Morning session - 9am-12pm

Lunch - 12pm-1pm

Afternoon session - 1pm-3pm

All sessions take place at Hyde Church Community Centre apart from Forest Schools which is held in the forest grounds around preschool. Our Forest Schools sessions are available to children who attend at least one Pre-School session per week and are happy and settled with us. We also advise that they are out of nappies as there is no changing facilities there. We are flexible on the hours that children can attend during these sessions.

A happy introduction to the Pre-School environment is very important and parents are encouraged to visit with their child before they start and to stay until the child is happy to be left. We normally suggest having two settling in sessions for 1 hour each time. The first session the parent can stay with their child for the hour and on the second settling in session we recommend the parent leave their child for the hour.

Water is freely available throughout each session with each child bringing in their own named water bottle which is kept on a table for constant access.

A healthy snack, including a drink and a selection of fruit, vegetables, cheese and carbohydrate is offered mid-morning. Unusual or exotic foods are sometimes included to coincide with a particular theme. 

Children who stay between 12 noon and 1pm bring in their own healthy packed lunch (no chocolate bars or sweets) and then we all eat together inside or outside depending on the weather. Please be aware that we are a nut free setting so please do not pack any foods that may contain nuts such as peanut butter, Nutella or certain health bars.