Nursery

Welcome to Sherborne House School’s Nursery where children aged six months to four years have the best possible introduction to education through a nurturing, stimulating and playful environment, fostering independence and creativity in every child.

Our Rooms

Our Nursery is divided into three different rooms, allowing children to thrive in small groups and receive individual attention. Our three rooms are:

Our Curriculum

At Sherborne House Nursery, we follow the Early Years foundation stage (EYFS) Curriculum and ensure that each phase of a child’s learning is extended through wider experiences inside and outside the classroom.

The children learn in very small class sizes through a combination of planned and child-initiated, stimulating play activities. Following the seven prime areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, teaching topics are led by the children’s interests. The children in Owls class (aged 3 – 4 years) also benefit from weekly specialist French, music and P.E lessons which help to broaden their curriculum and experiences further.

The seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum include:

Prime Areas

Prime Areas

Personal, Social and Emotional Development:

  • Making relationships
  • Self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Managing feelings and behaviours

Physical Development:

  • Moving and handling
  • Health and self-care

Communication and Language:

  • Listening and Attention
  • Understanding, Speaking

Specific Areas

Specific Areas

  • Literacy: Reading and Writing
  • Mathematics: Numbers, Shape, Space and Measure
  • Understanding the World: People and Communities, The World, Technology
  • Expressive Arts and Design: Exploring and using media and materials, Being imaginative

Read more about our Nursery curriculum in our Nursery booklet. This booklet will provide more detail about the specific curriculum for each room within the nursery. It will also show how the curriculum in each room is linked and built upon as a child progresses through the Nursery.

Daily Routines

Our Nursery is open all year round Monday to Friday from 7:30am until 6pm.

Parents can choose from a full day (7:30am – 6pm), a morning half day (7:30am – 1pm) or an afternoon half day (1pm – 6pm). Our Nursery fees can be found on our fees page.

Below you can download the daily routines of the Hedgehog and Badger rooms as well as the timetable for the Owl room. We are able to be, however, completely flexible in routine to suit the individual needs of each child.

Hedgehogs Daily Routine

In Hedgehog room, babies learn and develop in a secure, welcoming environment which has a home from home feel. To ensure your child’s first experience of Nursery is enjoyable, we take special care and time to get to know the child and parents’ needs, wishes and preferences before starting in Hedgehogs, to plan their day around a routine they are used to following.

The routine in Hedgehog room is completely flexible to suit the individual needs of each child.

7:30am – Welcome in to Hedgehogs
8:00am – Breakfast time
9:00am – Free play
9:30am – Nappies, Sleeptime, Bottles/Snack for younger babies
10:00am – Snack for older babies
10:30am – Outdoor exploring time
11:00am – Story and song time
11:30am – Lunch time
12:15pm – Older babies sleep time
12:30pm – Nappies
1:00pm – Free play/Messy play
2:00pm – Sleep time and bottles for younger Babies/ Older babies have snack
2:30pm – Outdoor exploring time
3:00pm – Sensory time & Free play
3:30pm – Nappies
4:00pm – Tea time
5:00pm – Free play
5:30pm – Stories & Tummy time
6:00pm – Home time

Badgers Daily Routine

In the Badger room, the children learn and develop in a secure, welcoming environment which has a home from home feel. To ensure your child’s first experience of Nursery is enjoyable, we take special care and time to get to know the child and parents’ needs, wishes and preferences before starting in Badgers, to plan their day around a routine they are used to following.

The routine in Badger room is completely flexible to suit the individual needs of each child.

7:30am-8.30am- Welcome into Badgers/Breakfast/Free Play
8:30am-9:30am – Continuous Provision & Adult Led Activities
(9:00am-10:00am Nappies)
9:30am-9:35am – Tidy Up Time
9:40am-9:55am – Group Time e.g Singing/stories/music & movement
9.55am- Wash Hands
10:00am- Snack Time
10:20-10:45- Free Play
10:50- Outdoor Play
11:35-12:10- Lunchtime
12:15- Quiet Play after lunch/Nappies
12:30-2:00- Nap Time
2:15- Snack
2:30-3:45- Continuous Provision/adult led activities/outdoor play
(3:30-4:00-Nappies)
3:45- Tidy up/ Group Time
4:00-4:30- Tea
4:30-6:00- Free Play/Home Time

 

Owls Daily Routine

 

 

Owls

Tuesdays & Thursdays- please come into school in P.E kits with uniform provided in the bag

Join Our Reception Open Morning

Would you like to find out about the opportunities that a prep school can offer your child?

Join us in the Spring Term for our Reception Open Morning on Friday 17th January from 9am – 12pm.

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