Westnewton Pre School

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About Westnewton Pre School

Other Information Westnewton Pre -school offers Outstanding Early Care and Education for 30 hours per week during term time for children from 9 months until school entry. The Pre-school is set in the Nursery garden, conservatory and classroom at St. Matthews School, Westnewton. The setting is open during term time for 38 weeks per year. Monday to Thursday 8.45 to 3.15 and 9am until 1pm on Fridays for Outdoor learning in the local area. Nursery lunches are offered for a sum from the Schools kitchen daily or packed lunches can be provided by parents.Parents are welcome to join us at the weekly outside events, Church School or Beach School. Transitions - due to the school setting children are a part of a whole school body. Transition from Pre-school into the reception class is seamless for children in the school catchment area thus children feel secure in knowing the next step within an open and positive environment that values parents as partners in their children's learning. Weekly newsletters are uploaded onto Tapestry with home learning activities from the Cumberland Children’s Information Service, as well as updates from around the county to keep parents informed, such as information from the Library service, Police and Health. The setting also adds specific activities to try at home to extend children’s interests. Jolly Phonics and the Jolly Songs app enables parents to use modern day nursery rhymes with an added extra twist to enable children to learn phonics through modelling and repetition which fosters understanding of language to ensure they are school ready when they move into the reception class.
Categories Childcare, Pre-school, Pre-school learning
Tags 3 and 4 year old funded places, Free Early Education, Funding for 2 yrs olds
Future Vacancies Contact the provider for information on future vacancies

What is Offered

Age groups Caring for children aged between 0 years 9 months and 4 years 11 months
Funding available 2, 3, 4, Offers Extended Entitlement (30 hours)
Special Diet Upon Request
Special Needs Autistic Spectrum Disorder,Hearing Impairment,Moderate Learning Difficulty,Soc, Emot and Mental Health,Specific Learning Difficulty,Speech, Language & Comm Needs,Visual Impairment

Ofsted

Inspection Type Inspection (Early Years Register)
Ofsted rating is Outstanding
Last inspected on Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Costs and Availability

  • Age group - Under 2: 7.5 per hour.
  • Age group - Age 2: 7.5 per hour.
  • Age group - Age 3 & 4: 7.5 per hour
  • On site catering enables the pre-school to offer nursery cooked lunches .

  • Monday 08:45-15:15
    Tuesday 08:45-15:15
    Wednesday 08:45-15:15
    Thursday 08:45-15:15
    Friday 08:45-13:00

  • Term Time

Chargeable Extras

Optional Extras:
All-inclusive food - £2.90 Per Day - Parent Can Provide - No - Available On - All funded 9m–5yrs

Contact Details

  • Address: St Matthew's CE School, Westnewton, Wigton, CA7 3NT