Laura
Bethany
Sophie
Sue
Dinah
Penny
Michelle
Catherine
Sarah
Theresa
Kaylee
Maisie
We accept children aged 2-4 years. We operate a waiting list for every term, so if you are interested in your child starting at Noah's Ark, please complete the application form, we will then contact you to discuss availability and possible start dates for your child. Or if you would like to visit, please call us on 01473 721252 to book one.
2nd or 3rd Birthday | 1st Funded Term | Term funding begins |
April - August | September - December | Autumn Term |
September - December | January - March | Spring Term |
January - March | April - August | Summer Term |
We offer funded places, accepting both two year old and three year old funding, as well as the extended 30 hours of Government funding - check eligibility here : www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Children will normally be in receipt of three year old funding, the term after they turn 3, please see the chart. If you would like your child to start with us, once they are entitled to their 3 year old funding, please ensure you have completed an application form and returned it before the term you wish them to begin.
Equally if you think your child is entitled to two year old funding, the dates will work the same, you may be in receipt of a golden ticket, if you think you qualify for two year funding let us know, we can run an online check too.
Our fees are £6.00 per hour and we also ask for a 30p voluntary snack donation, per session.
Parent partnership is incredibly important to us here at Noah’s Ark. Each child is allocated a key person, who will be responsible for monitoring your child’s early years development, you will recieve termly reports, as well as weekly updates via Tapestry. Tapestry, is an online learning journey we use to update you about your child’s learning, whilst with us.
You can also add your own information, which is a fantastic way to keep your child’s key worker up to date on any developments or milestones your child may be reaching at home too. We have many events throughout the year and often update parents via this. Link to Tapestry below
Our Vision
Noah’s Ark seeks to own a homely feel, not just from soft furnishings, but from caring, kind and generous staff that always go above and beyond to care for the needs of each child.
Noah’s Ark seeks to instil a love for learning where children are encouraged to aim high with independence skills, friendship, resilience, and creativity.
We plan and consider each child’s learning and endeavour to create an ambitious curriculum that allows children to explore, play and capture the awe and wonder of learning.
Spring Term 2024
8th January - 16th February 2024
Half Term 1 Week
(19th February - 23rd February)
26th February - 28th March 2024
Summer Term
PD DAY - Monday 15th April 2024
16th April - 24th May 2024
Half Term 1 Week
(27th May - 31st May)
3rd June - 18th July 2024
PD DAY - 19th July 2024
Summer Holidays
We return on Monday September 9th 2024
Noah’s Ark is located at St John The Baptist Church on Cauldwell Hall Road. It is a large red brick church with a spacious car park.
Go through the car park to the very end and go through the wooden gates and down to the pre-school. If the gates are locked someone should be outside to let you in.
Noah’s Ark pre-school
St John’s Church Hall
Cauldwell Hall Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 4QE
Telephone us on : 01473 721252
email on : noahs.ark01@yahoo.com
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