Under the expert care and supervision of Mrs. Jan Miller and Mrs. Linda O'Neill, our nursery department occupies most of the ground floor of Buckholt House.
It has its own identity but is also an integral part of the school and shares the same high standards.
Children are accepted from the age of three, following an informal assessment.
Our two nursery classes provide for:
- Structured
Learning:
letter-sounds, writing patterns, number work
- Purposeful
Play: construction, toys, matching, threading, measuring,
puzzles, games, sorting, counting, weighing
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Investigative Play:
dressing up, role play, singing, music, movement
- Creative
Play: picture books, story time, sounds
- Experimental Play: floating, sinking, building, mixing, sand play, printing
Our safe and secluded grounds offer: outdoor play - see-saw, slides, climbing-frames, push cars, scooters, prams, hoops, balls, skipping, bean-bags, ropes e.t.c.
Our nursery provides a secure, happy foundation for your child's educational and social development. The early learning experiences dovetail naturally into the Learning Outcomes of the National Curriculum.