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 Pre-School will be open from 9am to 3:30pm effective September 2010 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 3:30pm to learn more and become independent in readiness for primary school intakes. There are also separate afternoon sessions which start at 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The pre-school administers a Nursery Funding Scheme for three and four olds which would cut the cost of childcare fees substantially.

Vision Statement

"Learn through play in a constructive manner"

At Little Stars Pre-School Group we strive to create a happy atmosphere where learning is fun. Little Stars encourages children, parents and staff to embrace and enjoy their early experiences. We believe children learn most effectively through first hand experiences and their own activities.

The staff at Little Stars is committed to provide high quality learning experiences through an appropriate broad balanced Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum based on play and communication. The learning environment is carefully planned so that children grow in independence and take increasing responsibility of themselves and others.

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.

Learning should be fun but making learning fun through teaching can be a complex task. Therefore to achieve this, we have developed a 10 point plan which each Key person would work towards in conjunction with EYFS:

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 Problem solving, Reasoning and numbering with use of numbers Develop muscular strength and co-ordination skills through exercise Extend the children’s understanding of the world around them.

The pre-school years are particularly important and very exciting for the children. Our key person allocated involves the children in fun learning activities as well as preparing them for Primary school and making them Independent.

These various first experiences shape their futures, so we aim to make it the best possible start in life!