Our pre-school is based in the grounds of Sonning Common Primary School, in its own self-contained premises, with access to some of the school facilities, such as the playing fields. We also make use of the local library attached to the school. We provide an excellent educational play environment where children feel happy, calm and secure. The classroom is friendly, bright and cheerful with the ch
ildren’s artwork proudly displayed on the walls. It is our aim to maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing environment where the developmental needs of children are met. We work in close partnership with parents to ensure consistency of care, sharing information about their child’s development. It is our ethos that we provide affordable childcare and to be accessible to as many people as possible. We therefore try to keep our prices down as much as we can, while employing good-quality staff and providing excellent resources. Pre-School Hours
Morning: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Afternoon: 12.00pm - 3.00pm
Monday-Friday
Early drop off 08:30 £5
After school 3-4pm £10 (Mon-Thurs)
Fees
We charge an administration fee of £25 for every family registering with the Pre-school. Fees from April 2025 are £9.75 per hour for 2-3 year olds and £9.35 per hour for 3-4 year olds payable monthly in advance. Morning or Afternoon session for 2-3 year olds are £29.25 and all day session £58.50
Morning or afternoon sessions for 3-4 year olds are £28.05 and all day sessions 56.10. The pre-school will admit children as soon as possible, if sessions are available, after they have turned 2 years old.
We take childcare vouchers. In order to ensure that the Pre-shool runs smoothly, and to help meet our running costs, we request a voluntary contribution of £25.00 per child per 'big' term.
We are dedicated to ensuring that our staff are well-qualified and keep training up-to-date by attending short courses. All of our staff are 12 hr paediatric First Aid trained, and hold basic food hygiene certificate. All staff and committee are CRB checked to work with children.
Children’s artwork proudly displayed on the walls. It is our aim to maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing environment where the developmental needs of children are met. We work in close partnership with parents to ensure consistency of care, sharing information about their child’s development. It is our ethos that we provide affordable childcare and to be accessible to as many people as possible. We therefore try to keep our prices down as much as we can, while employing good-quality staff and providing excellent resources.
Pre-School Hours
Morning: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Afternoon: 12.00pm - 3.00pm
Monday to Friday
Fees
We charge an administration fee of £25 for every family registering with the Pre-school. Fees from April 2022 are £7.33 per hour for 2-3 year olds and £7.02 per hour for 3-4 year olds payable monthly in advance. Morning or Afternoon session for 2-3 year olds are £21.99 and all day session £43.98
Morning or afternoon sessions for 3-4 year olds are £21.06 and all day sessions 42.12. The pre-school will admit children as soon as possible, if sessions are available, after they have turned 2 years old. We have an admission policy, please call us for more details. We take childcare vouchers. In order to ensure that the Pre-shool runs smoothly, and to help meet our running costs, we request a voluntary contribution of £10.00 per child per term. Our Staff
We are proud of our high ratio of adults to children in our group. We have at least one adult for five children. This ensures individual attention to the needs and development of each child. The manager is ‘supernumerary’ meaning they are not included in the staff ratios, and available for emergencies. We are dedicated to ensuring that our staff are well-qualified and keep training up-to-date by attending short courses. All of our staff are 12 hr paediatric First Aid trained, and hold basic food hygiene certificate. All staff and committee are CRB checked to work with children.
