P.K. Preschool

Small scale gives P.K. Preschool its clearest identity: a purpose-built setting at the Jubilee Hut in Grayshott, with capacity for 20 children. Play, family involvement and connections with village life shape its character. This is a preschool where parents can contribute to both children's activities and the running of the organisation.

Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 9 March 2022. Children attending then were aged two to four; the detail behind that judgement included exploratory water play, collaborative den-building and community outings. Those examples give the grade substance, while their date matters when considering today's provision.

Morning and afternoon sessions sit alongside an all-day option and alternative start and finish times. That makes the practical offer broader than a single fixed preschool session.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage structures learning through play, adult-guided activities and opportunities for children to follow their own interests. It is the common early-years framework, rather than an extra programme unique to PK. Here, activities are adjusted to children's stage of development, with staff extending play inside and outside.

The curriculum gives conversation and books considerable attention. Children practise exchanging ideas with adults and other children, hear stories frequently and use marks to communicate meaning. Mathematics includes developing an understanding of numbers to 10, while physical learning involves using resources indoors and outdoors. For families, the useful distinction is between a list of learning areas and the everyday opportunities to practise them: talking, handling materials, making decisions and moving confidently.

In March 2022, water play offered a concrete example of that approach. Children experimented with lavender and paint, compared water moving through funnels and colanders, and used words describing quantity. Different children could explore the same materials at different levels. The activity connected sensory investigation, language and coordination rather than separating them into formal lessons.

Storytelling also became practical play in March 2022. Children recreated The Three Little Pigs using building materials in their sand activities. Elsewhere, a garden den became a pretend medical setting, with writing materials added in response to the children's ideas. These examples show how a child's chosen game could become an opportunity for storytelling or early writing.

Outdoor and Community Life

A sensory garden featured in March 2022, with parents having helped improve it. Children examined shells with magnifying glasses and used a periscope to investigate the trees. The physical resources mattered: they gave children tools for looking closely, discussing what they noticed and exploring beyond an ordinary glance.

Village outings in March 2022 included buying produce at a greengrocer, posting letters, feeding chickens and exploring woodland. Sports and team games took place on a school field. These were practical encounters with food, nature and local services; the children could connect conversations back at preschool with things they had actually done.

More recent community activity includes a biscuit-decorating stall at the Grayshott Christmas Fair in December 2025. The annual Christmas Sing-Along brought families together, while the Children's Sponsored Obstacle Course in December 2025 gave children an audience of parents and carers for activities involving balance, coordination and ball skills. These are dated examples of family participation, rather than promises about the next events calendar.

Relationships and Communication

Each child has a Key Person who gets to know the family, helps with settling and develops an individual plan covering care, wellbeing and learning. Developmental records and regular information-sharing are part of that role. A Co-Carer provides continuity when the Key Person is away for training, illness or a holiday, giving families a second identified contact rather than leaving the relationship dependent on one adult.

The progress check takes place at 30 to 36 months and considers communication, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development. Parents can discuss the assessment and help shape the next steps. This gives them a defined opportunity to contribute their knowledge of their child, alongside the ongoing exchanges with the Key Person.

Weekly invitations for parents and carers to participate include baking, painting and sharing stories. Involvement also extends to governance: the PK Committee is elected by attending children's parents and takes responsibility for finances, staffing, policies and fundraising. Families who enjoy contributing have a practical route into the organisation's work.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

There is a SEN Co-ordinator role and a designated safeguarding lead. Staff training covers safeguarding, first aid and food hygiene, and team members hold relevant childcare qualifications. These arrangements cover staff preparation and designated responsibilities.

At its March 2022 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and praised the support for children learning English as an additional language and those with developmental gaps, alongside their progress. For parents considering additional support, the combination of an identified coordinating role and that dated finding is useful, while the child's individual arrangements remain the important discussion.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. The application offers mornings from 9am to noon and afternoons from noon to 3pm on weekdays. Children can also stay all day according to their individual needs, and alternative timings can be requested.

The start-time choices are 9am, 9.30am, 10am, noon, 12.30pm and 1pm. Finish-time choices are 11.30am, noon, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm and 3pm. Those choices give families scope to discuss a shorter attendance pattern, while the opening window sets the outer limits of the day.

In March 2022, attendance was term-time only. The subsequent calendar also includes term blocks and half-term closures. Families needing care throughout school holidays should make the calendar part of their decision.

An application adds a child to the waiting list and does not guarantee a place. Applications can be returned by email or post. The contact route also supports enquiries and arranging a visit.

Funding and Paid Extras

PK offers 15 hours of government-funded early-years provision and does not offer 30-hour funding. Private and additional hours are charged, with invoices issued at the start of each half term. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation; its fees and funding information sets out the charging structure.

Fees remain payable during a child's holiday or illness. Withdrawal requires half a term's notice or payment instead, a condition families should include when weighing their overall commitment.

Getting There

The address is Jubilee Hut, Whitmore Vale Road, Grayshott, GU26 6LU. The setting is next door to the village primary school and its playing fields.

• A preschool-length day. The opening window ends at 3pm, with morning, afternoon and individually arranged attendance choices. Use a visit to discuss which combination fits your child's routine and your working day, including holiday coverage.
• Funding and withdrawal terms. The offer is 15 funded hours, with additional private hours charged and half a term's notice or payment required on withdrawal. Families planning around 30-hour funding need to account for that difference.
• Food and everyday supplies. For a child staying through lunchtime, how are meals, snacks, personal-care supplies and dietary needs managed?

P.K. Preschool suits families seeking morning or afternoon preschool sessions, as well as those wanting an all-day arrangement within a 9am-to-3pm window. Its small overall capacity, Key Person and Co-Carer structure, and opportunities for parent participation give it a clear practical identity.

The Outstanding judgement dates to March 2022, when exploratory play and community experiences supplied persuasive detail behind it. The decision today turns on whether the shorter day, funding offer and family involvement fit the household. For parents who want to contribute as well as receive care, the committee and activity invitations add another reason to consider PK.