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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. ​
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
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:

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:

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:
Parenting Tips
From 2013 Parents WeekFor further details visit Central Bedfordshire website.