Goudhurst Village Pre-school is a charitable organisation providing care and education for 2 – 5 year olds in the local area and beyond. Our morning sessions are from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. with an optional lunch club until 1 p.m. Afternoon sessions run until 3.30 p.m. We are based in the heart of the village next to the children’s playground in Back Lane.
The Church Rooms is a light and spacious venue with a main hall where we set up new activities and a variety of toys to engage our children every morning. We also have double doors leading to a decked veranda with spectacular views over the surrounding countryside where we take the children on nature walks and have built our own vegetable patch. We also have a wonderful Woodland Experience Area for the children to enjoy too. It is an idyllic and safe environment in which to play, grow and learn.
Children are eligible for Kent County Council Early Years Funding – 15 ‘Free Early Education’ hours of pre-school time – the term after their third birthday and there is funding available for eligible two year olds. We also provide a limited number of 30 hours funded places. If we are closed due to a Bank Holiday, funded children will be offered alternative sessions to compensate this shortfall in hours. We are also registered to accept Childcare Vouchers. We are Ofsted registered “Outstanding” and have a w