Our nursery
About usLooked after the way you would do it
Small children need the same few things: somebody who notices them, a day with a shape to it, time outside, and grown-ups who are calm when they are not.
So the day has a rhythm — play, outside, lunch, rest, more play — with room in it for a child who is having a difficult morning. We would rather stop and sit with somebody than keep to a plan.
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Photo: Lee Hanson / PexelsWhat matters to parents
- Come and look
- Told about the day
- Settling in slowly
- The same faces
Where the days happen
The rooms, the garden and the things there are to do — shown with every family's permission.
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Choosing where to leave your child
Visit more than one place, and go at a busy time rather than a quiet one. Watch the grown-ups more than the toys: are they down at child height, do they notice a child who has gone quiet in the corner, and does anybody seem rushed?
Ask how long the staff have been there, what happens when a child will not settle, and what you will be told at the end of the day. Then trust what the room feels like — parents are usually right about that.