Bobtails Preschool in Horley (RH6 7JF)

About this day nursery

Bobtails Preschool is a well-established childcare provider in Horley, boasting over 35 years of experience within the community. Operating from two distinct locations, one at Horley Infant School and another at St Francis Church Hall, the preschool caters to young children in a nurturing and stimulating environment.

As a charitable and community-focused organisation, it is overseen by a dedicated board of Trustees, many of whom are parents who have personally experienced the preschool's offerings. Both settings emphasize outdoor learning and active play as fundamental to child development.

Bobtails at Horley Infant School, situated in a purpose-built facility known as "The Warren," benefits from extensive use of the school grounds, including a large garden, school field, playground, pond, and even a Forest School area. This allows children ample opportunity for messy play, running, and engaging in various physical activities like triking, team games, climbing, and dancing.

Similarly, Bobtails at St Francis Church Hall provides a generous indoor space within a large church hall, complemented by an enclosed garden. This outdoor area features an all-weather shade sail, a rubber safety surface for trikes, an astro-turf area, and zones for physical equipment, sand, water, and imaginative play like a mud kitchen.

The preschool is committed to ensuring children feel safe and secure, fostering natural learning through exploration and play, and encouraging them to embrace childhood joys such as jumping in puddles and making mud pies.

Our ethos

Bobtails Preschool is committed to fostering natural learning through exploration and play, and encourages children to embrace childhood joys. Both settings emphasize outdoor learning and active play as fundamental to child development, with ample opportunities for messy play, running, and engaging in various physical activities.

What it's like

Children make exceptional progress in their behaviour and self-care skills at this welcoming nursery. They are supported by dedicated staff who have the highest expectations. Staff provide a good quality of education to children and offer a stimulating learning environment, indoors and outdoors, which provide children with opportunities that they may not have experienced before. Children's physical health and communication skills are given high priority.

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