A Day in the Life

We absolutely love December here at Dodleston Pre-School. We always have so much fun in the run up to Christmas and we’re always thinking of amazing ways to celebrate Christmas with the children! This December has been a really lovely

We’ve had some truly incredible weather this week, that has made us so grateful for our beautiful location. Being based just outside Chester city centre means we get to enjoy the beautiful countryside and the views it has to offer.

Unusually, we had to spend yesterday inside thanks to the super powerful winds. This is rare for us, as we don’t usually let bad weather stop us from playing outside, but there is occasionally an exception. However, the wind has

Unless the weather is very extreme or dangerous, we run all of our sessions outside. We believe in the power of nature and fresh air for children, and they love it too! We’ve run our pre-school like this for a

We’re always looking for ways to improve our facilities and toys/activities at Dodleston Pre-School. And we rely on donations and help from others to make these things a reality. This morning, our dreams came true! Fairy Grandma Karen has been

We’re always trying to find new and fun items the children can play with. The thing is, we never quite know how they’ll end up playing with them. This morning, our Fairy Grandma, Karen, brought in some logs and we

We’ve enjoyed the long summer break and our pre-school is back in business. We’re always sad to see some children leave pre-school and head off to big school, so we wish all those children the best of luck and all

July is quickly becoming one of the rainiest months yet! It feels like all it’s done recently is rain, but we don’t let this stop us. At Dodleston Pre-School, our favourite saying is ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather,

We’ve had a super busy couple of days enjoying the gorgeous weather. After all this sun, the plants were desperate for some water, so the children used their watering cans to give them a refreshing drink. We’ve also been encouraging

This week, the weather was super hot, so we decided to do some activities inside our lovely village hall. Heather put out some thread as well as pasta and beads to see what jewellery the children could make. The task