Upcoming School events
EYFS Showcase Assembly
Year 6 Performance at the Deco
Reception 2027 Intake Tour
Pre-School (Little Explorers)
Pre-School Milestones
Cogenhoe Primary School Preschool Pricing Policy
Cogenhoe Primary School Preschool Pricing Policy from September 2025
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 2026-2027
All Years: Coming soon 2026-27
2026-2027 blogs coming soon Lots of exciting blog post to come in the next academic year.
Little Explorers’ News 2025 2026
Pre-School: Summer 2
A Truly Amazing Day Out for Our Pre‑School Children 🌟 We recently had the most wonderful day out, generously gifted free to the school by the manager of Billing Aquadrome, and we couldn’t wait to share what a fantastic experience it was for the children. From the...
Pre-School: Summer 1 20-05-26
Police Visit Experience. The children had a lovely visit from our local police officer, who came to talk about their important job of helping and keeping people safe. The children were very excited and listened carefully as they learned about what police officers do...
Pre-School: Summer 1
Pre‑School Visit to Flore Park Farm Our pre‑school children had a wonderful day on their trip to Flore Park Farm. The children travelled safely by minibus and were full of excitement as they arrived at the farm. During the visit, the children had the opportunity to...
Pre-School: Spring 2
Holy Week Church Visit 🌿✝️ This week, our EYFS children enjoyed a special visit to the local church as part of our learning about Holy Week. The church had thoughtfully set up different stations for the children to explore. These included the cross and the cave,...
Pre-School: Autumn 1
What We’ve Been Learning This Autumn! We’ve had such a wonderful start to the year in preschool! Autumn Term 1 was all about helping children feel confident, connected, and excited about learning. Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to: All About Me – Celebrating Who...
Little Explorers’ News 2024 2025
Pre-School: 19.05.25
This week, we went on a very exciting adventure to our local café! Outings like this are a great way to support the children’s learning and development, helping them to make sense of the world around them. The visit gave the children the chance to talk to new people,...
Pre-School: 21.04.25
Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely half-term break. This week, the Pre-School children set off on an exciting adventure to explore the local pocket park. With binoculars at the ready, they became little birdwatchers, investigating the birds' habitats up close....
Pre-School: 31.03.25
This week, we were thrilled to welcome two very special visitors to our class – two beautiful one-month-old lambs! The children were absolutely delighted to meet them. They each had the chance to gently hold the lambs and even try to feed them. It was an amazing...
Pre-School: 10.03.25
This week, we had an exciting time taking part in British Science Week! Each year, this event follows a different theme, and this year's focus was Change and Adapt. Science is woven into our learning every day. The best science experiences are often hands-on (and a...
Pre-School: 03.03.25
The Pre-school children were so excited to participate in " World Book Day". We had some amazing costumes and our wonderful teachers got the chance to dress up also. In PSED, we were looking for signs of spring, we went for a walk around the village and saw beautiful...
Pre-School: 10.02.25
What a busy last week of term we’ve had! We took a lovely walk around the village and visited the church, exploring our local community and learning about its history and significance. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we made beautiful hearts, which was a great...
Pre-School: 03.02.25
We’ve had another wonderful adventure exploring around Cogenhoe this week! We set off on a nature hunt to spot the signs of spring, and we were so lucky to find some beautiful snowdrops blooming. Along the way, we couldn’t resist jumping in the puddles – splashing...
Pre-School: 20.01.25
This week, we had a wonderful visit to East Lodge Farm. The children were so excited to travel on the school minibus and see all the animals. They loved feeding the animals with buckets of food, and it was such a fun experience for everyone! After feeding the animals,...
Pre-School: 13.01.25
This week, we enjoyed a lovely walk as part of our Forest School lesson. We explored the outdoors and collected plenty of sticks that we’ll use for next week’s activities. The children were so excited to gather different shapes and sizes! On our way back to school, we...
Pre-School: 06.01.25
Welcome Back to 2025! Happy New Year, everyone! We’ve got an exciting year ahead, full of wonderful experiences like visits to the farm, walks around the village, and plenty of other adventures to look forward to. This week, we’ve jumped straight into our new Talk for...
Pre-School: 09.12.24
Welcome to this week’s blog It has been another busy week for preschool! Our Forest School session was held indoors, where we made Christmas wreaths using leaves we had collected earlier that had dried out. We added lots of glitter to make them sparkle. In Maths, we...
Pre-School: 02.12.24
This week in Pre-School, we have continued to learn about 3D shapes and their properties. We went down to Forest School and finished creating the stickmen we started last week. These fantastic creations are now on display in pre-school. To help us recognise our...