Established in 1989, we have plenty of years of experience behind us, which has allowed us to build our own unique approach to childcare. This is a dynamic fusion of care and education the balance of which shifts as the child progresses, meeting and challenging children's needs as they develop. The nursery has gained a very good reputation within the community over the years and is rightly known for the strong educational content of the care we provide. We provide fully professional childcare for babies, from just a few months old through to school age; allowing you complete peace of mind to return to work. The care meets all the requirements of the Children Act and these facilities are registered with Ofsted Early Years. The nursery school is regarded as providing the most advanced nursery education within the wider area, with a very strong commitment to early reading and writing within a well balanced and exciting curriculum - it really is difficult to imagine any more auspicious start for a child. Parents wishing their children to attend local authority schools often take advantage of the advanced nursery education, while offsetting the fees with nursery education grant and so significantly reducing the cost. It is important to understand that we are not the same as local day nurseries - none have the same philosophy or ethos or can offer the educational competence, backed by the Prep School, that we can. For example, we provide a nursery teacher input in each class from Pre-Prep up and children would be entering Pre-Prep soon after they are 2 years old.
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Nursery Groupings
To cope with children’s changing needs as they grow and develop, the nursery
is divided into different age groupings. Very young children and babies will
start in our Early Skills group, progressing through Early Learning, Prep-Prep
and then into nursery school.
Children progress to the next group when they are ready and only after
discussion with parents. Use the links on this page to find out more about our
nursery groupings and what happens in the different groups.
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