Welcome to The Nursery, where we nurture high aspirations for every child. Our dedicated team creates a supportive environment that encourages growth and creativity. Together, we inspire young minds to reach their potential and embrace their unique journey. Join us in fostering a lifelong love for learning!

The Nursery Vision & Values

Our vision is to nurture high aspirations in every child by fostering their emotional resilience, interaction, and sense of belonging, while instilling a lifelong love of learning.

We believe by creating a supportive environment, we can empower children to reach their fullest potential and thrive in all aspects of life. Together, we can cultivate a brighter future for our children, one filled with hope, curiosity, and endless possibilities.

Enriching Learning Environments

Our nurturing environments have been designed to support children’s emotional, social, communication and physical development.

Our youngest learners enjoy spaces to eat, play, rest, and grow. The children have three beautiful rooms to explore.

When children are aged between two and three, they transition into our Toddler Room. Here, we build on the core skills children have already gained, focusing on all seven areas of learning within the EYFS to foster their holistic development. Children have two large rooms to use to play, eat, rest and understand the world around them.

We start our day by welcoming children into our setting, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere from 07:30 (additional charges for the early starts). Our typical morning session, running from 08:00 am to 1:00, includes a delightful family breakfast where everyone can choose, prepare, and enjoy their meal together. We then have connection and communication time, celebrating the seasons through songs and stories, finally, our Discovery Time allows children to explore their senses through engaging play experiences, both indoors and outdoors, with support from our dedicated educators. Followed by Mindfulness Mealtime (lunch, led by Chef Wendy) and opportunity for sleeps, rest and quiet play.

In the afternoons, starting at 1:00 pm, we gather for Cosy Time, where children who wake up refreshed come for a small snack and seasonal drink. Our activities are guided by the children's interests and planned activities to support their unique development. After discovery Time, outdoor play and time together, we are ready for our delightful High Tea. As part of our curriculum, children will participate in setting up our hallway display, choosing activities they would like to enjoy the next day. We also ensure that care and toileting routines are supported throughout the day, with adaptations for our younger children. Parents will provide nappies and wipes.

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Rhythm & Routine

Name: The Nursery
Address: Holditch Road, Chesterton, ENG, ST5 9JA, GB
Telephone: 01782 528597

Our approach to each nursery day is that we create a structure with a focus on play, emotional well-being, exploring the senses, communication and mindful care routines. A carefully thought out routine helps to develop children's organisational skills , preparing them for being 'life ready'. Whilst we promote a good routine with children and families, we will follow and adjust our daily time to match the rhythm of the children and their learning, to ensure we promote connectivity to their play and development.

Our Commitment to Families

We strive to provide a nurturing and stimulating atmosphere for children aged 3 months to 3 years. Our mission is to foster creativity, curiosity, and independence while ensuring their emotional and physical well-being is promoted.

The Nursery is built on a hygge approach, encouraging a cosy and homely environment that makes children feel safe and loved. We prepare nutritious meals on-site to help each child grow healthily and happily. We operate from a single story building and only offer places for 26 children per day.

Our Story

Welcome to The Nursery, where passion meets expertise! With a rich background as a Primary Teacher, Nursery Manager, Operations Director and Early Years Quality Manager, I am dedicated to creating a nurturing environment for children to thrive. My qualifications, including a BA in Primary Education, Early Years Professional Status and a Masters Degree in Early Years Leadership, combined with my experience as a mother, drives my commitment to providing exceptional care and learning experiences. Join us on our exciting journey as the team bring the vision of The Nursery to life!

Owner/Director Emma Jones

Food & Nutrition

At The Nursery, we pride ourselves on providing healthy meals prepared on-site by our talented Head Chef, Wendy. We adhere to nutritional guidelines to ensure that children enjoy a balanced and wholesome menu. With focus on locally sourced ingredients, we are excited about the prospect of growing our own food in the near future. Your child's health and well-being are our top priorities!

Our curriculum supports activities which promote healthy choices including our growing garden, baking and during meal time discussions. We also promote this through our healthy menus.

A sample menu includes:

Family breakfast: Where staff and children access a variety of breakfast choices together

Lunch: (mindfulness mealtimes) Thyme, Chicken and Leek Pie (or vegetarian alternative) with Summer Greens Berry Crumble

High Tea: Staffordshire Oatcakes with Cheese Yoghurt and Puree.

Starchy snacks and fruit available for snack times (balanced against each menu)

Milk and Water available throughout the day