of policies - Broomwood Hall

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
EARLY YEARS CHILDREN
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Our Ethos
Every child should be happy, secure, valued and confident. At Broomwood Hall our philosophy is to
value every child as a unique individual, who enjoys learning and thinking for him or herself. We
provide a supportive and secure environment in which every child can flourish and learn at their own
pace and in their own individual way. Our role is to stimulate and encourage their development and
enjoyment of learning through a variety of different activities in secure indoor and outdoor situations,
through play and through structured and creative activities. We encourage the growth of social skills
and empathy amongst the children. The relationships which the children develop with each other and
with our staff are central to their happiness and lay the best possible foundation for their future.
Broomwood Hall Lower School
Broomwood Hall Lower School caters for children from 4-8 years of age. All of the 4 year old children
who enter the Prep classes at either The Vicarage (192 Ramsden Road) or 3 Garrad’s Road, are part of
our school community. The Head of each school will extend a warm welcome when you visit and will
show you our facilities. They will be pleased to answer any questions about our Prep Classes and the
rest of the school.
We send prospective parents copies of the school’s prospectus on request, or parents themselves can
download a copy from our web site. That document gives details the school locations, the names of the
Principals and a great deal of information about the aims and ethos of the whole school. The curriculum
and activities for our older children is explained in some detail. Further information about the school is
available on our web site and copies of our policies are available on request or may be viewed in the
school reception area. All new parents are given a copy of the school’s ‘A-Z Guide for parents’. At the
beginning of every term, they are given a term dates booklet which contains an advance list of term
dates, events and fixtures, a full list of staff and contact details.
The Prep children make full use of the Lower School’s facilities. We expect them to remain pupils in
our Lower School until they reach the age of 8 when they may move onto the Upper School (girls),
Northcote Lodge (boys) or to another school.
Broomwood Hall is registered with the DfE as an Early Years provider. We participate in the
Government’s Nursery Education Funding scheme for 4 year old children.
Admissions
Children are accepted each year at The Vicarage and Garrad’s Road when they are between the ages of
4.0 and 4.11 years on 1 st September of any given year. Younger siblings of children already in the school
(or at Northcote Lodge) have priority, normally resulting in between 40 and 50 places being available
for other children. Our full Lower School Admissions Policy may be viewed in our reception area or can
be sent to parents on request.