Abbey Preschool

Abbey Preschool Three years after opening in 1989 Abbey Pre-School moved to it's current location, St Peter's church

🔷 Shape WeekLast week was Shape Week. We explored a variety of 2D and 3D shapes learning to recognise and name different...
30/09/2026

🔷 Shape Week

Last week was Shape Week. We explored a variety of 2D and 3D shapes learning to recognise and name different shapes.

We looked at shapes with different numbers of sides and talked about how shapes are similar and different. The children enjoyed shape printing using paint and different shapes to create patterns and pictures.

We also went on a shape hunt both inside and outside the preschool, looking carefully and finding shapes in everyday objects. The children were encouraged to describe the shapes they found and talk about them.

This week our topic is "The Gruffalo"

Harvest Week, we explored where our food comes from and talked about the important jobs farmers and tractors do in the f...
20/09/2026

Harvest Week, we explored where our food comes from and talked about the important jobs farmers and tractors do in the fields, including ploughing the soil and harvesting crops such as wheat.

The children enjoyed apple printing using paint, exploring the shape, colour and patterns of the apples. They extending this activity using their hands and enjoyed spreading the paint around the paper. In the book corner, Mrs Horne read to the children the story Chicken Licken 🐔.

The children also helped to plant flowers in our garden and will continue to help look after them. Outdoors, the children used their imaginations in the mud kitchen, making their own mud ice creams and chocolate cake 🍦😋

Next week our topic is "Shapes"

This week, our topic was “All About Me.” We explored our body features and families through creative crafts, discussing ...
13/09/2026

This week, our topic was “All About Me.” We explored our body features and families through creative crafts, discussing our relatives and the different people in our families. We used mirrors to look at and compare our eye colours and hair.
We also developed our construction skills by building a Polydron house and enjoyed listening to stories together. Such as we're going on a bear hunt 🐻

🌾 🍞 Next week our topic is Harvest 🚜

🌈 Our preschool newsletter 🌈 Also on our preschool doors **Dates for your Diary **
05/09/2026

🌈 Our preschool newsletter 🌈
Also on our preschool doors
**Dates for your Diary **

The children have settled straight back into preschool wonderfully. Lots of busy children engaged in play. This week ou...
03/09/2026

The children have settled straight back into preschool wonderfully. Lots of busy children engaged in play. This week our topic is "colours"
The children have been using tweezers(great to build strength for fine motor skills) to sort loose parts into the corresponding coloured pots.

Mark making in yellow sand and rolling and squashing with red play dough.

The children enjoy using the large paper cutters. They place the paper into the slot and push down to cut a shape.

31/08/2026

🌈💛☀️ How have the summer holidays soon come to an end? ☀️

We hope you’ve made lots of special memories, enjoyed the sunshine and had plenty of fun together! 💛

But be honest… are you secretly ready for a little routine again? 😂

We’re so excited to welcome everyone back to preschool and hear all about your summer adventures! 🌈

We open Wednesday 2nd September 8.45 am.

We would also like to wish all our preschool leavers a great first day at Primary school 🫶

17/07/2026

Today we said goodbye to our children who will be starting school in September, and we can't quite believe how quickly the time has gone.

The tiny children who first walked through our preschool doors, feeling shy and uncertain, have blossomed into confident, capable little people. Each one has become a special part of our preschool family.

We will miss every personality that filled our room with laughter, every little hand reaching for ours, every cuddle, every smile, and all the wonderful moments we have shared together.

We want to Thank you all, for the VERY generous gifts, cakes, wines, chocolates, afternoon tea and much more. For all your kind and meaningful words written in the cards we have received.

We truly love what we do and feel privileged to make learning fun, exciting, and interesting for every child. Watching them grow in confidence, develop friendships, and watching them reach so many important developmental milestones along the way.

Thank you to our committee for your continued support behind the scenes.

A massive thankyou to our wonderful boss we are incredibly grateful for everything you do behind the scenes to create so many happy memories and opportunities for our preschool families.

And thank you to our amazing staff team. We are proud to work together.
Together, we create a place where children feel safe, valued, loved and learn. 💙

15/07/2026

What a fantastic Sports Day we had yesterday! It was lovely to see so many children, parents, grandparents and family members cheering from the sidelines.

A huge thank you to our wonderful boss for organising all the games and putting the time and effort into making the day so fun for the children.

We'd also like to give a mention to all the mums and dads who bravely took part in the parents' races! There were some impressive sprints, a few questionable tactics, and plenty of determination on display.

Last week we had Murtle and Shelley visit Abbey Preschool.The children gently washed and bathed the tortoises shells, f...
15/07/2026

Last week we had Murtle and Shelley visit Abbey Preschool.The children gently washed and bathed the tortoises shells, fed them and watched them wonder around on the grass. Some children held Murtle and Shelley. ☺️ And were in awe of the two tortoises

13/07/2026

We are looking forward to our preschool sports day tomorrow. All children, parents, relatives and friends are invited to take a picnic starting at 11.45am.

There will be some games and races for the children... 😊 (do feel free to depart and arrive anytime)

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Minnis Lane
Dover
CT170RG

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Monday 8am - 5:45pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:45pm
Thursday 8am - 5:45pm
Friday 8am - 5:45pm

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