At Ace Early Years, we offer care and education for children from 3 months to 4 years old, term time only or year round.

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Our mission

To provide a safe and stimulating environment where every child can develop emotionally, physically, and socially through dedicated early years care and education.

Our vision

To be a leading early years education provider that lays the strongest foundations for lifelong learning and wellbeing, where every child feels valued, every parent feels confident, and early childhood is celebrated as a precious and powerful stage of development.

Our values

At Ace Early Years, our values shape the foundation of all our actions.

They are:

Partnership:
Working closely with families through open communication, recognising their essential role in their child’s lifelong education, as well as working with the local authority and other early years specialist providers.

Inclusivity:
Embracing all children and families, respecting diverse backgrounds, needs, and cultures, and fostering a sense of belonging.

Nurture:
Prioritising love, care, and emotional security for every child, recognising that warm, trust-based, responsive relationships are at the heart of development and wellbeing.

Curiosity:
Encouraging discovery through age-appropriate, open-ended play that promotes exploration and early learning.

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At Ace Early Years, we follow a child centred approach, recognising that each child is unique, with individual interests and learning skills.

❊ FAQs

Answers to some of the questions you may have

  • We accept both types of government-funded hours for eligible children.

    This includes:

    • Universal funded hours (15 hours) available to all 3- and 4-year-olds, and

    • Extended funded hours (an additional 15 hours) for children of eligible working families (making up to 30 funded hours in total)

    We also accept ‘Early Learning for 2 year olds’ funding.

    You can find out more about what childcare support is available to you at Best Start in Life.

    Please check out our sessions and fees or contact us for more information about how funded hours can be used within our offer.

  • Ace Early Years has three dedicated spaces for our different age groups.

    • 0–1-year-olds, led by Jodie Brain

    • 2–3-year-olds, led by Sharon Cooper

    • 3–4-year-olds, led by James Corfield and Stacey Wilson

    Our setting as a whole is overseen by our managers, Grace Mortimer and Sophie Keenan.

  • To register your interest in your child joining Ace Early Years, please email office@cnacecentre.co.uk. We will then be in touch to confirm availability and share the next steps.