Preschool in Kings Hill, West Malling
The sky's the limit
A warm, busy preschool where every child has boundless potential and an adult who knows them by name.
A welcome from our manager
Hello, and come on in
Choosing childcare is a strange thing to do. You are handing the most important person in your world to people you met for half an hour. I have worked in early years for a long time and I still remember exactly how that feels, so the first thing to say is simply this: come and see us. Watch a normal morning. Ask the awkward questions.
We are one preschool room and a garden, and we like it that way. Everyone here knows every child. [TO CONFIRM: one specific detail about the setting from Sherri]
Sherri Revell, Preschool Manager
Sessions
Build a week that fits
Mornings, afternoons or full days, Monday to Friday in term time. Start with two sessions and grow from there.
Morning session
8.45am to 11.45am
The classic preschool morning. Add an optional snack for 1 pound.
Times and detailsMorning with lunch
8.45am to 12.45pm
The morning session followed by lunch with friends. The lunch hour is charged at 12 pounds.
Times and detailsAfternoon session
12.45pm to 3.45pm
All the same learning, after lunch. Add an optional snack for 1 pound.
Times and detailsFull day
8.45am to 3.45pm, or 8.45am to 2.45pm, or 9.45am to 3.45pm
A whole preschool day. On the 8.45am to 3.45pm pattern the lunch hour is charged at 12 pounds; the shorter patterns fit entirely within funded hours. Optional snacks are 2 pounds for a full day.
Times and detailsWhy families choose us
Why parents choose us
Qualified, checked people
Every member of the team holds a current DBS check and paediatric first aid training. Our manager Sherri is Level 6 qualified and most of the team hold Level 3 or above.
Play based learning
We follow the EYFS, the government framework for early years, through play, creating and exploring. It is how children get genuinely school ready without ever sitting a lesson.
The garden, daily
Ofsted saw it themselves: children here spend plenty of time outside in the fresh air. Planting beds, a sandpit, water play and space to run, in every weather.
Hours that flex
Core sessions run 8.45am to 3.45pm, and wrap around care stretches the day from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Build a week from 2 sessions to 10.
A day in the life
What a day here looks like
In Ofsted's words
What the inspector saw
These lines are quoted directly from our January 2023 inspection report, which you can read in full on the Ofsted website.
Children are happy and secure at this inclusive, supportive and nurturing setting.
Parent testimonials are on their way to this page too. [TO CONFIRM: real parent testimonials with consent to publish]
15 and 30 hours funded places available. We will help you work out what you can claim.
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