Queniborough Pre-School
Preschool Information
Term Dates 2025 - 2026
Term Dates 2025 – 2026
Autumn term dates: 26/8/25 – 17/10/25
Half Term 20/10/25 – 24/10/25
27/10/25 – 19/12/25
Spring term dates: 05/01/26 – 13/02/26
Half Term 16/02/26 – 20/02/26
23/02/26 – 27/03/26
Summer term dates: 13/04/26 – 22/05/26
Half Term 25/05/26 – 29/05/26
01/06/26 – 10/07/26
Our routine
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
|
8.30-9.00 |
Early start children are welcomed / free play |
|
9.00-9.15 |
Welcome time/free play |
|
9.15-9.30 |
Registration Time |
|
9.30-10.30 |
Free play / Focused activities |
|
10.00-10.30 |
Rolling Snack Station - the children are invited to have a snack from the snack station – they can help themselves to a healthy snack (a variety of carbohydrates, fruit and veg) and a drink of water or milk. We offer open topped cups for water and milk. If your child is unable to use an open topped cup yet and/or will not drink water or milk please provide a drink for your child each session. |
|
10.30-10.45 |
Story time |
|
10.45-12.00 |
Outside play |
|
12.00-12.45 |
Lunchtime |
|
12.45-13.00 |
Rest period/stories/yoga |
|
13.00-14.00 |
Free play/focused activities |
|
14.00-15.00 |
Outdoor play/physical development activity |
|
15.00 |
Home time |
On Wednesday and Fridays our routine changes slightly – children and staff leave the village hall for trips out, including walks to the Scout Hall or other suitable activities. They leave at 1.15pm for afternoon activities and walk back to the Village Hall to meet parents at 3.00pm.
What to bring to preschool
Please put your child in comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and that are suitable for the weather forecast. We have a practical preschool uniform available to purchase.
Please bring in a labelled bag with clean, spare clothes and nappies and wipes if your child requires them.
Please do not send your child to preschool with toys from home; comforters (labelled) are ok to support your child to settle.
Please provide a labelled pair of wellington boots that fit as these will be kept at preschool long term and used in the garden area daily (in all weathers).
Please apply sun cream to your child at home before they enter the setting if sunny weather is expected – we will reapply suncream with preschool’s Factor 50 suncream if you provide consent. If you require your child to use a specific suncream, please provide a labelled bottle in their bag.
Snack station and lunches
We are a nut free setting, so no items containing nuts should be brought into preschool.
During the morning session we offer children a healthy snack in line with the Statutory guidelines of the EYFS with oral health in mind.
We offer children milk or water and a different healthy snack each day for example, apples, bananas, grapes and other fruit, cucumber, carrots, wholemeal bread toasted, crackers, rice crackers, houmous, wraps, tzatziki and cheese. Our healthy snacks are as recommended by dentists.
To support our efforts in providing healthy snacks, we ask parents to provide a similar healthy packed lunch.
Parents are encouraged to include a sandwich or alternative savoury item, a piece of fruit (cut if needed and) and maybe 2 other small items and drinking bottles should only be filled with water.
We ask parents to include an ice pack in the packed lunch, bring lunch in a clearly labelled bag/box, ensure grapes are cut in four to minimise choking hazard and no chocolate spread.
