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Owners, Mark & Leanne Jones from Just4Fun Entertainment, initially setup a popular weekly baby/toddler playgroup called DiscoTots on Canvey Island. The playgroup was open every Tuesday (term time) since 2013 and had over 500 registered members.

We was offered the opportunity to hire the hall adjacent to the Canvey Skills Campus from Monday to Friday during school term times and that's where the Discovery Pre-School project started. We opened our doors at the Canvey Pre-School on 6th March 2017. Although this was a brand new pre-school, our team had over 15 years experience, all having worked in a pre-school/school environment for many years.

Our amazing journey has taken us to our own premises at 27 Vikings Way with a 7am - 7pm nursery and pre-school.

At Discovery we always aim to:

• Provide a caring, safe and stimulating environment in which children learn through play;
• Provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age;
• Encourage participation in a group which values everyone, whatever their sex, age, race, religion, culture, means, background or disabilities;
• Maintain an outstanding setting dedicated to fostering children’s self-esteem, confidence, and independence in preparation for the transition to school.

We aim to ensure each child:

• Is in a safe and stimulating environment;
• Is given generous care and attention, because of our ratio of qualified staff to children;
• Has a personal key person who makes sure each child makes satisfying progress;
• Has the chance to share and work co-operatively with other children and adults to live, play, and learn together;
• Is helped to take forward her/his learning and development by being helped to build on what she/he already knows and can do through play;
• To learn to respect each other’s feelings and form enjoyable relationships;
• Is in a setting that sees parents as partners in helping each child to learn and develop.

• Large spacious open plan air conditioned classroom divided into 2 seperate areas; children up to 23 months (incl. cots, quite area & changing area) and children 2 years+.
• Healthy, safe and stimulating environment.
• Low level partitioned off interior spaces for specific activity zones.
• Free flow outdoor play area: safe and appropriate for their respective age levels and allowing for an outdoor classroom experience with large motor activities.
• Large under cover outdoor classroom for use all year round.
• Comfortable and efficient work and storage areas for our staff.
• Accessible and functional administrative spaces.
• Safety for your child...premise risk assessed and doors supervised.
• Large car park right outside for safe, secure and convenient drop off and collection.
• Internal/external CCTV.