September 2026 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you have all had a lovely Summer and have managed to spend time with families and friends.

Firstly, we would like to welcome all our new children and families, we hope that your time with us will be one filled with fun and wonderful memories. We are very excited to announce the opening of our brand new (original home) for Priory View. We have also discovered that Priory View is at least 35 years old so if anyone knows anything about the history we would love to hear from you.

Email addresses

We will be sending out regular notices and any necessary correspondence to your email address. Please make sure we have your correct email address and that you check your emails regularly to ensure you don’t miss anything!

Curiosity and Wonder – Update for New Families

We are so proud that during 2023, after lots of dedicated teamwork, Priory View Preschool received Accreditations in ‘The Curiosity Approach’ and ‘Hygge in the Early Years’.

We also worked hard during that year to achieve Accredited status as a Communication Friendly Setting. These Accreditations have been applied to and continued within Crescent View too.

They are now due updates which is our focus for the forthcoming year.

When Vicky became the new owner of Priory View back in September 2021, she entered two competitions on behalf of the Pre-School and won an opportunity to embark on a Scandinavian Early Years Accredited Course called ‘Hygge in the Early Years’ (pronounced ‘Hew-guh’ and meaning ‘a feeling of wellbeing, cosiness and contentment’) and another Early years pedagogy called ‘The Curiosity Approach’ (promoting curiosity, awe and wonder in our children.)

Back in 2008, Vicky had the wonderful opportunity to visit Denmark with several Bournemouth colleagues and to explore their ‘forest nursery provision’. Vicky was amazed by the use of natural resources to inspire the children and to make them curious, independent and excited to learn and she now has had the opportunity to embed this special early years environment into both of our Pre-School provisions.

Our provisions are forever evolving as we continue this wonderful journey of ‘Curiosity and Wonder’.

For more information, please click on the link:

Parents (thecuriosityapproach.com)

Facebook.com/The Curiosity Approach

Change of Contact Details

It is VERY IMPORTANT that you let us know immediately of any change of address, telephone, email address or mobile contact details.

Could you also please write your child’s name in their coats and shoes, as many children have the same style, size and width-fitting shoes at this age and confusion can easily arise, especially during role-play situations.

Tax Free Childcare

Please take a moment to see if this is relevant to you – it may help.

https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare

Fees

We are fully funded Childcare settings with no additional costs.
Fees are charged when childcare is needed extra to eligible funded hours.
Please ensure that any money due is paid on your child’s first session of the week.
Fees are payable weekly or monthly in advance if you prefer.
Online bank transfers are preferred where possible for payment of fees and contributions.

Our bank details are as follows:

Account Name: The View Preschools Ltd

Account No: 50064576 Sort Code: 82-19-74

Where this is not possible, please speak to Christine (Tel 07946 343281)

Please don't forget

At this time of year the weather can be extremely changeable so we recommend the following:

• Old clothing and spare clothing as your child will get messy and dirty. E.g. playdough, paint, sand, water and mud 😊 They are simply learning and exploring.
• Wellies for outside play
• Warm Clothing if necessary (our outside access is available all day long and doors are open all day long).
• Suncream applied before attendance
• Sunhats if necessary
• A named water bottle.

Our Staff Teams

Many of our families return year after year to bring their children into our care. We are proud that Priory View has been established for over 35 years and we now care for sons and daughters of previous attendees. Crescent View has been established for three years and is a lovely, busy little preschool.

We have a very experienced, high quality staff team who care enormously about their roles.

Here is some information about our staff and occasionally they even experience each other’s settings.

Priory View Pre-School

Vicky Peters – Owner/Manager & DSL (Designated Safeguarding Leader)

Laura Oates – Lead Area SENCO/Deputy Manager

Delphine Pouncy – Deputy Manager/Setting SENCO

Christine Johnson – Administration Lead

Dawn James – Level 2 Pre-school Practitioner/Health & Safety Officer

Lisa Crain – Level 2 Pre-School Practitioner/ SEN Assistant

Carol Turner – SEN 1:1 support / Previous Early Years TA working in a school.

Crescent View Pre-School

Vicky Peters – Owner/Manager & DSL (Designated Safeguarding Leader)

Laura Oates – Lead Area SENCO/ Deputy Manager

Christine Johnson – Administration Lead

Katrina Gubb – Deputy Manager/ Health & Safety Officer

Jade Frampton – Level 3 Early Years Educator

Curtis Argent – Level 3 Apprentice Early Years Educator

Holly King – Level 3 Apprentice Early Years Educator

Kim Harrison - Level 2 Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Term dates

Half Term Break - Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October 2026

All Children – Xmas party Day - Monday December 14th

Closed – Tuesday 15th December to Friday 1st January 2027

Spring Term Begins on Monday 4th January 2027

Thank you to you all,

With kind regards,

Vicky and The View Preschool Team