Kingsland Pre-Prep

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Where creativity begins

Creativeness is at the heart of this beautifully designed Pre-Prep nursery in Chelsea, London. Inspired by the magical world of children's literature and artistic film makers, Kingsland challenges the culture of 'box-ticking' education. 

Kingsland Pre-Prep, is the ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ sister school to Chelsea Pre-Prep and is located on the world famous Kings Road in Chelsea. Kingsland is the new face of design and excellence in Early Years and nursery education in London. The building is the vision of Stuart Bamford, founder of Chelsea Pre-Prep and Grand West Pre-Prep.

Kingsland Pre-Prep has six bespoke designed spacious classrooms, a performance studio, an enchanted garden and an all immersive ‘Imaginarium’ which provides children with a magical environment and gymnasium to learn and move in daily. Kingsland operates term-time only. There are three terms in the school year, beginning in September, January and April. We offer a morning session from 8:30am - 12pm, an afternoon session from 12:30pm - 4pm and full day sessions from 8:30am - 3pm. Children start from 2 years of age and we aim for a spread of birthdates throughout the year. Admissions are given priority to siblings and then on a first come basis.

As part of Rocket Productions, our team brings in a diverse and unique blend of experiences, knowledge and talents which allows children to thrive and become lifelong learners, makers and doers and possibility thinkers as well as being ready for future transitions, including next schools. How can we nurture the thinkers and makers of tomorrow if we don’t give children a chance to imagine and to take risks?

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The Rocket Approach:

We are not your traditional school, at Rocket we transform our spaces into ‘theatres of learning’ where spark and wonder keep children motivated to explore, create, adapt, persevere, and collaborate. For us schools should not just be a place where children sit waiting to be filled in with information but a place of connection, friendship, adventure and discovery.

Most settings work around the same topics year after year, these are pre-set and not very long which means learning tends to be superficial. Decades of experience tell us that children learn best when they are allowed to follow their own interests and to explore real-word concepts through hands-on learning and at their own pace.

Training and professional development is also at the heart of our vision for changing Education, we cannot underestimate the impact of high quality teaching in early childhood. Our teachers are highly skilled at nurturing children’s understanding of the world and themselves as they build on their individual needs, interests and questions with hands-on project based learning which is underpinned by our four key values: Be Imaginative, Be Brave, Be Creative, Be Kind and framed by the EYFS. Our approach allows for meaningful and child-centred education where both adults and children engage together in the inquiry process as they remain curious, create, connect and collaborate. Individual aptitudes, skills, knowledge and needs will determine how complex a project becomes and how teachers will plan their role in guiding and supporting children’s progress. We have also developed our own set of practical skills necessary for everyday life tasks as well as a ‘Rocket camp’ for our older children which focuses on environmental citizenship and nurturing the connection with the outdoors and nature.

We also place huge importance in wellbeing and allowing children to make a positive contribution by engaging with the wider community. Throughout the years we have collaborated with organisations such as Little Village, Felix project and Glass door as well as taking part in environmental projects.

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Specialist subjects - We are one of the first in London to directly employ specialised Sports, Dance & Performance teachers. Rocket Pre-Preps aim to equip children with the skills needed to be confident, competent and motivated to move as well as nurturing an appreciation for the arts and expressing one self confidently through music, performance and dance. We also have external specialist teachers such as Bilingual Beats, who come in to teach Music & Spanish for all children on a weekly basis, and termly story-telling with Cat & Hutch for our older children.

Full days - Children also have the chance to stay a full school day! Full days are all about getting physical and active. Early childhood is about discovering new talents and skills and our teachers will be able to bring out the Serena Williams or Carlos Acosta within. Kingsland also offers after-school clubs run by our teachers until 4pm. At present we ask parents to provide a packed lunch for those children staying all day.

Food - We provide children with healthy, delicious, and seasonal snacks that they look forward to eating and preparing themselves. We take responsibility in encouraging healthy and active habits from the start. We believe that choosing, preparing food and sitting together are crucial opportunities to bond with family and friends.

If you want to know more about what we do at Rocket Productions Pre-Preps and how we want to change Education click here. For more information on our sister school Chelsea Pre-Prep, please visit www.chelseapp.com

 

TERM DATES

  • Start Date: Thursday, 4th January

    *Staff Inset Day: Tuesday 2nd January and Wednesday 3rd January

    Half-Term: Monday, 12th February - Friday, 16th February

    Finish Date: Wednesday, 27th March

  • Start Date: Wednesday, 17th April

    *Staff Inset Day: Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th April

    Early May bank holiday: Monday, 6th May

    Half-Term: Monday, 27th May - Friday, 31st May

    Finish Date: Wednesday, 10th July

    *Staff Inset Day: Thursday 11th July

  • Start Date: Thursday 5th Sep** (will confirm settling in sessions nearer the time)

    *Staff Inset Days: Monday 2nd September to Wednesday 4th September

    *Staff Inset day: 18th October (no school)

    Half-Term: Monday 21st October to Friday 25th October

    Finish Date: Thursday 12th December

    *Staff Inset Day: Friday 13th December

    **Please note the first days of the Autumn term is our 'settling in' period. Therefore, we run shorter sessions with smaller groups.

  • Start Date: Tuesday 7th January

    *Staff Inset Day: Monday 6th January

    *Staff Inset Day: Friday 14th February

    Half-Term: Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February

    Finish Date: Thursday 3rd April

  • Start Date: Wednesday 23rd April

    *Staff Inset Day: Tuesday 22nd April

    Early May Bank Holiday: 5th May

    Half-Term: Monday 26th May to Friday 30th May

    Finish Date: Thursday 17th July

    *Staff Inset Day: Friday 18th July

    Autumn 2025 - start date: Thursday 4th September