Information about how the preschool works
What are childcare vouchers? Childcare Vouchers are a way to pay for your child’s Preschool fees that may cost you less money. The money for the Childcare Vouchers is taken from your wages before tax is deducted so your Preschool fees can be paid tax free. There are two places where you can find out…
Tax free childcare and funding Overview You have been thinking about your child’s future since before they were born. The future is arriving soon and you have to start making decisions that will provide them with confidence and happiness to help shape their life. To help you with preschool fees there is Government funding and…
When can children start preschool? Children can start preschool on their second birthday. Some full daycare nurseries may children before they are 2 years old, however the fees will reflect the low staff to child ratio of 1:3. At Rushmore House Montessori Preschool children can start preschool when they are 2 years old. What funding…
Children settle best when they have a key person to relate to, who knows them and their parents well, and who can meet their individual needs. Research shows that a key person approach benefits the child, the parents, the staff and the setting by providing secure relationships in which children thrive, parents have confidence, staff…
Rushmore House Montessori Preschool is open five days a week, term time and our minimum attendance policy is three sessions per week. During the school breaks your child can optionally attend the Holiday Club and the preschool session times are: Early start 8.00am to 9.00am (optional) Morning: 9.00am to 12.25pm Afternoon: 12.30pm to 3.30pm Extended afternoon…
This page has information about the snacks we provide your child during the day. We have a snack table where your child can sit with their friends and eat a healthy snack. Your child will be shown how to collect a plate and a cup and take food that has been prepared, for example chopped…
At Rushmore House Montessori Preschool the day has a structure designed to keep your child safely settled, engaged and accessing all areas of the curriculum. Your child is greeted at the door and registers themselves using the My Montessori Child iPad system. After hanging their coats and belongings and changing to indoor shoes they go and…
The preschool predominantly follows Bromley School term time dates. We are open for 38 weeks each school year however our dates are not exactly the same because of the way government funding is allocated across the three terms in a year. The Preschool term dates can be downloaded here: Photo by Estée Janssens on Unsplash
Policies and ProceduresThe preschool’s policies and procedures are below: 1. Child Protection 2. Suitable People 3. Staff qualifications, training, support and skills 4. Key person 5. Child ratio 6. Health 7. Managing Behaviour 8. Health & Safety 9. Equal Opportunities 10. Information and records 11. Learning and Development Photo by Eilis Garvey on Unsplash
In November 2019 were awarded a Good overall grade from Ofsted: Behaviour and attitudes – Outstanding Quality of education – Good Personal development – Good Leadership and management – Good The full inspection report can be downloaded from: http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk
