About us...
Learning Journeys
The learning journey is a journal that belongs to you and your child with contributions from parents/carers, children and your child's key person. We would like this journal to include photographs of family, pets, holidays and enjoyable occasions in your child's life.
The journal will also include observations on your child's development and samples of their work.
Your child's learning journey will be available for them to look at through the day and they will also be put in the foyer at the end of each half term for parents to be able to have a look through what their child has been doing at the setting.
When your child finishes pre-school the folder will be given to you and your child.
Daily Routine
- 9:10- Parents drop off their children and a member off staff will go around doing 'chatterbox' where parents can update the preschool ladies about any new updates (how they have slept, if they haven't had much breakfast or any family news) and then the children will be encouraged to sit down for register and our welcome song.
- 9:30- outdoor play will open for children to chose if they would like to play indoors or outdoors
- 10:00-11:00- The snack bar will open for children to come and have something to eat and drink and any small group activities will take place.
- 11:00- Free play and group dancing or story time before lunch.
- 12:10- Children get ready for lunch and others get ready to go home.
- 1:10- After lunch children go home whilst others enjoy free play.
- 2:00- Outside will be opened up and tidy up time begins.
- 3:10- Home time!
Opening Hours
Long Clawson Pre-School is open during the Leicestershire school term.
Current opening times
- Monday- 7:30-5:30
- Tuesday- 7:30-5:30
- Wednesday- 7:30-5:30
- Thursday- 7:30-5:30
- Friday- 7:30-5:30
Our current sessions that we offer are breakfast club, offering breakfast as well, which will come with an additional charge of £1.50 starting at 7:30 till 9:00, morning session 9:00-12:00, Lunch session 12:00-1:00 and an afternoon session of 1:00-3:00. We will also be offering wrap around care, with a warm afternoon meal, which will come with an additional charge of £1.50 starting at 3:00 till 5:30.
Below is a copy of our application form if you would like to apply for a space for your child to join our preschool. Just fill in the form and send a copy to longclawsonpreschool01@outlook.com
b151a5d8-778e-468f-b3aa-80cdeea0bb3e - Application form September 2025
- Term Dates 2025-2026
Autumn Term
Preschool opens Monday 1st September 2025
Half term break Monday 20th October to Friday 24th October 2025
Preschool closes Friday 19th December 2025
Spring Term
Preschool opens Monday 5th January 2026
Half term break Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February 2026
Preschool closes Friday 27th March 2026
Summer Term
Preschool opens Monday 13th April 2026
May Day Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026
Half term break Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May 2026
Preschool closes Friday 10th July 2026
Fees and Funding
Current fees for 2025-2026
Our hourly rate for all children is £6.00 per hour.
All sessions your child is registered for must be paid for even if your child is unable to attend.
Fees are subject to review annually in September.
Funding
Currently funding is available for all children the term after their third birthday.
The government provides 15 hours funding per week during term time. (FEEE, Leicestershire's Free Early Education Entitlement)
At Long Clawson Pre-School those 15 funded hours are fully offset 15 hours at the pre-school. This means if your child were to attend for the full 15 hours there would be nothing outstanding to pay.
Any additional hours over the 15 will be charged at the current rate stated above.
From September 2014 Leicestershire Early Learning and Childcare Service is also offering funding for children that are two years old. To find out if you are entitled to this funding please follow the link below.
Help paying for childcare: Free education and childcare for 2-year-olds - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Children above the age of 3 can sometimes be entitled to 30 hours funding. To find out if you are entitled to this funding please follow the link below.
Get 30 hours free childcare: step by step - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Early Years Foundation Stage
From September 2021, we are changing the way we observe and track the children at preschool. We have decided as a setting that we will be following the Birth to 5 as we think this is what works the best for everyone involved with the preschool. When your child starts with us, they will get an on entry tracker which will be completed by their key worker, as well as a development flower based on the new Birth to 5. If they start with us from the age of 2, they will also have a 2 year check which will also be filled out by their key worker and a copy will be given out to parents. Children will also get a progress report from their key workers in December and school leavers will be given a transition to school report.
If you would like to learn more about the Birth to 5, then please follow the link below.