Children playing at Duffield Pre-school

Newsletter January / February 2026

Dates for Diary 2026

  • Spring 1st half term: Monday 5th January – Friday 13th February
  • Spring 2nd half term: Monday 23rd February – Friday 27th March
  • Summer term starts on: Monday 13th April

A warm welcome to all our new families we hope you have all had a good Christmas and New year. Please find the planning sheet printed at the back of this newsletter, this gives you more details of the topic of the week as well a few other details.

Collection of Children

Could you please let us know if someone different is going/likely to be picking up your child. Could you please ensure that everybody around your child knows your PASSWORD.

Our phone number is 07955 16 88 92. Thank you.


Preschool AGM

Thursday 30th January 2026 at 7.30pm

Duffield pre-school is run by a parent management committee. The committee supports the pre-school by:

  • Helping us to provide a high-quality service.
  • Ensuring that we work in partnership with parents
  • Employing and managing staff
  • Managing the group’s finances.

We are a constituted, charitable organisation and therefore need a committee to continue the service we offer to the community and parents. We need volunteers on our committee, if you would like to know more please chat to a staff or committee member.

Applications for school places for Sept 2026

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 they will be eligible to start school in September 2026. You should apply for their infant or primary school place by 15 January 2026.

Derbyshire would prefer you to apply online. It’s quick and it’s free; www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions. If you cannot access the internet you can apply by phone. Ring Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190.

The application process is quick and easy and you can also find information about how to choose a school and apply for a place in our parents’ guide to primary admissions.

You'll get your offer on 16th April 2026 and if you're unhappy with the decision you can make an appeal. You can do this online and more information can be found on the primary appeals web page.

Check out what we do on our Facebook page, (Please note no images of children are used on our Facebook page)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DuffieldPreSchool/
Website: https://www.duffieldpreschool.co.uk/

SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding is given the highest priority at Duffield Pre-School. There may be times when adults are concerned about children in the community. If so, then you can contact DCC's Child Protection Department on 01629 533190, the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 or come directly and speak to Clare, Vicki, or Viv as Designated Safeguarding Lead. If you have any safeguarding concerns about a child, please use the Preschool email address: [email protected]
Please do not ignore concerns; child protection is everyone's responsibility.