally, culturally and socially while enhancing their creative talents. It is through living and working in a positive and creative atmosphere that children learn to feel secure in themselves and their surroundings.
The staff seek to promote a measure of self-confidence
and independence in the children in the hope that by the time they leave the department, they will have acquired
an enthusiasm for learning, gained some awareness of the needs of those around them and developed an ability to interact with others and make friends.The timetable is wide and varied ensuring children progress through their Learning Journey in preparation for transferring to Reception.
The transition from Nursery into Reception and beyond
is a very smooth one for children who have attended
St Andrew’s Prep Nursery.Throughout their final nursery year, children have the opportunity to join the Pre-Prep for assemblies every week.They also take part in a number
of concerts and events and themed weeks such as Arts Week and Science Week. By the time a child’s Reception year commences they have already built close relationships with their peer group and with their new teachers, making that final transition into Pre-Prep seamless.
Curriculum: Balanceability, Bookworms, Cheeky Chefs, Computer Wizards, Forest School, Gym Joeys, Library, Messy Monkeys, Music Maestros, Out and About, Splashing Seals, Tots Tennis, Tapping Toes. Full details of these subjects can be found on our website.
Pre-Prep – 4 to 7 years
St Andrew’s Pre-Prep believes in providing quality education for all the children in its care.All the staff understand the importance of an effective early years education and firmly believe that the Pre-Prep is the foundation for future development and the beginning of a learning journey that will benefit them throughout their academic life. Such is our commitment to provide the very best start, we have high staff to pupil ratios to ensure our young children receive the attention they deserve.
It is well known that all children benefit from more time outdoors.This time aids their emotional and social development.
There is a wide range of activities during the week taken by specialist teachers who teach their dedicated subject in the Pre-Prep and Prep departments of the school.
Outdoor learning forms a vital part of the curriculum at St Andrew’s as virtually all subjects can be taught outside. Children can experience all areas of the Foundation Stage of the National Curriculum in a fun and non-threatening way where no-one fails.
Our outdoor classroom, the unique Forest School, is located opposite the main site of the school. Children spend one morning every week in the Forest School and virtually
all curriculum subjects can be taught during this time.
The children have opportunities to learn new skills such as wood carving, cooking and shelter building using different tools and equipment necessary for undertaking forestry projects.They learn how to minimise and manage risks, something that children have very little opportunity for nowadays. As well as their learning, it allows them to make independent choices and it is also critical for physical health.
Children need to feel safe and happy to achieve and it is in the early years that foundations are laid for the future. By living and working in a happy and creative atmosphere, children learn to feel positive about themselves, quickly developing spiritually, culturally and socially as well as academically.
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