
Local Groups and Organisations
Mortimer Hall Pre-school
Mortimer Hall Pre-School Meets in Mortimer Hall week days during school term times and is open to local children from the age of 2 years 6 months (2 ½) until school age. Mortimer Hall Pre-school have increased the sessions they are open. They currently (October 2008) have vacancies for children 2 ½ to 5 years. For more information please call 07818236348 or e-mail mortimerhall1@btopenworld.com
Opening Times
Morning:
During the school term
Times: 9.15 to 11.45
Days: Monday to Friday
Afternoon:
Times: 12.30 to 3pm
Days: Monday to Thursday afternoons
For younger children from 2 ½ years
Lunch Club
Time: 11.45 to 12.30pm
Children who have an afternoon place at St Nicholas School Foundations Stage Unit are walked to the school.
Contact Details
Chairperson: Gill Cox
E-mail: gill.cox@oldmarston-pc.gov.uk
Secretary: Hannah Lawful
Telephone: 01865-435384
Chair Gill Cox: tel: 01865 245154
Address: Mortimer Hall
Oxford Road
Old Marston,
OX3 0PH
Mortimer Hall Pre-school is a registered charity number 1022797
Ofsted Registration number 134009
More Information
Mortimer Hall Pre-school is open 9 sessions a week during term time. Monday to Friday 9.15 to 11.45am and Monday to Thursday 12.30 to 3pm. Each day a lunch club is available enabling children to extend their session to 3 ¼ hours if wished. Children who have an afternoon place at St Nicholas School Foundations stage can attend pre-school for the morning and lunch sessions and then be walked to the school.
The pre-school is Ofsted inspected and the last inspection had a “Good” outcome. Details available at www.ofsted.gov.uk (type 134009 in search box)
The pre-school is registered for 24 children per session. The pre-school works to a ratio of 1:5 for am sessions and 1:4 for pm sessions. (The required ratio is 1: 8 for children over 3 and 1:4 for under 3’s.)
The staff are highly qualified and experienced. Five members have a level 3 qualification (Ofsted require 1 person) and 1 member a level 2. Between them they have 60 years experience of working at the pre-school!
Mortimer Hall Pre-school is committee run, giving parents the opportunity to have a say in the care and education of their child.
Recently funding has been obtained to develop a nature play area at the pre-school we hope to open this in the spring and to celebrate 21 years of the pre-school operating in its present form.
If you would like further information please contact the pre-school on 07818236348 or e-mail mortimerhall1@btinternet.com or call at the pre-school at Mortimer Hall Oxford Road, Old Marston,
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