Empowering Early Education: Thorpe Nursery Preschool's Charitable Mission
Thorpe Nursery Preschool Ltd is a registered charity and is Incorporated as a “not for profit” company, registered with both the charity commission and companies house.
Thorpe Nursery Pre-school originally opened in 1969, in Thorpe Village Hall run by a group of volunteer parents. The nursery grew and flourished, so much so it changed its status to a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and moved premises to Manor Farm House in 2010. The nursery, still being a registered charity is run by a group of Trustees. Trustees are voluntary and are jointly responsible for the effective running of the nursery and making decisions regarding its management to achieve its aims. ~Trustees have a duty to act lawfully and in the best interest of the charity and its beneficiaries – the nursery children.
Our Guiding Principles and Objectives
Children learn from the examples set by people around them. We aim to show the children through our working practices and our relationships with the families within the group, the codes of acceptable behaviour.
Our philosophy and aims are as follows:
Respect
To respect each child as an individual with individual needs.
Positive Behaviour
To encourage and praise good behaviour within a happy environment where social skills are continually developed through the ‘Early Years Curriculum’.
Self-Esteem
To raise the children’s self-esteem and confidence through the provision of a flexible daily routine allowing children to feel secure and settle more easily.
Promoting Mutual Support
To encourage adults and children to support, care for, and have respect and consideration for others.
Equality & Parent Collaboration
To treat adults and children as individuals, with an equal role within the group, by, working together and encouraging the sharing of information between home and Nursery.
Positivity
To actively encourage good behaviour through, clear concise explanations, consistent care, handling, praising and by example.
Settling In
When offered a place, the parent/carer will firstly be invited to spend time in the Nursery with their child to get to know their child's allocated Key Person and complete the All About Me information. At the next visit, after the parent/carer has stayed to settle their child with their Key Person the child should stay for a short period of time on their own – for up to one hour. If all goes well then their child will start their scheduled sessions at their next visit.
Since each child settles at a different rate, we will change the settling in period to suit the individual child.
Explore Our Free Flowing Space
Our carefully designed environment offers children the freedom to move and engage with their surroundings, fostering independence and self-discovery.
Awards and Accreditations
Thorpe Nursery Pre-School
WHERE TO FIND US
Thorpe Nursery Pre-School
Manor Farm House
Coldharbour Lane
Thorpe
Surrey
TW20 8TE
OPENING TIMES
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Term Time Only
Flexible Session Times Available