WELCOME TO OUR NURSERY 

Welcome to our independent day Nursery based in Southampton, where children aged two to four years will experience a nurturing, stimulating and playful environment, fostering independence and creativity in every child.   

Nestled in the beautiful grounds of KES Preparatory School is our bespoke Nursery setting. Our Nursery is a magical and special place, filled with joy and fun. Our youngest children play, learn and develop in our well-resourced indoor area which flows out to a covered outdoor area. These areas enable our children to explore and discover in their preferred environment.  

Many of our children are adventurous and prefer to learn outdoors. Therefore, we ensure there are many opportunities to learn and develop outside of the classroom, in our garden, at our farm, at Forest School or in Little Meadow.

Little Meadow, our sustainably built Meadow Lodge, provides a hide to watch birds and other wildlife and offers a space to reflect. This wild space at the bottom of our garden, surrounded by glorious countryside, gives our children the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature and wildlife, grow vegetables and harvest apples from our orchard. Little Meadow is also surrounded by our farm. Our children love to visit our ponies, pigs, goats and chickens, learning to feed and care for them.  

STAFFING AT OUR INDEPENDENT NURSERY

Our Nursery is overseen by the Head of Early Years, a qualified teacher and Senior Leader at the School, and on a day-to-day basis, our Nursery is managed by our Nursery Manager and our Deputy Nursery Manager, who are both highly qualified Early Years specialists. Our Nursery Management Team is supported by a wider Nursery team of experienced and highly qualified Early Years Practitioners. We aim to offer enhanced ratios at all times.  

PROVISION 

Full-time or term-time places are available at our independent nursery in Southampton under the Government’s Early Years Education (EYE) Scheme. We offer both term-time provision and provision during the holidays. Enhanced provision activities in the Nursery include Sing and Sign, yoga, Performing Arts, PE (including swimming during the summer months) and yoga, and on-site Farm School and Forest School sessions.

Our provision in the Pre-School is designed to support the children’s preparation for and seamless transition into Reception. An additional fee is applied for each Early Years Education (EYE) funded hour to cover both consumables and this enhanced provision. 

For more information on the fee structure and provisions, please visit the Fees Page.

DAILY ROUTINES 

Our normal Nursery hours are 8:30am until 4.30pm 

Optional wrap around care is available from 7.45am - 5.30pm, through our Early Years Breakfast and Tea Clubs. 

Again, our Nursery fees can be found on our Fees Page. 

GETTING TO KNOW US 

The transition into our Reception year is seamless; the children have already formed relationships with our staff and are settled and happy in the environment.