Welcome to Smugglers' Den Pre-School

We are open from 9am to 12 noon Monday to Friday during term time. We also offer an optional lunch club from 12 until 1 pm.  Afternoon sessions run from 1 pm until 3.30pm and are available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for 3 year olds and over.

 

09.00 registration followed by guided free-play.  The children can choose from a selection of activities e.g. puzzles, dough, drawing / colouring, painting, or they can join in with the main activity of the day.
10.45 it is tidy-up-time –this helps children to respect the toys and to make sure they are ready for someone else to use next time.  There follows a ten-fifteen minute structured activity with the child’s keyworker.  This could be to do with colours, shapes, numbers etc. something that the child’s keyworker is working towards in each individual play-plan.
11.00  children have a drink and a snack.
11.20. Outdoor Play (weather permitting)
11.50 group singing or dancing or simply sit quietly and listen to stories.
12.00 home time or lunch club.   If a child is staying for Lunch Club then they will quietly sit down and eat their packed lunches.
13.00 is changeover period when the children who are going home are collected and others my join us.
The afternoon is Rising 4’s session for the over 3’s, where we try to provide more structured activities, giving the children a chance to practice writing and other skills on a 1 to 1 basis.
14.30 tidy-up time then Outdoor Play again until
15.20  story time
15.30 School ends

 

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