St Mary's Church Nursery

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St Mary's Church Nursery / Preschool

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St Mary’s Church Nursery was established in 1997 to provide high quality care in a stimulating environment for children aged 2-5 years.

St Mary's Church Nursery​

Fully inclusive, sessional preschool with caring and highly qualified staff who are first aid trained.

Excellent child: staff ratios.
Flexible session times.
Good links to the local primary schools.

2, 3 and 4 year old government funding accepted.
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Session Times & Term Dates

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

8.30 – 9.00 (Early drop off)
9.00 – 11.30 (Morning)
12.15 – 2.45 (Afternoon)
9.00 – 2.45 (Full day)

11.30 - 12.15 (Bring a packed lunch)

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Our Nursery Ethos

“We provide a happy, safe environment where all children can flourish and become confident independent learners.

We aim to give all children an equal chance in life to achieve the best they can from an early age. Our highly qualified staff encourage children to extend their learning in a fun, safe setting, so that they can reach their full potential before transitioning to Primary School.”

a happy safe environment...
where children flourish...
achieve their best...
& reach their full potential
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Meet the Team

All staff continue to attend various professional development courses throughout the year to ensure that they keep up to date with the current thinking in early education and childcare.

Claire

Nursery Manager

Hello my name is Claire, I am joint nursery manager with Helen. I have 24 years experience working with children helping them progress in their development and learning. I started my career in a primary school where I achieved a BA honors in Childcare and Education level 6. After taking time out to concentrate on being a mum I was given the opportunity to work at St Mary’s Church Nursery. I would say my passion is being creative and I love being imaginative giving the children the opportunity to express themselves.

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Helen

Nursery Manager

Hi my name is Helen, I am the joint nursery manager and SENCO.

I have been at the nursery since 2005, so I have over 17 years experience in childcare. During this time I have helped care and nurture over 200 children and watched them transition to primary school as confident independent learners.

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Michelle

Nursery Assistant

Hi my name is Michelle, I have two children who both attended St Mary’s Nursery prior to me joining the staffing team in 2018.

I am Level 3 Early Years Educator.

My favourite activities with the children are cooking, dancing and going on different adventures by creating fun obstacle courses. Interesting fact about me... I can wiggle my ears!!

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Nikki

Nursery Assistant

Hi my name is Nikki I am currently studying for my Level 3 Early Years practitioner qualification.

My daughter has recently started school after attending St Mary's Nursery.

In my spare time I enjoy reading, socialising and hula hooping.

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Testimonials

"Partnership with parents are excellent"
Ofsted 2020
“I am delighted that my child has had the opportunity to attend the nursery. It has the perfect balance of fun, nurturing, whilst doing amazing teaching and development of the children. Thank you so much"
“My son is thriving”
“Children thoroughly enjoy exploring and learning through play. They are curious and motivated to discover the rich variety of inspiring activities provided.”
Ofsted 2020
"St Mary's have been amazing with my child’s allergies and this is taken into account during cooking. You are very inclusive”
“Children feel Safe & secure and are fully engaged in their play”
Ofsted 2020
“We always feel very reassured having left our child”
“Nothing is too much trouble for the staff they go above and beyond to help settle the children”
“My 4 year old son has been attending St Mary’s since he was 2 years old. All the staff have been wonderful and made him feel so welcome. He is genuinely excited to go to nursery every day. They have done a fantastic job in preparing him for school in September. My 6 year old also attended when he was younger and absolutely loved it”
“The staff at St Mary’s have always been incredibly welcoming, approachable and dedicated to my boys, helping to nurture and build their social development and confidence which was very important to us as they were both very shy and struggled to settle at the beginning of their time there.”
“The nursery setting is a wonderfully homely and friendly environment which was perfect for both my boys who, because of their nature, would have been a little overwhelmed in larger surroundings.”
“The nursery is very well-equipped with toys and books and offers lot of interesting learning zones and ‘investigation stations’. The children spend lots of time cooking, gardening and going for riverside walks to ‘The Dome’ and are always involved in new and creative themes, topics and activities.”
“Both my boys left St Mary’s happy, confident and fully prepared for school and I cannot thank the Staff enough for all their hard work and dedication over the last 4 years."
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