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The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery offers full day, year-round nursery provision to children aged six months to four years. Discoverers, Explorers and Adventurers are housed in Little Thorns, our purpose-built nursery, completed in September 2023. Pioneers and Ark Pre-School are housed in our unique boat shaped building with its gorgeous Secret Garden. Find our more here.

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery is open for adventure from 7.15am to 6.00pm, 50 weeks of the year.

Yes! Upon Registration, families may choose between 50 weeks of provision a year and term-time provision. There are three terms in a year and they are delivered in line with ºìÐÓÊÓƵ terms, dates for which can be found here.

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery offers a wide range of sessions to meet the differing needs of each family. The following sessions are available:

We ask that children at The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery to do a minimum of four sessions a week. This can be any combination of Full Days, School Days, Mornings and Afternoon sessions. A 'Full Day' and a 'School Day' both count as two sessions.

We understand that some families may wish to pick their nursery aged children up at the same time as their older siblings and offer the flexibility of a 'School Day' option from 8.00am to 4.15pm.

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery is closed:

• bank holidays
• nine days each year for essential maintenance, typically four days over the festive period and four days over Easter
• in order to get the entire staff body together, three staff INSET training days, typically one per school term, a half-day in December when the School breaks up for the festive period and a half-day in July at the end of the school year.

Closure dates are published a year in advance and are available here.

Our partnership with you as parents is essential, as we aim to create a wider family structure for your child. At the end of each day, you’ll be met by your key person and they will run you through all the activities and exciting developments of the day.

Through an app available on your smartphone, we will provide updates on events in your child’s day, such as when their nappy was changed, what they’ve eaten and their nap times. We’ll also post pictures and videos regularly to your news feed so that your whole family can see what they’ve been up to!

We are also able to share your child’s learning journal, our observations of their wellbeing, learning and development through the different experiences they are having, and link these to the early years foundation stage so that you can see and understand the progress your child is making and the next steps they are working towards.

"I am particularly pleased with the communication and updates provided through the Famly app. It has been a valuable tool for us to stay connected with my son's daily activities and progress. This transparency has been reassuring and greatly appreciated."

Current Parent

"We have nothing but praise for you and your whole team. My son has settled so well and we really appreciate how understanding everyone was during the first week of wobbles."

Current parent

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Nursery offer up to fifteen hours of funded early education per week, for up to 38 weeks a year, for three- and four-year-old children, only. This funding is a universal offer and is available to all children from the term after their third birthday. Children can continue to receive this funding in Reception at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, until they reach statutory school age, which is the term after their fifth birthday.

The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Nursery is oversubscribed and places are offered in accordance with our Admissions Policy. Children registered more than eight months ahead of entry will be added to a waiting list. Approximately eight months before entry, places are allcoated and families will be informed if a place is available for their child. The allocation of Nursery places considers a number of factors including: whether older siblings currently attend ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, date of registration, desired entry date, and sessions required.

For those families who are planning for their children to progress into Reception at The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Schoo, subject to availability, we can offer a "fast-track" option of an immediate offer of a place in our Nursery upon payment of an additional Reception Deposit of £1,000. The Reception Deposit is credited against the first term's fees for Reception.

Offers of places are confirmed with a £500 Acceptance Deposit, which is refunded when your child leaves ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.

Details of our Fees can be found here.

To find out more, please book a visit by completing our online booking form. Alternatively please contact our Registrar, Debbie Kingerlee or by telephone on 01883 743048 ext 2019.