Pre-School Groups
To include or change an entry, please send details to the clerk including contact name and phone number, a brief paragraph describing the club and its activities plus any email or website addresses.
Basing Beans Toddler Group
Basing Beans runs on Tuesdays from 10.00 to 11.30 at the Lychpit Community Hall, Lychpit. The session costs £2 for up to two children, and £1 for each additional child. We have a separated area for babies and crawlers, and main area for walkers. Each session includes a craft, story and song time as well as refreshments, biscuits and adult chat!
Basing Beans is a committee-run, not for profit playgroup that operates for the benefit of its users. Offers of support are always welcome, whether on an ad hoc basis or more regularly. If you'd like to volunteer in any capacity, or find out more, you can speak to us informally during a session or contact us on Facebook.
Old Basing Village Nursery School
Old Basing Village Nursery School is an Ofsted Registered Early Years Setting for pre-school children aged from 2 years to 5 years; run by a fully qualified primary school teacher and situated within the beautiful surroundings of the Old Basing Village Hall.
Our indoor space comprises of two rooms which are light and spacious where children can fully explore the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Our inside space is set out in the following zones; role play, curiosity, quiet area, creative area and small world and our children explore the areas freely at their own pace. Our highly skilled practitioners use 'in the moment' planning to observe and interact with the children using their interests and development areas as a starting point for teaching. Outside, we have a large, natural garden adjacent to Oliver's Battery Nature reserve where the children can explore our construction area, mud kitchens, wooden climbing frame, slide, den building area and bug hotel.
We take our inspiration from Maria Montessori and Fredrick Froebel but do not operate with one sole theorist in mind; instead, we use our experience as practitioners to select ideas that work for the children in our care and to help to nurture them as they develop within an environment that meets their emerging needs as well as to meet the requirements for the Statutory Early Year's Curriculum. At Old Basing Village Nursery School the child is at the heart of all we do - that's why we pride ourselves on our highly reflective approach, parent partnerships and well-considered, ever-evolving environment.
We do operate a waiting list system therefore early enquiries are encouraged. Please don't take our word for it - come and see for yourself and book a visit by contacting owner manager Victoria on 07557642510 or via email oldbasingvillagenurseryschool@gmail.com.