Semantic Coherence: Explorers at Trefonen – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

[H1] Welcome to Explorers at Trefonen
Independent Childcare Provision

[H1] Learning through play

[H1] Extensive range of Activities

[H1] Experienced and fully qualified staff

[H2] About Us

We are a privately owned childcare facility that came into existence in November 2015. Our primary focus is on caring for children aged 2 to 11 years of age. Nestled within the premises of Trefonen CofE Primary School in Oswestry, we provide a nurturing and secure environment where children can flourish, learn, and embark on exciting adventures.

[H2] Encouraging your child

• Dedicated team of carers• Visits to the local area• Indoor and outdoor play areas

[H2] Childcare tailored to meet your needs

Find out more about our session times or contact us for further information about the nursery.
See our OFSTED report here.

[H1] At Explorers at Trefonen, our ethos is simple…

[H2] Part of

Explorers at Trefonen opened on Monday 2nd November 2015; It is a privately owned provision that is run separately from the school. We can accommodate children from the age of 2 years old to year 6. Explorers at Trefonen is situated in a demountable within the grounds of Trefonen C E Primary School, which is approximately 10 minutes from Oswestry Town Centre.
We are open from 8.00am to 5.45pm Monday to Friday term time only or all year round, offering flexible sessions to suit the needs of our families. We operate a ‘before’ and ‘after’ school care, for children who attend Trefonen C of E Primary school.
Holiday Club operates during the school holidays, and anyone is welcome to attend.

[H1] Happy and Secure
At Explorers at Trefonen we feel that your child’s happiness, safety and well-being is paramount. We provide a friendly, happy, secure and professional environment and welcoming atmosphere, where children feel safe and can learn and explore the world through play. You will find our fully trained team, caring and enthusiastic people, who understand the importance of your child’s individual needs. We welcome and value all families within our provision, and promote positive attitudes towards disability, ethnic, cultural and social diversity.

[H1] Teamwork
As parents ourselves we understand that parents/carers are children’s first and enduring educators, we appreciate when parents and practitioners work in  partnership in our setting, the outcomes positively influence children’s development and learning. We feel it is important for effective communication between parents/carers and practitioners to ensure that information, knowledge and expertise is shared appropriately. We provide many opportunities for parents/carers to be involved with their children’s education and play an active role within our pre-school.
[H1] The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
We follow the EYFS, which is a legal framework for children aged from birth to five years. It sets out the legal requirements relating to learning, development and safeguarding and welfare requirements.
[H1] SEND Code
We welcome all children and are committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity and inclusion among our staff, families and children. We endeavour to make sure that we provide appropriate provision to enhance the setting and cater for the needs of all children enabling them to enjoy a full part in the daily life at the setting.
All Children and families will be helped and encouraged to develop their full potential and the talents and resources of the setting (including signposting to appropriate agencies) will be fully utilised to maximise enabling environments and early intervention and support. At Explorers we are committed to following the recommendations and guidelines of the SEND Code of Practice and Disability act 2010. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014.

[H1] Explorers’ Vision
Children are at the heart of the Explorers Childcare family as we play, learn and grow together. Explorers strives to create a safe, secure and happy learning environment which ensures everyone reaches their full potential as they travel along their unique learning journey.
Building upon core British values and the beliefs and cultural heritage of our children’s families, Explorers works together with carers and specialised outside agencies to create a supportive partnership which fosters inclusivity, embraces the diversity of family life and helps all children to be prepared for the future.
[H1] Explorers’ Aims
Every day is a learning day for both children and adults at Explorers. Providing a loving, caring environment where everyone is valued and listened to we aim:
To provide affordable childcare which offers a rich, stimulating culture of learning, exploration and opportunity for both children and staff, no matter their background.
To make full use of our local environments, communities and wide ranging staff knowledge to ensure that every day is a learning day tailored to all interests and aspirations.
To provide all children with a safe and stimulating environment that builds on individual needs, hopes and interests.
To work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to ensure all children have the very best start in their lives and are prepared for the next stage of their education.
To allow children to explore and engage with the world around them through play.
To provide children with opportunities to access additional activities and outings to create memories and broaden their horizons.
To create a working partnership with parents/carers ensuring that, together, we can help children to reach aspirational outcomes.
[H1] Teaching and Learning ~ Our Aims and Rationale
At Explorers we provide high quality care in an enriched learning environment where our values are at the heart of everything that we do as we play, learn and grow together.
Explorers’ Values are:To be HappyTo be CaringTo offer QualityTo provide a culture of Learning
At Explorers, we believe that all children should be given the best start to their educational journey through a broad, balanced and fun early educational experience which will help them in their future learning.
Our aims for Explorers are:To ensure children are happyTo provide a happy, safe and caring environmentTo provide stimulating play experiences that will help children to develop to the best of their abilitiesTo use an educational framework for the quality of care and learningOur aims for all children are:To be happyTo be confident and independentTo explore new thinking and build on their knowledge and skills each and every dayExplorers’ ethos is to make people happyMake children happyMake staff happyMake parents/carers happy

[H1] Our curriculum: Intent and Purpose
To give all our children the very best start in their early years education and ensure they meet their full potential through providing a wide variety of experiences and adventures which:
Are happy and safe
Develop independence
Nurture their confidence, curiosity, imagination, self-respect and responsibility to others
Allow them to explore and adapt to new ideas and ways of thinking
Build relationships and knowledge
Prepare them for their next stages of learning

[H1] Explorers’ Rationale
Experiences in Early Years are key to children’s development and provide the foundations they build upon for the rest of their lives. Therefore, it is fundamental that we get these experiences right for every child at Explorers. We help all children to reach their full potential regardless of their starting point by providing a happy, safe, fun, stimulating and challenging range of learning opportunities and experiences; developing excellent relationships with parents/carers, children and other professionals; and ensuring a sensitive, caring and inclusive setting.
We will help all children to develop into active, resilient, confident and independent learners who move to their next stages of learning with knowledge, skills, characteristics, attitudes and love of learning.

[H1] We achieve this by:

Learning through play

We understand that childhood is part of, and not preparation for, further education and adulthood. Children should feel appreciated, be able to express their feelings, ideas, thoughts, identities and relationships in a positive, caring, playful and stimulating environment.
Children will be able to explore at their own pace, be respected as autonomous, self-motivated individuals and given consistent boundaries.
The majority of play at Explorers will be child-led, with practitioners following children’s current interests, helping children to take initiatives, make their own decisions and become active learners.
Practitioners will engage with children and their learning either by careful observation of children; listening and watching play or by sensitively joining in children’s play in order to develop it.
Practitioners will work to support children’s reasoning while challenging them to re-examine and extend their understanding of the world. This will be achieved by modelling and developing language for communication and by thinking through and modelling play itself.
Practitioners will follow children’s interests to move on their learning by building upon and extending children’s skills and knowledge.

Developing warm relationships and initiating quality interaction

Practitioners are aware that each child’s relationship with other children and adults is integral to their well-being and development.
Practitioners are role models through their relationships with other staff, parents/carers and children.
Practitioners will ensure that they remain sensitively involved in their relationships with other staff, parents/carers and all areas of children’s play and activities; supporting development throughout their curriculum provision.
Practitioners understand that every child develops individually and, therefore, different levels of communication and interaction are necessary.
All practitioners will show a warm and loving attitude towards children in their environment and ensure that non-verbal communication (body language) is open and caring.
During interactions between children and practitioners, a practitioners’ aim is not to think for children but to use sensitive questions, comments and modelling (thinking out loud) in order to help children to think for themselves.
When children push boundaries and need support, practitioners will respond in a calm and consistent way.

Working with Parents/Carers

Research has demonstrated the tremendous impact that the quality of the home learning environment has on a child’s development. We believe that parents/carers are a child’s first and most enduring educator and that when parents/carers and practitioners work in partnership it is to the great benefit of the children. In order to capitalise on children’s nursery and home experience, we work closely with parents/carers to share information which can then be built upon in the setting. Ongoing dialogue between parents/carers and practitioners begins with pre-visits and continues with regular formal and informal information sharing and the use of our communication methods on tapestry.

Working with other professionals

We all know, working in partnership with other professional gives children better outcomes. Multi-agency communication is an important part of Explorers and we do our utmost to work with all professionals to ensure we provide the very best care and education. We have a close relationship with the CDC centre as we have many children who have and/or are developing their support pathway. Early intervention is vital and referring children to other services as and when needed is key to help support individual developmental needs.

Providing an enabling environment

An enabling environment includes the emotional environment as well as the indoor and outdoor environment. At Explorers, we ensure that:
Children have access to indoor and outdoor play.
Resources are developmentally appropriate and can be used in a range of ways.
Resources are high quality and safe
Resources are available for children to select independently to support their learning.
Tidy up time is included in the routine

Planning and providing individual learning

Continuous provision and small group time sessions are planned daily with activities building on observations of the child’s current interests.
Children have access to outdoor play whatever the weather.
Practitioners take into consideration the range of children’s learning styles when planning.
Practitioners take special care to plan activities to meet the needs of all children.

[H1] Contact Us
If you would like to enquire or have any questions please contact us via the Contact Us page.

[H1] Admission
If you would like to enrol your childcare at Explorers at Trefonen, We will ask you to complete a registration form which requires all relevant information about your child to ensure we can meet your child’s needs appropriately. We also request your own details in case of an emergency. A £20.00 non-refundable admin charge will also be required upon enrolling to ensure your commitment to Explorers at Trefonen. We will invite you and your child to attend a pre-visit to enable him/her to familiarise himself/herself with the staff, the routine and of course their peers and experience all the fun he/she will have.
[H1] Daily Routine
We feel children benefit from a structured but flexible routine. Therefore, we have implemented a daily routine enabling them to feel safe, secure and stimulated in their new environment.
[H1] Partnership with Parents/Carers
Staff liaise with parents/carers to monitor your child’s progress and development by using a key person system. We want to support you and your child during their early years to make it a successful, stable and safe process. It is important to us that you are involved with your child’s learning and development, therefore, we ask you to read your child’s learning stories and to write any comments and views.
[H1] Tapestry
Tapestry is an on-line personal Learning Journey which records photos, observations and comments on your child which links to the Early Years Foundation Stage which builds your child’s learning with us at Explorers at Trefonen.
Tapestry is a system which is hosted in the UK on a secure server. You will have secure access to your child’s information by setting up using your email address and a password. In addition, you can upload photos and make comments on your child’s learning. You can also download the app onto your mobile phone.
[H1] Home School Bags
We provide all children with a home school bag, this includes a story book from our library which you share with your child and a communication book for you to write any information we need to know, comments, questions, or to give us feedback on any aspect of the setting or an event/trip.
[H1] Home Visits
We understand the importance of forming strong relationships between children and practitioners; therefore, we like to give you the opportunity of a home visit. This involves your child’s key person and another member of staff visiting you and your child in his/her home environment, allowing your child to share his/her home experiences with their key person, which enhances their relationship. If possible, the visit will be arranged prior to your child starting at Explorers at Trefonen.

We are open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.45pm, term time only or all year around.
Please note if you need Holiday Care, this needs to be booked separately. Please email trefonen@explorerschildcare.co
We offer a range of sessions:

[H2] Start Time
8.00am
9.00am
9.00am
9.00am

[H2] Finish Time
5.45pm
3.00pm
12.00pm
1.00pm

[H2] Price
£48.50£31.00£15.50£20.00

[H1] Before and After School Care for School Children
8.00am to 9.00am – £5.50             8.30am to 9.00am – £3.00
3.00pm to 4.30pm – £6.50            3.00pm-5.45pm – £12.50
[H1] Holiday Club for School Children
9.00am to 3.00pm – £31.00

[H3] Funding
[H3] 2 year olds – 24U funding – Apply with Shropshire Council
To check if you are eligible for funding, please visit 24U funding | Shropshire Council
[H3] Funding for 2,3,4 year old’s.
To check if you are eligible for funding, please visit Eligibility | Childcare Choices

[H2] ACADEMIC TERM DATES 2025/2026
[H3] AUTUMN TERM
Tuesday 2nd September – Friday 19th December 2025Half term – Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October 2025PD Day – 1st September, 24th October 2025, 3rd November 2025
[H3] SPRING TERM
Tuesday 6th January – Friday 27th March 2026Half term – Monday 16th February – Friday 20th February 2026PD Day – 5th January 2026
[H3] SUMMER TERM
Monday 13th April – Friday 17th July 2026Half term – Tuesday 26th May – Friday 29th May 2026

[H1] Holiday Club
We offer Holiday Club for children from aged 2 years up to year 6. We plan for a range of activities and outings which meet the children’s current needs, interests and developmental milestones. All food and snacks are provided thoroughout the day.
Full day is £33.00.           9.00am to 3.00pm – £25.00.
For more information, please visit our facebook page or email trefonen@explorerschildcare.co. QR codes are available to book via our facebook page.
[H1] Before School Care
[H3] Breakfast Club starts at 8.00am to 9.00am – £4.50.
Healthy breakfast includes a choice from – toast, cereal, crumpets, porridge, yogurt, fresh fruit and fruit juice.
We aim to provide a healthy start to your children’s school day, including breakfast, wake up gym to focus the mind and body in readiness for a day at school, and calming board games complete this early session.
[H1] After School Care
[H3] After School Club runs between 3.00pm – 5.45pm – £10.50. 4.30pm collection is £5.50.
After school children will be offered snack approximately at 3.45pm which will include a drink of milk or water and some fruit or a savoury snack. The children will then go on to enjoy an afternoon of fun and games designed for children of all ages.
A light tea will be served approximately 4.30pm, which will include a variety of foods will be offered throughout the week, the menu of the week is displayed.

Clay Creations

Colouring

Being with Friends

Painting

Scavenger Hunt

Having a Treat

Gardening

Some of the activities that are part of our programme include:

[H1] Visiting Our Friends

The children have the opportunity to take part in some activities and share memories with the residents.

[H1] Gymnastics

Every Monday we provide the children to go to Gymnastics at Border Counties in Oswestry.

[H1] Pyjama Drama

[IMG: Pyjama Drama]

On Thursday afternoon we take part in ‘Pyjama Drama’

[H1] Out and About in Our Community

Visiting the Mobile Library

Visits from Dental Nurses

Making our own Poppy

Visits from the Local Police

Walks to our Local Shop

Visits from a Farmer

Outing to the Local Castle

Off to pick our own Pumpkin