Cygnets Preschool

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Cygnets Preschool Vision

Cygnets Preschool is committed to providing outstanding quality childcare & early education that supports individual needs, promotes self-esteem, curiosity, cultural diversity, and equal opportunity, while promoting individual growth to its highest potential.

 

Cygnets Preschool believe that learning should be fun to be successful. When children are provided a safe, secure, and stimulating environment and given the opportunity to learn through leading their own self-initiated play and some guided activities in small/large groups, they learn through experimentation, enquiry, and exploration by actively discovering concepts at their own pace. Our themes/topics, coupled with the children’s interests, support the children’s intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth, and encourage the continued growth and education of families and staff.

 

Our personalised and tailored curriculum is what we want our children to learn in the time they are with us. Our curriculum is ambitious, coherently planned, sequenced and progressive. It provides all children with the in knowledge, skills and understanding they need to be confident, inquisitive, curious, independent learners and influence their wider thinking across all areas of the curriculum. We believe that providing an education that does all of this gives children the best chance to become well-rounded, happy individuals, ready to succeed in an ever-changing world. We will make a positive difference to every child’s life. We recognise the importance of giving our children the best possible start to their education by planning and implementing teaching and learning opportunities that supports them in reaching their full potential and fulfilling their dreams.

 

Many things inform our curriculum to ensure that it is broad, balanced and engaging!

Grow, Explore and Discover drive our creative curriculum and underpin all that we do throughout preschool.

 

Grow: Through the experiences our curriculum offers, our children’s ambitions and aspirations are unlocked. These experiences allow them as individuals to develop their own passions and interests and become invested in their learning leading to a sense of drive and motivation which allows them to grow, reach their potential and achieve their dreams.

 

Your physical potential is limitless:

  • Knowledge of own body and what shapes a healthy lifestyle.
  • Enjoying being physically active.
  • Using a variety of tools to develop muscle growth.

You have a voice:

  • To confidently, communicate needs, interests, thoughts, and ideas.
  • Be an active contributor within my setting.
  • Show an appreciation for the voice of others.

Have a strong sense of self and well-being:

  • Be a kind and caring member of the community.
  • Be able to recognise and manage a range of emotions.
  • Being responsible and independent with my own self-care.

 

Explore: Children learn to explore their surroundings and be proud of their local community. They understand the importance of their actions and the part they play in the diverse wider world.

Through a strong self-belief leading to a positive physical and mental well-being our children are equipped to take risks and overcome any challenges they may face. Children will leave Cygnets as compassionate individuals with a developing understanding that everyone should be valued and respected therefore preparing them for life in modern Britain.

 

Embrace a love of the outdoors:

  • Understanding growth, change and the effects on the environment.
  • Be able to follow and understand rules and boundaries.
  • Being able to initiate and lead their own learning with open ended resources.

 

Being an advocate for your own learning:

  • Taking and managing risks.
  • Take on challenges, new experiences and be proud of accomplishments.
  • Be a reflective learner.

 

An appreciation of your senses:

  • To use our senses to widen opportunities and curiosity about the world around us.
  • Be open to experience a variety of textures, materials, sounds, tastes, and smells.
  • Understand how to use our senses to support self-regulation.

 

Discover: Our children are taught to be responsible, resilient young people who embrace challenge and feel success. Memorable learning experiences allow our children to retain knowledge, apply skills and develop links in their understanding. In turn, children leave Cygnets with a developing independence.

 

Develop a love of literature:

  • Enjoy listening to, reading, and retelling favourite stories, songs, and rhymes.
  • Embrace and explore real life experiences.
  • Express ourselves through a range of media.

 

Experience your creative potential:

  • Use a variety of resources to create and explore.
  • Engage independently on imaginative play in a range of contexts.
  • Being independent in accessing opportunities within a range of environments.

 

Begin to understand you are part of a wider world:

  • Join in with and embrace other cultures and beliefs.
  • Know what is important to us, our family and what makes us unique.
  • How I can make a difference in the world.

 

A fundamental part of our beliefs is communication, primarily strong links between home and preschool and the communication between staff and parents/carers. This relationship is facilitated through a steady stream of information from our management, staff, and administrator to parents/carers via e-mail, daily/weekly journals, newsletters, closed Facebook group updates, and an open-door policy for all questions and concerns.

 

Our philosophy is built around identifying strengths in every child and developing those preferences at whatever level that is right for the child. At the same time, a child will be encouraged to undertake activities, which will develop skills that they are less confident in but will give them a sense that they are ‘all-rounders’ – able to do anything and able to enjoy everything.

 

We recognise the huge and significant developmental journey a child undertakes through this very important part of their life, and we wish that each child feels loved, safe and valued for who they are and who they aspire to be. To this aim, every child is known by their key person at a level where there is a special connection – where communication is verbal and non-verbal and where we will strive to constantly anticipate the child’s development and learning needs and continue to recognise and value the impact of positive input at this early stage of their life.

 

 

 

Our educators:

 

  • Provide a safe, secure, and stimulating environment where each child will feel relaxed and happy.
  • Provide high standards of learning and teaching offering a high-quality preschool education with a broad balanced curriculum building on and extending the children’s interests through play, encouraging them to be successful learners.
  • Provide a safe and nurturing environment that encourages individual, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth in children from two years to four and a half years.
  • Participate in consistent teamwork between staff and parents/carers.
  • Respect individual needs and differences, responding appropriately to the needs of its children, parents/carers, staff, and the community.
  • Encourage independence, perseverance, and concentration.
  • Ensure a smooth transition from one stage to the next.
  • Ensure each child is equally valued and to value childhood as a stage of life.
  • Develop an awareness, understanding and respect for the rich diversity of the local community, celebrating each other’s differences.

Ofsted Information

Current judgement
Good
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted URN
EY267146Link to latest Ofsted inspection report 
Inspection history
Inspection History
DatetypeOutcome
22/01/2008IntegratedGood
18/10/2010Inspection (Early Years Register)Good
02/12/2014Inspection (Early Years Register)Requires Improvement
02/12/2015Re-inspection (Early Years Register)Good
28/06/2018Inspection (Early Years Register)Requires Improvement
15/05/2019Re-inspection (Early Years Register)Good

Who to contact

Contact Name
Mrs Hayley Durbin
Contact Position
Manager
Telephone
07738 118875 07738 118875
E-mail
manager.cygnets@gmail.com
Website
www.cygnetspreschool.org
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Where to go

Name
Cygnets Preschool
Address
Peregrine Way
Langford Village
Bicester
Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX26 6SX
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Costs

Costs
£21.00  Per session
Costs
£45.50  Per day
Costs
£7.00  Per hour
Details

The above costs are based on a 2 year old/preschooler attending, without funding.

For 3-4 year old preschool places (without funding), the following charges apply

  • AM or PM session of 3 hours - £18.00 (£6.00 ph)
  • Wraparound session of 3.5 hours (morning or afternoon) - £21.00

Availability

Age Ranges
From 2 years to 4 years

Additional Information

Providing services to
0 - 4 years (pre-school)
Children
Supporting people with
Physical disability
Hearing impairment
Vision impairment
Challenging behaviour
Learning difficulty
Mental health conditions
Autistic Spectrum Condition
Communication impairment

Inclusion Information

Wheelchair access
Yes
Details
Accessible parking available. Provision is situated in a portacabin with very limited space but can be adapted to care for a disabled child.
Special Needs provision
Yes
Special Needs Experience
Moderate learning difficulties
Speech, language and communication difficulties
Disabilities affecting mobility
Profound and complex disabilities
Conditions requiring medical support
Able to assist with moving and handling
Hearing Impairment
Able to administer medication
Details
This provider has experience of meeting the needs of disabled children.Provider is interested in developing the care for children with specific requirements/disabled children.
Provision for special dietary needs
Yes
Experience
Yes
Can make special cultural provisions
Experience
Yes

Childcare Information

Funded Places

2 year old funding
Yes
3 & 4 year old funding (Universal - 15 Hours)
Yes
3 & 4 year old funding (Extended - 30 Hours)
Yes
Term time only or stretched over more than 38 weeks
Term Time
Offering split funding with other providers
Yes
Partnership settings
Langford Village School Nursery

Opening Times & Facilities

Opening Times
Opening Times
DayOpening TimeClosing Time
Monday - Friday 8.45am 3:15pm
Facilities
Messy Play Area
Water play
Accessible toilet
Accessible changing facilities
Chickens
Arts and crafts
Computer
Climbing Frame
Dressing up
Sandpit
Garden
Slide
Educational Toys

School Pickups

Does offer school pickups

Schools
Langford Village Community Primary School

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