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Christmas Pantomime at the Royal and Derngate
Christmas Pantomime at the Royal and Derngate
Pre-School (Little Explorers)
Pre-School Milestones 2023-2024
Welcome to Little Explorers at Cogenhoe Primary School
Our incredible Pre-school! Where children learn to grow through play, nature and discovery!
Little Explorers is a child-centred pre-school with incredible facilities – we are immensely proud to be one of the few settings in Northamptonshire to have its very own established Forest School! Our children access the Forest School weekly – whatever the weather! Our sessions encourage and support greater confidence, courage, curiosity and risk-taking within a safe environment. We want our children to develop a love for their world and everything within it.
We have high-standards and expectations for all of our children. Our children take part in daily phonics and number sessions to ensure they are well-equipped for the next stage in their education.
The Pre-school stage is an integral part of our school, providing exceptional care for children from the age of 3 upwards. Working and playing alongside our Reception Year children, the children all benefit immensely and are provided with an excellent transition to the first year of school.
Our dedicated, qualified, experienced Early Years Practitioners pride themselves on providing a secure and happy environment, where each individual truly thrives socially, academically, culturally, physically, emotionally and intellectually. Every child we care for deserves a nurturing and stimulating setting which enables them to become successful, life-long learners.
Our aim is to continually work in partnership with all parents and carers to achieve the highest outcomes for all of our children. We provide regular workshop for parents, alongside the opportunity to visit Little Explorers throughout the school year.
We offer a flexible choice of morning or afternoon sessions, with some of our children attending two separate providers. Wrap around care is also available before and after school hours to accommodate parents and working arrangements. Our approachable and friendly staff will be on hand to support you with any Government childcare funding that can be utilised, along with child care vouchers.
If you would like to come and have a look around and meet our amazing team, please arrange your bespoke, personalised visit or a complimentary stay and play session with the school office. They can be contacted on: 01604 890380 or via email at: [email protected] or call 01604 890380 We look forward to welcoming you into the Cogenhoe family.
Little Explorers’ News 2024 2025
Pre-School 15.11.24
This week we have been continuing learning about 2D shapes. We've been to forest school and done lots of exploring down there. We have also been doing a lot of team building activities. From Mrs Walters
Pre-School 4.11.24
Welcome back I hope you all had a fantastic half term, back to school now! The week started by going to forest school and there we were making caterpillars with conkers. We also saw the new hay bales around the fire pot, they were great fun to climb on. We started our...
Pre-School 21.10.24
Welcome to our weekly update This week in maths we have continued learning about prepositions. We have continued reading our literacy story “Little Red Riding Hood”. We sang old MacDonald had a farm in our harvest assembly, we changed the names of the animals to...
Pre-School 14.10.24
Welcome to Our Weekly Update This week in maths, we moved on to exploring prepositions of place (next to, under, behind, etc.). Continuing the theme of Black History Month, we talked about a famous artist named Alma Thomas. She was an African American artist known for...
Pre-School 07.10.24
In music time, we focused on nursery rhymes. I sang the first line, and the children sang it back to me. The children chose the songs "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive" and "Incy Wincy Spider." Our new literacy story for the rest of the term is "Little Red...
Pre-School 30.09.24
This week in pre-school, we ventured into Forest School, where we explored, learned, and played outdoors. We also had P.E. with coaches from Northampton Town Football Club. They taught us different ways to stretch our bodies, helping us stay active and healthy. All...
Pre-School 23.09.24
We’ve had another exciting week in preschool! We’ve been discussing our families, where we live, and the special people in our lives. These conversations inspired our creative activities, as the children drew pictures of everyone who lives in their homes. Next stop on...
Pre-School 16.09.24
This week, we began our Talk 4 Writing story, The Magic Porridge Pot. We were lucky enough to join the Reception class for a taste of porridge from a special pot they found in their classroom. It filled up mysteriously and tasted very sweet! Our pre-reading and...