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Long Wittenham Pre-School

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Long Wittenham Pre-School

Ofsted rated Good (March 2023) We offer spaces for children aged 2-4 years.

01/10/2026

🚴 Woodlands Adventure Session Update! 🪵✨
Our little adventurers have had an incredible time out in the trees since our return to woodlands this term.
Here is what we get up to during our sessions:
Balance Bike Trackers: The children gear up in their helmets to explore the woodland trails on balance bikes. They have worked hard on their gross motor skills, practicing balance, steering, and learning key safety rules when navigating bumpy terrain. 🚴‍♂️️🦺
Mud Kitchen Creations: Creativity was flowing in the mud kitchen! The children scooped, mixed, and brewed up plenty of muddy concoctions. 🍃🥣
Mud Hole Excavation: There was serious teamwork happening in the mud hole as our young explorers dug deep, exploring textures and hunting for creepy crawlies. 🪱⛏️
Outdoor Wash Station: To finish off, everyone practiced independence by washing up at our outdoor water station—getting clean and learning self-care routines in nature! 🧼💧
It was a fantastic day full of physical challenge, messy play, and outdoor discovery. Ask your child what their favorite mud recipe was today! 👇

30/09/2026

What a wild day in the Early Years! 🐍🕷️✨
We had some extra special visitors this week as ZooLab came to pay us a visit! The children had a fantastic time getting up close and personal with a wonderful variety of small animals, insects, and reptiles.

We were so proud to see everyone bursting with confidence—whether it was gently handling the creatures or eager to put their hands up to answer tricky animal questions.

Our brave little explorers demonstrated amazing curiosity, care, and enthusiasm throughout the whole session!
A huge thank you to ZooLab for such an engaging, hands-on learning experience. Ask your little ones tonight which creature was their favorite! 🐾👇

25/09/2026

The children were invited to explore our autumn-themed sensory trays, filled with red lentils and a selection of natural autumn treasures, including conkers, leaves and twigs.

The children enjoyed using their hands to explore the different textures, shapes and sizes, moving the lentils around and discovering the objects hidden within them. They were encouraged to talk about what they could see and feel, using words such as smooth, rough, hard, soft, crunchy, big and small.

This activity provided opportunities for the children to develop their fine motor skills, sensory awareness, communication and language, while encouraging curiosity and exploration of the natural world.

The autumn tray also provided a fun opportunity to develop the children’s mathematical skills through our conker caterpillars. The children could count the conkers that made up each caterpillar, compare caterpillars by length and explore which had more or fewer conkers. They were encouraged to recognise and use number language while creating their own caterpillars, developing their understanding of counting, quantity, size, length and comparison through hands-on, playful learning.

The autumn tray also encouraged children to use their imagination and creativity, making their own arrangements and small-world scenes with the natural materials. 🍁

14/09/2026

We would like to warmly invite you to attend our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM).

As a committee-run preschool, the AGM is a fantastic opportunity to hear about our achievements over the past year, discuss our vision for the future, and see how your support directly benefits your children's early education.

Event Details
Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026
Time: 7.30
Location: Long Wittenham Village hall

Refreshments: Teas and coffees available

Join Our Executive Committee
To keep our preschool running, we rely on a dedicated team of volunteers.
This year, we are actively seeking to appoint a new Chair and Treasurer to join our committee starting this term.

Chair: Leads meetings, supports our wonderful preschool staff, and helps oversee the general management of the setting.

Treasurer: Monitors preschool finances, oversees budgeting, and works alongside our administrator to keep accounts in order.

Stepping into a committee role is a rewarding way to get involved in your child’s preschool journey, gain new skills, and make a real difference in our community. Full handovers and training from our outgoing team members will be provided.

If you are interested in applying for either role, or if you simply want to learn more about what is involved before committing, please feel free to speak to myself or our Chair (Claire) [email protected] or reply directly to this email.

We hope to see many of you there!

06/09/2026

Support a Local Cause! 🤝 Join Our Team of Trustees

Are you looking for a meaningful way to support your local community?
Long wittenham Pre-school is looking for new Trustees to join our team!

You can use your skills to make a real difference right at the heart of our community.
No previous experience is essential, and we are happy to offer full training to the right candidate.

Interested? We'd love to hear from you.
✉️ Email: [email protected]

27/08/2026

Can you help us:

We are trying to collect some items to replenish some of our learning areas. We are looking for some recycled items:

- recycled tubes of all sizes(no loo roll)
- junk modelling recycling (nothing from hazardous objects)
- recycled emptied plastic herbs and spice pots
- old phones/cameras (non working)
- wooden spoons/kitchen utensils
- Cook books
- tote bags /small reusable shopping bags
- wooden rulers
- clipboards

17/08/2026

🌳 Step into nature with our Preschool Woodland Adventure Sessions! 🍃✨

Give your little explorer the ultimate outdoor experience! Our outdoor sessions foster confidence, hands-on learning, and boundless curiosity under the trees.

Please enquire for further details.

Age: For children aged 2.5 years and above (must be toilet trained)

How It Works Across the Year:

Terms 1, 5 & 6: We hold our full Woodland Adventure Sessions off-site.

Winter Terms (2, 3 & 4): Outdoor learning never stops! During the colder months, we continue the outdoor magic with nature walks and shorter outdoor discovery experiences.

Key Details:
Session Requirement: Children attending must meet our required minimum of 2 sessions per week (this can be 1 Woodland session plus 1 regular pre-school session).

What to expect: Den building, bug hunting, mud kitchens, and natural discovery guided by our experienced early years team!

Spaces for our outdoor sessions fill up fast! Get in touch today to book or ask any questions:

📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Call: 01235 781299

16/08/2026

🎒 Spaces available for our 2026 at Long Wittenham Pre-school! 🌟

Looking for a warm, nurturing environment where your child can thrive? We offer high-quality early education in the heart of a supportive village community—and we welcome families from all catchment areas! 🏡✨

Here is what we offer:
Funding: 30-hour funding available for 2- and 3-year-olds.

Environment: A happy, thriving setting focused on giving every child the best start in life.

Open Enrollment: Welcoming children from all surrounding areas.

Spaces fill up quickly! Contact our Pre-school Manager today to book your private viewing for September 2026:

📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Call: 01235 761299

Give your child the best start to early education—get in touch today! 👇

17/07/2026

🎉 And thats a wrap for our class of 2026! 🎉

We have had the most amazing time celebrating with everyone over the last couple of days.

We hope everyone has a fantastic summer ☀️

Address

Village Hall, High Street, Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX144QH

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 1pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 12pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

+441235781299

Website

http://www.longwittenhampreschool.co.uk/

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