The Lower Kindergarten children enter from the age of 2½, usually in the term in which they are three and attend school either for the mornings only, or for afternoons only. The children attending in the morning have the option to stay all day. Most four-year-olds are taught in the Upper Kindergarten, also known as the Garden Room. All children attend in the mornings and have the option of staying all day. In both Kindergartens pre-reading, -writing and -number activities are covered and the children are helped to discover and investigate through art, craft and environmental activities. They are taught by specialist teachers for music and P.E. Children of five years move into Reception classes, which we call Transition. Lower Kindergarten, Garden Room and Transition are collectively known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In Transition children continue to follow the EYFS curriculum. Specialist lessons in French and ICT are introduced in addition to Music and P.E.

Our Early Years children are given a learning environment in which they are stimulated and challenged. We ensure that opportunities are available for each child to develop his/her full potential.

Our Lower Kindergarten pupils attend school from 9.00am to 12.00 noon, 9.00am to 3.00pm or 1.00pm to 3.00pm, Garden Room attend from 9.00am to 12.00 noon or 9.00am to 3.00pm while our Reception Classes attend from 8.45am to 3.00pm.