HELMDON ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL is now enrolling for the new school year September 2008

Sessions run on Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30 - 12.30pm; Thursdays and Fridays from 9.30am - 1pm* (*including lunch club).

Licensed to accept children from the age of 2 years. Minimum of one session per week.

Peaceful village setting offers plenty of opportunities for village walks, farm visits and gardening in our own allotment. Weekly activities include cookery session, PE session, music session, etc. Plus infant church service once a month, annual sports day and lots more.

Good links with Helmdon Primary School, including regular visits to participate in special school events

We are registered with and inspected by OFSTED and are graded Good by OFSTED. For a full Ofsted report

click here

To make an appointment to visit Acorns

or for a copy of our prospectus please call

Judy Butler on 01295 768028 or

Rachel Wheeler on 01295 768613

                            at the earliest opportunity to ensure you

                                      secure a place for your child

Lisa Canning is supervisor until the end of the summer term.  As from September 2008 Judy Butler, (01295) 768028, will be the new supervisor, Anne Oakey will be joining Acorns as deputy supervisor, with Julia Toman and Jane Lake as pre-school assistants. 

The pre-school is run by a voluntary committee of parents. Anyone wishing to join can contact any member of the committee.

Our policy document* contains the full terms and conditions of the pre-school as well as our aims and objectives. We are registered with and inspected by OFSTED.

OUTDOOR PLAY

Due to the location of the Reading Room we do not have an outdoor play area for Acorns. As a result in early 2004 Acorns was awarded a significant grant to develop an alternative site, the allotment. This has been going from strength to strength over the past 2 years and now has a shed to house the equipment and has been fenced in. The children have grown a variety of produce over the past year which they can then take home to eat.

ACTIVITIES

Over the past year the pre-school has held a Halloween messy morning, Easter Duck Hunt that involved the whole village, a trip to the Eco Park at Milton Keynes (click for picture), Christmas concert and a sports day. All these events allow parents and carers to take part in activities with their children. In addition parents are able to attend pre-school sessions as a parent-helper, an excellent way for children and their parents to interact in a new environment.

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