Admissions
Here at Kingsway, we offer both 15 & 30 hour funded sessions for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, as well fee-paying places. We recommend that you check out the Parent Hub on the website Best Start in Life https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/ to find out if you qualify for a funded session. We accept childcare vouchers and Tax-free childcare. Our Policy is that we add children to our lists for a place subject to availability once we have a completed registration form and enrolment (non-fundable fee – includes admin, settle in sessions and a T-shirt). Current Fees can be accessed below and payable half-termly in advance. We invoice via Tapestry.
If you need any further advice, please don’t hesitate to speak to our managers Karen and Sarah and they will be happy to help.
Stepping Stones room
We have a maximum of 8 children aged 2 – 3 years. This room is downstairs at Kingsway and has 2 members of staff.
Main room
We have maximum of 25 children per session aged from 2.5 – 4+ years. This room is situated upstairs and has 5 members of staff in attendance at full capacity sessions.
Both rooms have access to the garden.
Breakfast club is from 8am and a lunch club from 12.00pm. (Additional charges apply)
Our staff are dedicated and highly motivated, working in partnership with parents to promote learning through play using a variety of resources and exciting, challenging activities.
Current fee structure can be download above or available upon request via Karen or Sarah. All fees are payable half-termly in advance.
SEND
We have trained and experienced SENCo’s at Kingsway. We work in close partnership with parents and carers and you can ask to speak with your child’s key worker at any time.
Policies
Our policies are revised with staff, parents and carers, using a “Policy of the Month” review system. Our Policies are currently having a full review and new versions will be added soon
Ofsted Outstanding
We are pleased to announce that as of May 2022 we have retained our outstanding grading by Ofsted.
You can read our full report here Ofsted | Kingsway Pre-School
Ofsted contact number 0300 123 4666
Events This Term
A full calendar for the year can be downloaded below.
January
Tuesday 6th – Re-open Spring term one
February
Friday 13th – Closed Inset day
Monday 16th to Friday 20th – Closed Half term
Monday 23rd – Re open for Spring Term two
March
Tuesday 24th – Parent and Children Stay and Play Easter Crafts
Friday 27th – Break up for Easter Holidays
April
Monday 30th March to Friday 10th – Easter Holidays
Monday 13th – Re-open for Summer Term one
Resources
Please use this link to access “Nurturing Bright Futures”, This is a guide designed
to support families and professionals working together to provide every child in Southend on-Sea with the richest start to their lifelong learning journey
