Longwood

About Us

Independent school and day nursery catering for children aged 3 months to 11 years between 7am-7pm, Mon-Fri (except bank holidays), throughout the year.

The nursery caters for children from 3 months to 5 years. Children develop in enabling and rich learning environments, where each child's learning and development is enhanced by playful activities to encourage resilience, capability, confidence and self-assurance.

Bright and airy separate areas for different age groups offer safe, stimulating and happy environments. A high staff/child ratio with qualified and well-motivated practitioners ensures a caring relationship between parents, babies/children and staff.

Our practitioners are a dedicated, lovely 'family'; many of them have been at Longwood for over ten years. The team works hard to organise a range of carefully planned, as well as free play, activities to help the children achieve their potential. These involve indoor and outdoor climbing equipment, Montessori equipment, table-top games and puzzles, stories, singing and rhymes, construction equipment, books, interactive computers, home corner and imaginative play areas. All activities are carefully chosen to enhance creative, imaginative, cognitive, physical and language development.

Our nursery is very well equipped and children have much opportunity to explore and develop both inside and out. There is a separate cot room in the baby unit, as well as changing facilities and a milk kitchen. Fresh home-cooked and well-balanced meals are prepared on site.

We have expansive grounds with grass areas, shady tree areas, soft surface areas, a secret garden, many raised beds for planting and growing, a large 400 square metre all-weather play area with soft roadway, bridge and tunnel, a log world climbing frame, and several canopy areas directly off most groups. Children embrace being outdoors with exploring games, imaginative play houses, climbing equipment, bikes and trikes and gardening.

French and Music are taught by peripatetic teachers to the older children.

Our practitioners work closely with children and parents to develop a Learning Journal of each child's personal progress. Parents are welcome to share these at any time and are encouraged to contribute to them too.