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Ready for School?

At preschool we are working towards preparing your child to be ready for school. The leaflet below, produced by Central Bedfordshire Council, outlines the essential skills we are looking for children to build by the time they start school.
  • Information on school readiness
  • "Is Your Child Ready To Learn?" leaflet
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There is also lots of helpful information for parents about preparing your child for school on the PACEY (Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years) website
  • PACEY "Preparing your child for starting school" leaflet
  • Starting School Toolkit

If you have any concerns about your child's readiness for school you can always speak to their key-worker about this.

Term Dates

Windmill Pre-School opening dates follow in line with the Central Bedfordshire academic calendar and Templefield Lower School.

Uniform

We offer sweatshirts, t-shirts and jersey cardigans, as an optional uniform. These are available to purchase directly from pre-school, or via Tesco Uniform Embroidery Service:
  1. Go to website: tesco.com/ues
  2. Select Local Education Authority: Bedford
  3. Select School: Windmill Pre-School
  4. Press 'Shop Now'
All orders qualify for Tesco Clubcard points. For every sale, Tesco provides a 5% cash donation to Windmill.

Local resources

Below are some websites you may find helpful:

  • Templefield Lower School - Flitwick, Bedfordshire
  • Central Bedfordshire Schools and Education Page
  • Online Schools Admissions - Bedfordshire
  • Mid Bedfordshire School Closures
  • Flitwick Children's Centre
  • Flitwick Carnival (Flitwick Town Council)

Healthy living

Windmill Pre-school promotes an active lifestyle and healthy eating. Below are some links to initiatives that we support, that provide help and advice:
  • Healthy Under 5s
  • Change 4 Life
  • Start 4 Life

Other resources

The following are links to outside websites that you may find helpful. Windmill Pre-School accepts no responsibility for any content on other websites.
Learning at home
Words for Life
The above website gives some great advice for parents on how to extend the learning that takes place at pre-school.
ICT games are also a great way to support your child’s development and understanding whilst having fun.

The below sites are a few examples of the types of sites that are available:
  • Cbeebies Games
  • Family learning
  • Crickweb - free online education resources & games
  • Words for Life
Parenting Tips
From 2013 Parents Week
  • Events Flyer
  • Parenting tips: Communication
  • Parenting tips: Having fun
  • Parenting tips: Being a healthy parent
  • Parenting tips: Keeping safe
  • Parenting tips: Staying strong
For further details visit Central Bedfordshire website.
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