Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre-School

29/06/2026

https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/2433/Free-Low-Cost-Activities

Feel free to click the link for activity ideas 😊

Search the top link below  for all kinds of information to support families and the second link for specific details about the free HAF activities which run across Gosport for children of all ages during the Christmas school holiday period.

28/06/2026

Families can now book free activities as the Holiday Activities and Food programme returns for summer 2026, delivered by Conservative-run Hampshire County Council.

The programme is open to children who receive benefits-related free school meals and includes sports, outdoor activities, crafts and creative workshops, alongside a healthy meal each day.

There are lots of great opportunities available locally across Gosport, Lee-on-the-Solent, Stubbington and Hill Head, helping children stay active, try something new and enjoy the summer holidays.

More than 190 schemes are running across Hampshire this summer, delivered by over 70 trusted local organisations.

Book here https://eequ.org/collections/iframe/hampshirehaf

10/06/2026

Parents coffee morning 11th June 2026 - 9.00- 11.00 at Alver Valley Family Centre.

Pop along for a cuppa and a chat or pop along and just relax

10/06/2026

I am delighted that Conservative-run Hampshire County Council has confirmed a new Best Start Family Hub and three Network Sites for Gosport.

The Alver Valley Family Centre will become Gosport’s dedicated Best Start Family Hub. A Best Start Family Hub is essentially a one-stop shop for families, bringing together services that support children from pregnancy through the early years and beyond. This means parents can access help in one place instead of having to navigate multiple agencies and locations.

The Hub will be supported by Network Sites at Gosport Discovery Centre & Bridgemary Library and the King's Academies Gosport Community Hub, helping to make services more accessible to families across our community.

This is fantastic news for local parents, carers and young children. By bringing services together and making support easier to access, we can help ensure every child has the strongest possible start in life.

I will share further details as soon as they are available.

04/06/2026

Year R (September 2026)
At Playdaze, we are running a series of School Starter Play Sessions throughout June for children who will be starting Year R/Reception this September.

These sessions are designed to give children the opportunity to meet and play with other new starters in a relaxed, fun environment ahead of beginning school. It’s a lovely way for children (and parents/carers) to start making familiar connections before September.

Families can either walk in to a session or book online in advance at Playdaze.pembee.app. Each school has their own session.

18/05/2026

We have a lot of lost property at the moment. Please check the lost property boxes outside your child's room to reclaim anything that belongs to your child. Whatever is left in the boxes by Friday will be donated to charity 😊

07/05/2026

Dinky Ducks are looking for Qualified or enthusiastic Early Years practitioners to work 11-2 Monday to Fridays term time.

contact
[email protected]
Tel: 023 92513777
for an application form and job description.

01/05/2026

Friday 1st May

We are still experiencing staff sickness. If you could help us again one more day we would be very grateful. ❤️