Pre-School – Ditcham Dragonflies

We’re delighted to welcome and introduce you to Dragonflies Pre-School and Early Years at Ditcham Park School. The School is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of the South Downs National Park. We take every opportunity be out in our grounds, be that for a bluebell or daffodil walk, a hunt for mini-beasts or to visit our friendly Dragon!

Pippa Probert, Head of Juniors and Lydia Stevenson, Reception teacher and Christina Lydon hosted a webinar about preparing children for school, sharing their experiences as both teachers and parents.

We hope you enjoy this video of Dragonflies out on a fairy and dragon adventure!

Dragonflies Nursery has a kind and welcoming atmosphere, where children can be themselves, grow and flourish. Each child’s imagination, creativity and learning is fostered and supported, working with the magic and wonder of childhood.

Play is the way in which all childrenfor children develop their learning and understanding; building friendships and testing boundaries in a supportive environment. Our day has a flexible routine that ensures children can explore and create, as well as having some quiet time, as every child’s needs are different.

Each day has a mixture of child and adult led activities.

We benefit from lessons from specialist teachers, such as Drama, PE, Music and Yoga. We’ve made these mini videos for you to gain an insight into the skills, experiences, fun and excitement our pupils enjoy every week.

We are often found doing activities such as crafts and painting, singing and dancing and cooking. We love to go outside, whether this is to play in the playground, explore the woodland, find minibeasts, or visit the Ditcham Dragon! We also like messy play, making potions and mud pies, experiencing different textures, and jumping in muddy puddles!

Our small class sizes mean that we can focus on the interests of each child and bring this into the Pre-School. Over their time in nursery, the children are encouraged to have a go, and to be proud, to ask questions and be inquisitive and to grow in independence.

We work closely with the Reception team so that the children’s transition into formal education is seamless.

We are happy to accept Government funding for 3 and 4-year-olds and electronic childcare vouchers from selected providers. Please contact accounts@ditchampark.com for more information.

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Term Dates

Summer Term 2022
25 April – 29 July
Closed 29 April (INSET)
Closed 2 May (Bank Holiday)
Closed 30 May (Bank Holiday)