St Gabriels Pre-School

04/10/2026

🌾🌾 REMINDER: HARVEST SERVICE 🌾🌾

Our Harvest service takes place this Wednesday at 9:20 AM — all are very welcome to join us!

A few quick details for the day:

Safeguarding: To help keep all of our children safe, please note that no photos or videos may be taken during the service.

Food Bank Donations: We are collecting non-perishable food items from Monday to donate to the local food bank.

The children have worked so hard learning their songs and can't wait to perform for you.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support! 🌽🥫✨

30/09/2026

🐚 🦀 Beach School is now open🦀🐚

Before our feet touch the sand, we teach our young explorers how to respect and safely navigate our coast.

Safety is our foundation: session 1 introduces water awareness, boundaries and what to do when emergency situations arise.

We are very fortunate to live along the coast, and equipping the children with lifelong coastal awareness skills before we hit the shoreline is a priority.

28/09/2026

We are still looking for people to join St. Gabriel's, hours are negotiable.

Join Our Friendly Team: Preschool Support Worker (Term-Time Only!) 🌟

Are you patient, caring, and looking for a rewarding role that fits around school hours? We are searching for an enthusiastic Preschool Support Worker to join our warm, close-knit preschool family.
If you love helping children explore, build confidence, and have fun in a supportive environment, we would love to meet you.
The Details
Hours: 24 hours / Term-time only (perfect for balancing family life) - hours are negotiable
Location: St. St Gabriels Pre-School
Role: working closely with the SENCo to support a child, initially the postion is temporary until the child leaves July 2027
Why Work With Us?
A truly warm, welcoming, and supportive staff team
School holidays off
A positive, joyful place to work where every day is different
Come Visit Us First!
We believe the best way to know if we’re the right fit is to see our setting in action. Before submitting a formal application, come in for an informal visit, meet the team.

Pay rate
Level 2 £13.50
Level 3 £13.90
Email [email protected]

18/09/2026

We have had a fun start to the term, so much fun that it seems Kerry Berry forgot to take photos 🙈

New resources for the baby room means boxes! The children love an empty box to explore, this supports critical thinking, imagination, mathematics as well as physical development. Who would think an empty box could provide so many learning opportunities!
We are really wanting to develop our gross motor skills at the moment, so the team are planning activities to support this current interest.
The children are starting to understand when their bodies need a rest and are taking themselves to the book corner to relax with a book.

16/09/2026

For those of you who have not decided which school to apply for. We always suggest to visit schools so you can see them and ask questions. We will always post here to inform you of school open days.
Here is Twin Sails open day

04/09/2026

Wishing Kayleigh a wonderful birthday

31/08/2026

We are all rested, and excited to see what the coming year brings.

We cannot wait to hear about your summer adventures, and seeing how much the children have changed over the summer.

We are looking forward to seeing you all back at pre-school.

29/08/2026

💕 Welcome to the world Hazel 💕

We are overjoyed to announce Shannon has welcomed a beautiful baby girl. Hazel, didn't want to miss out on the summer holidays so arrived early.

Welcome to the St. Gabriel's family, beautiful girl.

26/08/2026

It's almost time to return to pre-school!

If you are at that point in the holiday where you are thinking what can I do with the children? - Here is a place that comes highly recommended by one of our parents.
They informed us that it is very child friendly, the staff dress up and interact with the children during your visit.
It sounds like great fun!

Castletown D-Day Museum — An Immersive D-Day Experience in Dorset.

An authentic recreation of the busy wartime dockyard that once occupied its location on the Isle of Portland. Dorset's Premier D-Day Attraction

16/08/2026

🥰🥰 We have the best team 🥰🥰

You often hear places say they hold the highest standards, but our team truly lives it!

We always encourage our staff to complete their Level 2 qualification before moving on to Level 3. A vital part of that we are assessed on creating an impeccably clean and hygienic environment for children. We never let those standards slip.

Our incredible team has been in since Friday—starting as early as 6:00 AM to beat the heat—deep cleaning every inch of the setting so everything is shipshape for September. Their dedication to going the extra mile for your children never ceases to amaze us. We are so grateful for each and every one of them!

A massive thank you as well to Greatrex Renovations and their hardworking team. They pushed through challenging summer temperatures and worked late into the evenings to complete the baby room. They collaborated closely with Kerry Berry throughout the entire build to ensure every detail was spot on. We couldn't recommend them more highly!