Poplar Pre-school

Under the shade of the poplar tree, a beautiful season of change we see.

We wave a final goodbye to Dee,
with thanks for years of happy memories.

Now Steph steps up to the lead our way, into a bright and brand new day!

To our leavers, off you go, to primary school to learn and grow.

To those enjoying the summer sun, we'll see you when the holidays are done.

And to the new friends joining our crew, in September, we cannot wait to meet you!

At Poplar Pre-School, our family stays full of love throughout our days.

So we wave goodbye to Andrea and Dee # # #

The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge is returning to Kent Libraries from Saturday 4 July to Saturday 5 September. The Challenge invites children aged 4 to 11 to take part and enjoy reading for fun. And it’s completely free.

Summer Reading Challenge - Kent County Council The Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to read 6 books during the long summer break.

Exciting news! We are part of the Community Matters token scheme at Waitrose 🙂 💚

Poplar Pre-School is a non-profit registered charity that has recently celebrated 50 years of educating Allington's children.

If you're shopping at Waitrose, we'd be so grateful if you could choose our pre-school.

Your token may seem small, but it can make a real difference to the experiences of our little learners.

Thank you for supporting our preschool and our community.

Message to our families of children who will be starting Palace Wood School from September, from Palace Wood:

📣 Calling all new EYFS parents – September 2026 starters! 📣

You can now book to attend a friendly meet-up at Little Street in Maidstone, where your child can spend time with other new starters joining Palace Wood Primary School this September. It’s a great chance for children (and parents!) to begin forming friendships and feel more confident about starting school.

Please note that this is a relaxed social event — there will be no teaching staff present — just a welcoming space to meet others and get to know some familiar faces ahead of the new school year.

✨ Come along, say hello, and start your school journey together!

Throughout the Spring Term we have been using the National Literacy Trust’s self reflection guide to explore our reading culture. We want all children to develop a life-long love of reading and are continually evaluating our practice to ensure we meet children at their individual level of development, matched to their current interests. We are pleased to share that we have received our first ‘Go All In’ certificate and have been busy updating some of our story bags, which the children are loving!