Babes & Tots Group
Established in the village for over 20 years, the weekly King’s Sutton Babes & Tots group offers a fun, safe and friendly environment for children aged 0-4 years and their parents or carers. The group meets every Tuesday morning, 10:00-11:30 at the Millennium Memorial Hall and costs just £2.00 per session, per adult (with no extra charges for siblings or additional children). This charge includes refreshments.
The group has a carpeted area for babies, singing time, a wide range of toys (including ride-on bikes and cars for toddlers), and weekly craft activities for pre-schoolers. There really is something for everyone and everyone is welcome!
To find out more, call Lynn on 07825 999105, Liz on 01295 810112, or Cat on 01295 812697.
King’s Sutton Preschool
Kings Sutton Preschool is a Pre-school and Breakfast Club provision offering term time care for children aged 18months-11years from 7.45am – 4.00pm Monday – Friday.
We offer our own premises, situated within the grounds of Kings Sutton Primary Academy School, with excellent resources, a range of equipment, large indoor and outdoor play areas, supervised by our fully trained, experienced, and dedicated staff team. We also have an additional sensory garden that we share access to with the primary school
At Kings Sutton Preschool we are passionate about safeguarding everyone and inclusion. We have created an environment that suits every child’s needs. Where communication aids are used by all, and sensory resources are part of our continuous provision. Differences are celebrated and embraced within the culture of our Preschool.
We provide a safe, secure, and stimulating learning environment where all children can thrive, gaining in self-confidence and learning to socialise through quality play in our language rich environment. That all children are happy and settled and have a strong, warm attached to our team.
Our aim is to emphasise heavily on the prime areas set out in the early year’s foundation stage. Once these are secure, they allow for the firmest foundation for learning and development. We aim to provide a child lead environment which enables each child to develop at their own pace with their independence and social skills. Through interactive and practical activities, to reinforce and challenge a child’s existing skills, rather than to concentrate on formal learning.
We are extremely proud to announce that following our inspection in June 2022, Ofsted have graded us outstanding in all areas again!
The report says:
“Children thrive at this inspirational setting created by dedicated staff. Their welfare and happiness are at the heart of everything staff do.”
Our unique Ofsted reference number is 220294.
You can find our previous inspections here – full report
We always offer a balance between adult led activities and child led play where the children are free to choose from all the resources on offer. During every session we provide a Chattertime or Mathstastic activity to promote an aspect of learning or wellbeing. These groups help to promote communication and enhance personal social and emotional development. Every child is invited each session with an invitation to take part in one of these quick fun activities.
We also get together in small Key person groups; this really helps to promote the relationship between the children and their Keyperson. We might play a board game, share a story or puzzle etc.
We also come together as a whole group at the end of each session. Our activities here vary too. We might sing together, dance, play instruments or act out a story together. We also use this time to share and celebrate together birthdays, special news and what we have enjoyed that session.
At Preschool we offer a free flow approach throughout the setting. The children are free to choose from all the activities and resources available, this maybe inside or outside with staff close by to support and promote their learning.
We go outside whatever the weather! We sometimes have outings around the village – a favourite is a trip to the local shop. We welcome visitors from the community to come and share experiences with the children.
Key Person System
Every child is allocated a member of staff as their key person. Their role is to work with parents and carers to ensure that every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs, to help the child become familiar with Preschool and offer a settled relationship for the child and family. The Key Person also maintains records and monitoring of your child’s progress and development and will share this information with you regularly. Over their first few sessions all staff will help children settle into Preschool and we observe which member of staff each child naturally forms an attachment to, and where possible that person will become the child’s key person. This is the person you should speak to if you wish to discuss your child’s progress or have any questions or concerns.
Class Dojo
We use an online platform to communicate with you information about your child’s day, things to remember, events, health advice and ideas to support play and learning at home. This is also where we record toileting/nappy changes, accidents, medication, behaviour, absences, and anything else we need you to know about your child when in the setting with us. You will also be able to message your child’s Keyperson and Senior staff through the messaging service and upload photos from home to your child’s portfolio to share with us.
To find out more, visit the King’s Sutton Preschool website or Call us on 01295 816006 or email kingssuttonpre-school@outlook.com
To contact our committee chair please email Emma Watts chair@kingssuttonpreschool.co.uk
King’s Sutton Primary Academy
King’s Sutton Primary Academy is situated on Richmond Street in the heart of the village. The school is housed in a late Victorian building. The school currently has 130 children aged 4-11 on its roll, most of whom come from the village.
Click here to view the latest OFSTED report for King’s Sutton Primary Academy.
“We have three core values that underpin everything that we do in school: Achieve, Inspire and Respect. Our vision is that all children develop a deep sense of self-awareness and an awareness of others. This will allow them to take their place as responsible citizens, who care for themselves and those around them, in a modern-day British society. We are a warm and welcoming village school with community at its heart, where each child is valued as an individual.” – Nicola Kent.
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Kent
Administrator: Mrs Nikki Ward
Acting Chair of Governors: Mr John Watts
Richmond Street
King’s Sutton
Banbury
OX17 3RT
Telephone: 01295 811289
Click here to contact the school by email.