**Please note: Spaces in Fledglings are filling up quickly. If you are considering joining our lovely early years setting, please get in touch as soon as possible.**

Welcome to Fledglings

Fledglings Early Years Centre is located within Cotford St Luke Primary School and is managed by the school governors and Head Teacher. Day-to-day operations are overseen by our Manager, Rebecca Batten.

We provide childcare for children aged 2 years and above, offering both full-day and sessional care from 8:00am to 4:00pm, five days a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

All children are welcome to attend our breakfast club from 8:00am to 8:45am.

Our pre-school sessions run from 8:45am to 3:15pm, with after-school care available from 3:15pm to 4:00pm.

We have five inset days each year dedicated to staff training, during which the centre is closed.

Fledglings features two dedicated learning spaces - Swifts for our 2-year-olds and Swallows for our 3-year-old - as well as a large, private garden shared by all children.

We also make full use of the school’s facilities, including the adjacent outdoor area with a large play mound, a weekly hall slot, access to iPads, and use of the school playground.

Throughout the year, we join in with whole-school events such as Remembrance Day, Christmas performances, and Sports Day.

Our doors open directly into the Reception classroom, and when it is safe to do so, we operate an open-door environment where Swallows and Oak Class (Reception) children can choose where they would like to play and learn.

Food Hygiene Rating 

We are very pleased to announce that, in October 2025, we were awarded a 5* Hygiene Rating from the Food Standards Agency - we are delighted with this outcome.

Dingley's Promise

  All of Fledglings staff have recently completed (March 2024) a minimum of 15 hours of Dingley's Promise training. This has enabled them to gain a mark of achievement as an Inclusion Friendly Setting.