• Our staff are always welcoming, friendly and experienced with a compassionate approach toward looking after your children. We each have a varied background of experience enabling us to meet your children’s needs wherever possible and we assure you the contentment, happiness and welfare of your children is our main priority.

  • Fontmell Magna Under Fives Pre-School has been established in the village for over 30 years.
    We offer bright and spacious surroundings indoor and out.
    We have gained an excellent reputation locally for providing a happy and stimulating environment for your child to play and learn.

    Fontmell Magna Under Fives main aim is to learn through play, with learning opportunities endlessly available.

    We care for children aged 2-5 years. We are a Dorset County Council (DCC) funded nursery who receive education grants for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year old’s.

    Early Years Pupil premium Funding…
We can claim an additional £300 per child per year to spend on enriching your 3 or 4 year old child’s education either by extra resources and equipment, new play, or learning and activity experiences. If you would like to check your eligibility, please feel free to do so using This Link

    We have a dedicated committee who organise fundraising throughout the year. We welcome anyone who wishes to join the committee.

    We are a charity who are registered and inspected by OFSTED, and we are a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

  • Autumn term 2022
    Inset days:
    Thursday 1st September – Friday 2nd September

    Monday 5th September – Friday 21st October
    Half term: Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October
    Monday 31st October – Thursday 16th DecemberChristmas holidays: Monday 19th December – Monday 2nd January

    Spring term 2023
    Inset day:
    Tuesday 3rd January

    Wednesday 4th January – Friday 10th February
    Half term: Monday 13th February – Friday 17th February
    Inset day:
    Monday 20th February
    Tuesday 21st February – Friday 31st March
    Easter holidays: Monday 3rd April – Friday 14th April

    Summer Term 2023
    Inset day:
    Monday 17th April

    Tuesday 18th April – Friday 26th May
    Bank Holiday: Monday 1st May
    Half term: Monday 29th – Friday 2nd June
    Monday 5th June – Friday 21st July

  • For insurance reasons parents are requested not to leave their children at the Pre-School earlier, or later than 5 min before, or after the beginning of each session. All of our sessions are provided on an hourly basis.

    Our sessions and prices:

    Breakfast club 07.45-08.45 £4 for the session
    Morning 08.45-11.45 Under 3’s £6.25ph Over 3’s £6ph
    Afternoon 11.45-14.45 Under 3’s £6.25ph Over 3’s £6ph
    Afterschool club 14.45-15.45 £4 for the session

    Children are funded for the term immediately after they are 3 years old. Funded children can spend up to 15 hours per week free of charge with us. If you require a funding form, please ask a member of staff as they are available from our Preschool. If your child has a golden ticket they are eligible for up 15 hours of funded child care the term after their 2nd birthday.

    Funding for 30 hour children available,
    check via This Link

    A mid-morning drink and snack is provided during the morning session, this is included in the 75p consumable donations.

    Any child attending the attending the afternoon session is required to bring their own lunch in a named lunch box, all children have a drinks bottle which stays at preschool, this is accessible at all times. Please can their lunches contain at least 2 pieces of fruit or vegetables, no nuts and avoid chocolate or sweets.