Little Gems off to sparkling start


A VILLAGE nursery school has been given the highest accolade by school inspectors, who rated its early years provision as out- standing. Little Gems Montessori Nurs-


Victory hat-trick for Kings Hill


KINGS Hill School football team reigned victorious for a third year running at the Aylesford and District Schools tournament. The youngsters faced tough competition, beating Ditton School 2 – 1 in the final. Delighted teacher and coach David Baker said: “I am really proud of all the boys in my team. They have all worked really hard and set a real example with their team work. They fully deserved to win the cup!” The winning team (pictured with their coach) were Matthew


Hathway, Harrison Hatful, JamieWarmington, Sam Eyre, Sam Vale, Freddie Matthews, James Francis, Connor Anderson, Carlo Gonzales and Bradley Cahalin.


Plans find favour


PLANS to demolish the closed Walnut Tree pub in Eccles to make way for five new homes have been submitted to Ton- bridge and Malling Council. A resident has commented to


the council that Hillreed Homes’ revised proposals were now a good mix of semi-de- tached and detached homes.


A MAN who slashed the tyres of 29 parked vehicles in West Malling in one night has re- ceived a suspended sentence. JamieWigman (21), of Butch-


ers Lane, Mereworth, admitted the criminal damage and was sentenced to 90 days imprison- ment, suspended for two years.


ery, based at Trottiscliffe Village Hall, was described by Ofsted as a place where “children play in a stimulating, conducive learn- ing environment using good quality resources”. Inspector Jane Wakelen, who


visited on March 1, said the youngsters make excellent progress because staff have exceptional knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements and deliver this through the Montessori method. She said the three staff were skilled and well-qualified and praised the leadership from the management for providing mo- tivation and drive.


Tyre-slasher’s suspended sentence He was also ordered to com-


plete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay a total of £6,137 in compensation. He was said to have cut around 60 tyres last December.


Police had described the attacks in the Offham Road area as “mindless” and “a real pain”.


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between parents and other agen- cies further support children’s individual needs, said the re- port. The nursery currently has 18


youngsters, aged from two to under five on its roll and a max- imum of 26 may attend at any one time. Safeguarding is given high priority and children show an excellent understanding about keeping themselves safe, using the different equipment around the room with care and atten- tion. The inspector noted that chil-


dren are eager to attend the nursery and arrive with confi- dence, ready to play. Children build excellent relationships with the staff and their peers and are exceptionally inde- pendent. They show excellent numer-


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