Fontmell Magna Under Fives Pre-school

Fontmell Magna Under Fives Pre-school Fontmell Magna Under Fives is a committee run Preschool, situated on picturesque Farm. The contentment and happiness of your children is our priority.

We offer sessions for 2 to 4 year olds, to cover 5 days a week throughout term time. We also offer breakfast and after school club facilities for children up to the age of 11 years. We have a purpose built pre-school which we hope will offer your child bright and spacious surroundings, accompanied by friendly and experienced staff. Fontmell Magna Under Fives main aim is to learn through play, with

endless opportunities being available
As a charity we have a Committee who organise fundraising throughout the year. All parents and carers are most welcome to join. At present the term after children are 3 year olds will be funded for up to 15hrs per week. This can be taken in blocks of 2.5 hours. It is up to you in the way you use the funding. We offer 2 year old funding to eligible children, if you feel you are entitled to this then please talk to a member of staff. Funding can be claimed from no more than 2 settings. Early Years Pupil premium Funding…
We can claim an additional £300 per child per year to spend on enriching your 3 or 4 year old child’s education either by extra resources and equipment, new play, or learning and activity experiences. If you would like to check your eligibility, please feel free to do so using the link below:
https://www.dorsetforyou.com/eypp/eligibility-checker

What a lovely day at the farm yesterday! Amazing donations of raffle prizes and some very delicious cakes!! What a fanta...
29/03/2026

What a lovely day at the farm yesterday! Amazing donations of raffle prizes and some very delicious cakes!! What a fantastic turn out raising over £1000 for the Preschool!! 😍

⭐ A special thank you to Pippa and Mike for hosting and sharing their wonderful farm and animals with us!
⭐ Thank you to all of the committee and FMU5's staff for organising and helping throughout the event!
⭐ Thank you to all the parents of FMU5's for all the raffle donations!
⭐ Thank you to the local companies for raffle prizes!
⭐ Thank you to Tesco Shaftesbury, Steve Coffen, Holly Mundy and Waitrose Gillingham for the donations of all the Easter Egg prizes 🐣
⭐ And a huge thank you to all of you for showing up and supporting us ❤️❤️

Bright Blooms Floral Boutique
Pamplemousse
Beauty by Rochelle Shaftesbury
The Botanical Candle Co
Fontmell Magna Village Shop
The Grosvenor Arms
Mother's Embrace - Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Services

🐣🐤🐥🐰🐇

Happy Easter Everyone

18/03/2026

Hello everyone,

We are on the hunt for some bits for our Forest School

🪵 Tree stumps to use as seats
🪱 Soil for our digging area
🪵 Bark chippings
🪱 Small benches
🪵 Thin slices of wood

If anyone has anything handy or thinks we could use it for our lovely Forest School that would be fab ❤️

Last chance to buy tickets 🐇🐣
17/03/2026

Last chance to buy tickets 🐇🐣

Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing Mums following our FMU5's adventures! ✨And to the ones who opened up their gift...
15/03/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing Mums following our FMU5's adventures! ✨

And to the ones who opened up their gifts this morning, we hope that you loved what you found! The children had such fun making these for you - each one created with much thought and precision ❤️

Due to a couple of changes in circumstances we now have availability from September, please message me if you are lookin...
20/01/2026

Due to a couple of changes in circumstances we now have availability from September, please message me if you are looking for a space.

If your child is starting in September 2026 or you are looking for a space...please message Lauren :)
19/01/2026

If your child is starting in September 2026 or you are looking for a space...please message Lauren :)

Today a little group of children delivered some festive joy to some of our neighbours in the village. They also popped i...
16/12/2025

Today a little group of children delivered some festive joy to some of our neighbours in the village. They also popped in to the shop and the St Andrews school with cakes and cards!

24/09/2025

Autumn term 🍂 Week 1 & 2

Last few spaces available! please message quickly to avoid disappointment 🥳
22/09/2025

Last few spaces available! please message quickly to avoid disappointment 🥳

If your child is booked in for the next academic year - please check your emails 🙌
17/09/2025

If your child is booked in for the next academic year - please check your emails 🙌

Address

Blandfords Farm, West Street, Fontmell Magna
Shaftesbury
SP70PF

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 4pm
Thursday 7:45am - 4pm
Friday 7:45am - 4pm

Telephone

+441747812773

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