Forest Preparatory School

He is so content and he has made excellent development already just in the first half term with his speech, his self‑assurance and his friendships.
The facilities and resources are brand new and most importantly the team are inviting, approachable, welcoming and enjoyable! They have really taken the time to get to know him and understand how he ticks! The childcare centre has its own private space separate from the older kids but we really like the fact there is opportunity to be around the older kids. There is a real magic about the whole school and I would highly suggest it. Putting our son into Forest Prep childcare centre was the best decision we could have made for him.

Her timetable is varied and, unlike previous settings she has been to, has specialist subjects taught by specialist educators, which she loves.

The educators are very approachable and engage with parents regularly about the progression of their kid, both socially and academically- although I would like to see this transpire more through various digital apps available. My daughter looks forward to school every day and bursts out at the end of each day with excitement and news of all the fantastic discovering she has achieved that day. A huge thank you to all those who have made the start of her school life an extremely enjoyable and seamless journey. My daughter started in September 2021 and both myself and my husband have been thrilled with how well she has settled: forging excellent relationships with both team and peers alike.

They truly care about the development of kids. The team there are very welcoming and supportive.

My mind was instantly put at ease on her first day by the attentive and nurturing team. Since starting her language skills have improved dramatically as well as her independence. My husband and I adore the sense of community throughout the school and couldn’t be happier that our daughter is a part of it. After moving nurseries I was anxious about my daughter settling in especially since she started a term later than the rest of her class.

They are a family-driven assistance network for every pupil and I can’t stress the positive impact Forest has had on my son and our family! Forest has nurtured and cared for our son both emotionally and cognitively.

His speech has been coming along well since starting at Forest Preparatory School as has his listening skills. It’s comforting to know that he is being nurtured well whilst he is at school and we look forward to seeing how he comes along each year. The team are exceptional we could not ask for more, and find the small class sizes suit our son well. My son is excited to turn up to school every day which is lovely for us to see.

A special mention to Head of Early Years, who has looked after both our kids at early stages who has instilled a willingness and hunger to learn, whose pastoral care is exceptional, and provides insightful comments at parents evening. We are also very grateful to the other educators for his dynamic approach to ‘after school’ on the rare occasions we have required it. Both kids have settled in well, socialise well with peers and other kids, and have both been awarded ‘pupil of the week’ at some stage which has really boosted their self‑assurance. I am very impressed with the many initiatives to encourage and promote discovering, Monty the dog amongst others! We have 2 Kids currently at Forest school age 5-6 and 3-4 and have been impressed by the standard of teaching, enthusiasm and friendliness of team from headmaster to caretaker.

During Covid, they have done their utmost best to keep the kids secure in bubbles, and families reassured. We have two girls at Forrest school for the last few years.
Outstanding educators, outstanding management and outstanding education and care for our kids.

The team are attentive and seem invested in bringing the kids on both mentally and physically. We are really cheerful with the service provided. Our 3 year old skips in every day and comes home very cheerful.

Our son settled immediately due to the attentive team and nurturing setting. He talks excitedly about his days and often asks if he can go in on the days he does not attend!

There are a variety of multi sensory and engaging experiences on offer – for example this term they have played with baby lambs and will be meeting birds of prey. They eat lunch in the main dining hall which I sense is great preparation for school transition. Updates with parents is very great. Wrap around care is flexible and comprehensive. Easily the best of the three settings we have experienced for childcare centre care and the others were also very great. Thank you! We have 3 kids, our eldest two attend the school and our youngest is the first to go through the childcare centre.