Welcome to Barming Pre-School 

We are a registered Pre-School, part of Barming Primary School. Our aim is to provide quality care and education for children in a safe and secure environment.

We aim to ensure that our service is fully inclusive in meeting the needs of all children. Our setting is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families.

The Pre-school is regularly inspected by OFSTED and led by a qualified teacher. All staff are qualified as to the requirements of OFSTED and undertake training in additional areas. Every member of staff has a DSB and undertakes regular First Aid Training. The staff also receive regular training in Child Protection.

We are registered to claim grant funding from Kent County Council for eligible three and four your old children. We also accept Childcare Vouchers. Additionally we are registered to claim free for 2 funding for children whose parents meet the necessary criteria.

We are registered for up to 40 children per session and are fully staffed in excess of the minimum requirements of OFSTED.

We are open term time only and follow the same opening pattern as Barming Primary School. We take children from approximately two years old.

As of September 2025 our fees are £17.50 per session with a £5.00 charge for lunch.

We operate a key person scheme. We believe that children settle best when they have a person to relate to, who knows them and their parents well, and who can meet their individual needs.

We maintain a waiting list, please contact preschooladmin@barming.kent.sch.uk to be added to this waiting list. 

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Objectives

The Aim of Barming Pre-School is to provide quality care and education for children in a safe and secure environment.

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To endorse this Aim Barming Pre-School will:

• Provide accommodation and equipment and engage staff. 

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• Raise money to pay for the Pre-school's activities and make such payments as shall be necessary.

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• Claim educational Grant from K.C.C for eligible children and collect the fees payable in respect of  children attending the Pre-school.

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• Control the admission of children to the Pre-school and, if necessary, require parents or guardians to remove them.

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• Respect the fact that parents are the first educators of their children and encourage their involvement. 

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• Take any action as may benefit the group.

Equality Of Opportunity

We aim to ensure that our service is fully inclusive in meeting the needs of all children, particularly those that arise from their ethnic, heritage, social and economic background, gender, ability or disability. Our setting is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families.

We aim to:

• Provide a secure and accessible environment in which all our children can flourish and in which all contributions are considered and valued.

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• Include and value the contribution of all families to our understanding of equality and diversity.

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• Provide positive non-stereotyping information about gender roles, diverse ethnic and cultural groups and disabled people.

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• Improve our knowledge and understanding of issues of anti-discriminatory practice, promoting equality and valuing diversity.

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• Make inclusion a thread that runs through all of the activities at the setting.