From September the Froebelian Family will welcome all children from the age of two, marking a new chapter in a Froebelian education. The decision follows over 100 years following a successful model from the age of three.
Mrs Coulson said: “I am thrilled to announce that after careful consideration and consultation with parents and staff, we will be offering funded places for two-year-olds at our beautiful school. This decision is about making our best even better and opening up the opportunities of Froebelian’s ‘Flying Start’ to even more children.
She continued: “I have always been passionate about early years and provision within the school setting. Over my years in education and as an Early Years inspector, I have been privileged to witness young children with access to amazingly qualified staff and beautiful spaces flourish and be challenged appropriately. This puts Froebelian at the forefront of Prep schools in Leeds and the UK.”
Froebelian Early Years experts, Mrs Giles and Mrs Townend, recently visited Community Playthings in East Sussex, a company that aligns beautifully with Froebelian values in the way they build and create solid wood furniture and play equipment to support children as they play and learn.
Mrs Giles said: “The designs at Community Playthings are intentionally simple and beautiful allowing children the freedom to use their imagination and to develop and grow, which fits perfectly with our Froebel heritage and vision for our exciting new provision for all children from the age of two.”
For the families already at Froebelian, the new facility provides an additional resource and recognises the value of exceptional early years education.
Mrs Coulson concluded: “Every child deserves the best start and we will ensure that we provide just that.”
There are 20 funded places available for September 2024. Keep a look out on social media for development updates.
Contact Mrs Borkala on 0113 2583047 h.borkala@froebelian.co.uk to find out more.
To register for a place please follow this link. (There is no charge for this).
Opening Hours and Times
We open for 51 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 6:00pm
Subject to availability, children may attend:
· Full days from 7:30am – 6:00pm.
· AM or PM sessions
· Half day sessions are from 7:30am – 12:30pm or 1:00pm – 6:00pm.
Please note a minimum of two days is required
Follow this link for the fee structure
Information about our uniform For Two Year Olds is available here
Meals & Snacks
A healthy, nutritionally balanced menu is offered to all children. Copies of the menu are available and special arrangements may be made to accommodate individual dietary requirements on medical or religious grounds but only after consultation.
In Nursery, children are offered an early morning snack, lunch and high tea. Parents of babies not yet eating a full diet need to provide milk daily.
Food, sweets or drinks etc. should not be brought into the nursery unless specifically requested by staff for special occasions.
