Buttons preschool Ramsgate
Buttons preschool in Ramsgate is more than just a preschool, it is a loving family. Our primary purpose is to nurture and care for every child, and to provide excellent and effective early years and preschool education.
Our Buttons preschool in Ramsgate provides a friendly, caring and stimulating environment for your child to grow.
Our staff are trained and dedicated to the highest standard of care and education.
We're rated GOOD by Ofsted
"They have an inclusive culture, where they are skilled at adapting activities so all children can join in." - Ofsted
Buttons preschool in Ramsgate has been operating for over twenty years and is owned and run by Spurgeons.
We provide a friendly, caring and stimulating environment that enables your child to grow. With an onsite parent support service, and linked toddler group taking place on Friday morning for under 2's, our early years staff are trained and dedicated to the highest standard of care and early years education.
Based in a bright and spacious building in Ramsgate, we provide high quality play equipment for both inside and outside play. Families are welcomed and valued, and children feel comfortable, secure and can forge positive relationships with both staff and other children.
The manager and staff work hard to create a fun and interesting environment for children to freely explore. They place an emphasis on ensuring all children are happy and feel safe
Wanting to arrange a visit? Give us a ring to find out more. You are always welcome to come and see us!
We work closely with families, building partnerships and providing parent support. Buttons is part of a bigger organisation that seeks to support families and children. Our highly dedicated and motivated team are passionate about their work, and you will always receive a warm welcome!
Why choose Buttons for early years education?
Our preschools in Kent are designed with children in mind. We provide the highest standard of early years childcare within a safe, stimulating and fun environment.
At Buttons preschool in Ramsgate, children enjoy a wide range of stimulating, educational and fun activities based on the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework that will promote and enhance their early years learning.
Early years learning at Buttons Preschool
Time spent at Buttons is varied and well-structured with a wide range of activities each day from storytelling, crafts and fancy dress to energetic education activities. With purpose-built outside space for play, whatever the weather there is always an element of free-flow and self-selection, with a mixture of education and enjoyment.
The educational activities we offer are appropriate for children's ages and stages of development.
We embrace our role within a child’s development, helping to nurture rounded, joy filled children who have been loved, educated and equipped for the next step into “Big School”.
Ramsgate Preschool: Opening Times
The times of the sessions are:
9am to 12pm Monday to Friday
12:30pm to 3:30pm Monday to Friday.
Children can stay for the full day and bring a packed lunch (there is a small charge to cover lunch care).
Term time only
There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first
Apply for preschool places in Ramsgate, Kent: preschool fees
We offer up to 15 and 30 hours funded sessions for 2,3 and 4-year-olds.
Buttons is registered to provide Free Early Years Education. Under the scheme all children aged three and four are eligible for a ‘free place’ the term after their third birthday.
Early years learning is provided for sessions which amount to either fifteen or thirty hours weekly. Extra sessions can also be booked and are charges as below. We also accept ‘Free for 2’ funding for two year olds. For more information on funding please visit Childcare Choices or Kent County Council’s Childcare website.
For those that are required to pay, our fees are:
£18.50 per session (3 hours)
£37 per full day (9am–3.30pm) including lunch cover. £2.50 for lunch if all day session is covered by free entitlement hours.
Our fees are reviewed annually in September.
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