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Beechwood Farm Day Nursery

Allowing children to learn, develop and flourish!

Allowing children to learn, develop and flourish!Allowing children to learn, develop and flourish!Allowing children to learn, develop and flourish!Allowing children to learn, develop and flourish!

Red Hens

Welcome to our Pre-school!

Here you can expect your child to continue developing their independence and start to participate in more structured activities to help get them ready for their next stage in life.... going to primary school! This includes letters and sounds, writing, exciting number activities and taking on more responsibility by helping out around the farm. As well as squeezing all this into our daily routine, children take part in Letter and Sounds phonics sessions overseen by our early years teacher Kerry.


Our room is purposely laid out in order to provide opportunities for the children to cover all aspects of the early years curriculum. Staff carefully provide resources and enhancements that enable children to stretch their imagination, curiosity and critical thinking. The room is set up so that children can participate in number, shape, measure, reading and writing to name a few. Messy play is at the forefront of the children's activities enhancing all areas. Our role play and carpet areas offers the space and freedom to carry out all continuous provision play. 

What makes our pre-school special for your child...

Farm Stars

Transitioning to School

Growing Confidence

Farm Stars is a weekly dance class that was introduced to the setting by Natalie, as a fun and exciting way to encourage and promote exercise. Starting with a warm up, children are introduced to many different styles of music and dance such as; ballet, latin, street and disco. During the cool down, children get the opportunity to talk about the muscles they have used and feel their heartbeats.  Where possible, the sessions will incorporate the topic of the day using props or specific movement. Overall, the class is a fun way for children to release some energy!

Growing Confidence

Transitioning to School

Growing Confidence

In Red Hens we promote confidence by encouraging curiosity and independent learning.  The environment in which the children play, provides various opportunity for them to seek out new and exciting challenges. They are comfortable in learning through their own trial and error in a safe and stimulating surrounding. We believe this is fundamental in a child developing their own confidence and curiosity to the world around them.

Transitioning to School

Transitioning to School

Transitioning to School

One of our main focuses in Red Hens is that of school readiness. We do our best to ensure that children have as smooth of a transition from nursery onto school as possible. As well as following a structured daily routine, children take part in weekly physical education sessions, teacher led phonic activities and practice school lunches. Closer to the time, there is also opportunity for teachers from local schools to come into the setting to visit the children in a familiar environment.

Meet the Red Hens team

Natalie Done - Level 3 Child Learning & Development

Kerry Marnick - QTS Honours Degree - Early Years Teacher

"I'm Natalie and I work in our pre-school room as the pre-school lead.  I enjoy teaching farm stars, craft activities and developing the imagination through stories and role play. I have 13 years experience in child care working at Beechwood Farm Day Nursery. I have a level 3 in Child Care Learning and Development, a 1st BTEC Diploma in P

"I'm Natalie and I work in our pre-school room as the pre-school lead.  I enjoy teaching farm stars, craft activities and developing the imagination through stories and role play. I have 13 years experience in child care working at Beechwood Farm Day Nursery. I have a level 3 in Child Care Learning and Development, a 1st BTEC Diploma in Performing Art and I'm first aid trained.  I also have 3 children of my own, a girl and twin boys and my main hobbies are dance and music!"

Kerry Marnick - QTS Honours Degree - Early Years Teacher

Kerry Marnick - QTS Honours Degree - Early Years Teacher

 "Hello, I'm Kerry and I am a qualified teacher with a passion for the early years and the outdoors. I have a little girl, Jasmine, who is at primary school and attends our Holiday club here at the farm. I enjoy giving the children in my care opportunities above and beyond. I am trained in Numicon, Phonics and also in Makaton, which I use  to enhance the children's communication." 

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