Watoto Pre-School

🌞 Important Heatwave Guidance for Parents/Carers 🌞

With the hot weather expected, please help us keep all children safe and comfortable by following these important guidelines:

☀️ Sun Cream – All children must have sun cream applied before arriving. Please also provide bottle of sun cream, clearly labelled with your child’s name, so it can be reapplied throughout the day.

🧢 Sun Hat – All children must attend preschool wearing or bringing a hat.

👕 Weather Appropriate Clothing – Please ensure your child wears lightweight, cool, and weather-appropriate clothing suitable for hot temperatures.

💧 Hydration – Water bottles are not required, as we have water stations available throughout the preschool and will encourage children to drink regularly to stay hydrated.

👕 Spare Clothes – We recommend sending a spare set of clothes, as children may take part in messy play and water-based activities.

❗ Important: If these guidelines are not followed, your child will not be able to attend the preschool for that day.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

📢 Exciting Changes Are Coming! 📢

Our 0–3 Playgroup has been temporarily put on pause while we make some exciting behind-the-scenes changes to enhance the experience for our families and little ones.

We're looking forward to welcoming everyone back with our refreshed playgroup from Friday 4th September 2026! 🎉

Thank you for your patience and support while we make these improvements. We can't wait to share what's been happening and see you all again soon.

Keep an eye on our page for further updates and details! 💛

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📚✨ Group story time is such a hit in our Rainbow Room! ✨📚

As a group, we enjoy reading a story together before the children have the opportunity to choose a book of their own and share it with their peers. This encourages independence, helps children develop a love of reading, and creates opportunities for meaningful conversations with friends.

Through story time, children can:
📖 Practise listening and concentration skills
💬 Develop their language and vocabulary
🤝 Build social skills by sitting, learning, and sharing together
🌟 Develop confidence when joining in with stories and discussions
🎨 Spark their imagination and curiosity

It is wonderful to see the children so engaged with books and excited to share their favourite stories with one another! 💛📚

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🌈Looking for childcare starting this September?🌈

We have places available for children aged 9 months to 4 years in our warm, welcoming pre-school. 💛

Our experienced team provides a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children can learn, play and thrive through fun, engaging experiences every day.

✨ Why choose us?

- Caring and experienced practitioners
- Play-based learning tailored to each child
- Spacious indoor and outdoor learning environments
- Support for every stage of your child's development
- Government-funded childcare places available (subject to eligibility)

📍 We'd love to show you around! Book a visit to meet our team or you can take a virtual tour via our website - https://www.watotopreschool.org.uk/virtual-tour

📞 Send us an enquiry today to check availability, discuss funding options or arrange a tour
- https://www.iconnectdaily.net/ #/parent-enquiries/64f9972e2e154451ac7873e6

🌱🍂 Discovering the Wonders of Plants and Nature! 🍂🌱

Over the last few weeks, the children have enjoyed collecting leaves and exploring a variety of natural materials, discovering different textures, shapes, and colours. Our Sunflower room explored nature using paint, glue, and other creative materials to create their own plant-inspired artwork.

These experiences have supported the children's learning by:
🌱 Developing an understanding of the natural world
🍂 Exploring different textures and materials
🎨 Encouraging creativity and self-expression

🪴💚Ola's Memorial Garden 💚🪴

As many of you are aware, we sadly lost Ola in February. Ola was a longstanding and much-loved member of the Watoto team, and she is greatly missed by both staff and children.

Outside of work, Ola was always keeping herself busy and took great pride in her own allotment and love of gardening. In her memory, we have created a special memorial area in our garden where children, staff, and families can take a moment to visit, reflect, and remember Ola.

Here are two of our children who took part in creating this beautiful memorial. Their care and creativity helped make it a very special place to honour and remember Ola.

We hope this space serves as a lasting tribute to her and the positive impact she had on everyone at Watoto. 💚

☀️🌈 Summer Holiday Playcare Spaces Available! 🌈☀️

As summer approaches, we are excited to announce that we have spaces available for our Holiday Playcare programme from 21st July – 14th August.

Our holiday sessions are packed with fun, engaging activities designed to keep children entertained, active, and making wonderful memories throughout the summer break. From arts and crafts to outdoor play and games there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Spaces are limited, so please get in touch to secure your child's place.

📅 July 21st – 14th August
📍 Watoto Pre-School
📞 Send us an enquiry for further information - https://www.iconnectdaily.net/ #/parent-enquiries/64f9972e2e154451ac7873e6

We look forward to a summer full of fun and adventure! ☀️🎨⚽🌿

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🫧🍽️ Learning About Hygiene Through Play 🍽️🫧

Last week, the children enjoyed washing pots and pans in our messy-play area, developing their understanding of hygiene and why it is important to keep things clean. Through this hands-on activity, they explored real-life routines, practised caring for their environment, and built their independence skills.

This experience supported:
✨ Understanding the importance of cleanliness and hygiene
✨ Developing independence and responsibility
✨ Strengthening fine motor skills through washing and scrubbing
✨ Encouraging communication and language through discussions about keeping things clean

Learning through meaningful play helps children make connections between everyday experiences and the world around them.

🥕🌱 National Eat Your Vegetables Day! 🌱🥕

Today is National Eat Your Vegetables Day, and our children have spent the past few weeks learning all about where vegetables come from by planting their own bulbs and seeds. 🌿

Through hands-on gardening experiences, the children are developing their understanding of nature, healthy eating, and the importance of caring for living things. They have loved getting their hands dirty, nurturing their plants, and discovering more about the vegetables they see every day.

These experiences help children make meaningful connections between growing food and the healthy choices we make. 🥕🥬🌱

We cannot wait to watch our vegetables grow over the coming weeks and see all of the children's hard work flourish! 💚

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