Cogges Pre-School
Welcome to Cogges Pre-school
Cogges Pre-school is based in a beautiful setting near Cogges Farm. We provide a secure and happy environment where children can develop confidence, self-reliance, respect for themselves and each other, and can develop physically, intellectually, morally and socially so that they can achieve realistic goals. We have the highest possible aspirations for the children in our care. We hope that your child will be happy here and that you will enjoy your involvement with us.
Cogges Pre-school is a non-profit making registered charity run by a committee of unpaid parents, elected each year at the Annual General Meeting. We are governed by the Early Years Alliance and are inspected by Ofsted on a regular basis.
We work hard to make children and parents feel valued and part of the Pre-school.
"Staff provide a welcoming environment for the children. They support children to feel relaxed and at ease in their care" Ofsted Report December 2023
"Children are confident and have formed some good friendships with each other. Staff promote children's self-esteem effectively through regular praise and encouragement" Ofsted Report December 2023
"Staff plan and provide a varied curriculum for the children to enjoy. Planning is shared with parents to help them to know what their children are learning" Ofsted Report December 2023
"Staff know how to support children in activities, and they monitor their progress reliably. This helps them to identify accurately what children need to learn next" Ofsted Report December 2023
"Staff plan and provide a varied and exciting curriculum. During their team meetings, they ensure that they are talking about the planning, key children and learning consistently" Ofsted Report December 2023
"Staff promote children's language skills well. They provide an ongoing narrative to the children and ask a good range of questions to support their listening and attention skills" Ofsted Report December 2023
"There are strong partnerships with parents. Parents comment that 'they and their children are happy' and that they have seen some very 'positive changes' at the pre-school since the last inspection. Staff communicate with parents effectively and share information consistently" Ofsted Report December 2023
"We have been really pleased with our son attending Cogges. He has settled in well and the staff are very caring towards him. The communication between conversations and Tapestry has been very thorough. Not only has this shown me what he is learning while there, but also I feel they know my son well. His targets of developing fine motor skills and friendships are things I know the Pre-School try and help him with. We feel the staff team have worked very hard to create a fun, welcoming and engaging time for all children" Parent Feedback to Ofsted December 2023.
"Since our daughter started at Cogges Pre-School, we have been so impressed with the care she has been given and the feedback and next steps provided, (both in person and via Tapestry), on her personal learning journey. We are well communicated with and have complete confidence in the staff to deliver both care and learning opportunities of the highest standard" Parent Feedback to Ofsted December 2023
"My child is happy and settled at this warm and friendly setting. There is a strong key person system in place and his teacher knows him extremely well. My child loves to come to Pre-School everyday" Parent Feedback to Ofsted December 2023
Our full Ofsted report is available on the Ofsted website
For further details about the Pre-School, please see our Information for Parents page.