Choosing to enroll your child in our Nursery offers numerous benefits that can significantly enhance their educational journey. This head start allows children to familiarise themselves with a larger school environment early on, paving the way for a smoother transition into more structured schooling. They benefit from interacting with a broader range of teaching staff, including specialists from the wider school, who are adept at nurturing young minds across various disciplines.  A dedicated transition programme is designed specifically to guide Nursery children seamlessly into Reception, ensuring continuous educational continuity and emotional reassurance.

Nursery pupils develop essential social skills by interacting with a diverse group of peers, enhancing their communication and interpersonal abilities at a critical developmental stage. Early exposure to our enriching curriculum also ensures that they begin developing foundational academic skills sooner, providing a strong base for future learning. Engaging in our well-rounded activities from a younger age, Nursery children adapt more quickly to school routines and expectations, which promotes confidence and independence, setting them up for success throughout their schooling years and beyond.

Children in the Nursery will be introduced to language learning with our French teacher, rhythm and rhyme with the Music teacher, and make the most of our hall and playgrounds with PE lessons from our specialist teachers.  They participate in outdoor education twice a term alongside the rest of the pre-prep children, encouraging a sense of community and belonging. They also enjoy various trips throughout the year, which are designed to enhance their learning by connecting classroom lessons with the real world. These experiences are invaluable in enriching the nursery school experience, encouraging curiosity, and developing a lifelong love of learning.

 

Our dedicated two year programme, completed in our Reception class, follows the Early Years curriculum focusing on:

* communication and language

* physical development

* personal, social and emotional development

* literacy

* mathematics

* understanding the world

* expressive arts and design

Our Nursery education encourages creativity, independence and imagination as the children learn through play and enjoy a free-flow environment with outdoor learning and activities. ​There is an effective balance between child led and adult led activities throughout the seven areas of learning. The curriculum is topic based and changes half termly. Topics are dependent on the time of year and children's interests. The children's developmental progress is regularly tracked and monitored via a profiling system indicating areas of focus for the future.  

Children are gradually introduced to a more structured curriculum to prepare them for their transition to our Reception class, whilst acknowledging that every child is a unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured. 

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