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The Woodentops Kindergarten and White House Prep was founded by Mary McCahery (Cert Ed, ADB-Ed, SENCO) in 1985, and she is still at the helm today. Mary is supported by her daughters Grace McCahery and Laura Randall, Vice Principals of the School and Sarah Sanger the founder and Principal of Woodentops Nursery Abbeville Village.

Headmaster, Joe Knight works closely with Mary and in managing a strong leadership team.

Having taught children for 50 years, Mary has a wealth of knowledge in EYFS, is passionate about Early Years development and is a Special Needs Coordinator.

Mary also takes an active role in Early Years education for Lambeth Council and attends regular committee meetings to advise on policy planning.

Should you wish to contact Mary, please call 0208 674 9514 or email principal@whitehouseschool.com.

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Open Morning

We are delighted to invite you to a private Open Morning event, exclusively for families looking at Reception and occasional places in our older years.

The Open Morning will take place on Friday 6th February and will begin at 9:30am with guided tours with pupils from Year 6, who will have recently finished their 11+ exams and will be able to talk to you about their experience and their amazing school offers including St Paul’s, King’s Wimbledon, Dulwich College, Alleyn’s, Emmanuel, JAGS, Francis Holland, City of London, Westminster, Wimbledon High, Benenden, Brighton College and more. With 40% of children receiving scholarships in Art, Music, Sport, DT and Academics, we are proud to deliver a range of choices for our families.

The tour will give you a closer look at what happens in the classroom from Reception-Year 6 with a chance to explore our Super Curriculum which includes Nurture in Reception, Enterprise lessons, Choice and our Futures programme in Year 6 – areas where we can develop children’s natural curiosity to enhance their learning and interests outside the classroom.

The school offers wrap around care from 8am-6pm with 14 weeks of holiday camps if required.

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