Little Stars Pre-School Group were formed in 1999 and located at the Headstone Lawn Tennis Club premises based in North Harrow, Middlesex, UK.

The PreSchool is open from 9am to 3pm operating with a key worker system and catering for ages two to five years. There are now different time zones with most under three year old starting at 9am to 12 noon, whilst older children stay back to 12:25pm or 3pm to learn more and become independent in readiness for primary school intakes. There are also separate afternoon sessions which start at 12:30pm to 3pm. The pre-school administers a Nursery Funding Scheme for three and four olds which would cut the cost of childcare fees substantially. Also accepted are childcare vouchers issued by various employers to employees with children which can also be used.

Little Stars Pre-School aims and objectives are to strive to provide a high quality pre-school learning environment cost effectively and by encouraging the children to "learn through play in a constructive manner" so that when they do leave the establishment, the children are adequately prepared and ready to enter in to a more formal primary school setting.

Our Philosophy is quite simple but also effective in creating an informal but structured learning environment where the children can feel a real part of it without any inhibitions so that can develop naturally and be able to express themselves more freely. Learning should be fun! However making learning fun through teaching can be a complex task.

Little Stars Pre-School achieves this by the Children’s Play and Development Programme run by our key workers and they have developed the following 10 Point Plan comprising of:

Stimulating children’s imagination and creativity Social and Emotional Development –sharing values and experiences Exploration of different materials, tools, music, ideas and imagination Communication, and Language –through interaction with others

Reading, linking sounds and letters Respond to children’s needs by exploring through their senses (cognitive development) Enrich language for thinking and writing skills as well as drawing shapes, space and measure Mathematical development with use of numbers, counting skills Develop muscular strength and co-ordination skills through exercise Extend the children’s understanding of the world around them.

General Policy

Our setting is based on equal opportunity and there will be no discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, background or disability.

Children come first to Little Stars and their personal safety, interests and education are of paramount interest to us for they are treated fairly and respected as individuals in their own right who given the right amount of attention will develop naturally and be ready for a formal primary school education when they leave Little Stars Pre-School.