About Us
At Ladybirds we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) when planning activities and learning experiences for your child. The EYFS relates to a child’s development between the ages of 0-60 months (end of reception year at primary school). It has 3 prime areas of learning which are vital to their overall development and 4 specific areas which help establish the foundations of their individual learning journey:
Prime Area’s
Prime Area’s
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSE)
- Communication and Language (CL)
- Physical Development (PD)
- Specific Area’s
- Literacy (L)
- Understanding of the World (UW)
- Mathematics (M)
- Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)
- From the outset your child will be assigned a keyworker who will work with them on a regular basis. The keyworker will be a reassuringly consistent point of contact for both you and your child. They will contribute to your child’s Learning Story and encourage you to do the same. Within the framework of the Learning Story your child’s activities and progress will be detailed, all the while linking to the EYFS. The keyworker will also highlight suggested developmental “next steps” that can be included in activities at home.
- Open between 8.00am – 6.00pm (Monday to Friday)
- Open 50 weeks of the year (closed bank holidays and 2 weeks over Christmas)
- Free funded sessions for 2 year old children (subject to availability)
- Flexible government funded sessions for 3 and 4 year old children
- Before and after school/holiday club for children aged 4-11 years
- Flexible hours
- Ofsted Registered No. EY293520
- Ladybirds Preschool (Registered Charity No 1040317) aim is to support and enhance the education of children below compulsory school age. This is achieved by supporting parents and their children within the Parish of Ticehurst by providing safe and satisfying groups in which the parents have the right to take part, we currently support free parent and child groups 'Rockabye Babies on a Thursday morning and Book Bugs on a Friday morning. See our Facebook Page for up to date information. The charity's ethos is to provide affordable quality childcare and education in conjunction with other professionals.
