We are pleased to be offering FREE 'Stay & Play' sessions every Monday, 10-10:45am. Call for more details or simply come along during term time.
Church Hill
AM/PM
Children from
9 months+
8.30am-3.30pm
All funding
accepted
Pre-school room
FREE Stay & Play sessions
Local trips
Lunch provided, sessional care available
'Children feel exceptionally secure and show high levels of well-being. They form very close bonds with their key person. This is because staff give children's wellbeing high priority. ' - Ofsted Outstanding 2020
Why Church Hill?
Our Outstanding Nursery at St Paul’s, Church Hill offers a unique nursery experience for children from 9 months until they move onto school. Open from 8.30am – 3.30pm, our popular site offers full or half day sessions.
The Nursery is split into the 'big' and 'small' hall, details of which are below.
Small Hall
Caring for Our Babies - A Nurturing Start
Children begin their nursery journey in our warm, homely Small Hall, cared for by experienced practitioners. The space is thoughtfully divided into cosy sleep and engaging play areas, with individual mattresses and soft bedding provided and laundered by us. We follow each child’s home routine as closely as possible, offering a calm, nurturing environment where high-quality interactions support their personal development. Using in-the-moment planning, regular observations, and close communication with parents, we create meaningful experiences to help children settle and thrive. A healthy, home-cooked lunch is also provided daily.
Outdoor Exploration
The Small Hall opens directly onto a stimulating outdoor learning environment, encouraging free-flow play into the garden. This well-equipped space features a playhouse, sensory flower tubs, physical play resources to support gross motor development, a mud kitchen, and a UV canopy for all-weather access.
Big Hall
Our Big Hall provides an engaging environment, supporting all the areas of learning and giving children opportunities that will enable them to think critically, explore independently, take risk and develop language.
We continue to plan spontaneously from children’s interests and next steps, alongside carefully planned focus activities and weeks, that aim to support children’s progress, narrow gaps in their development and prepare them for the next stage of learning.
Being perceptive educators at Leapfrog, we recognise the impact of children’s surroundings on their well-being and development. Therefore, we embrace being a pack away setting; our highly skilled practitioners create wonderful environments and exciting opportunities each day, from a blank canvas, so we have a room that invites children to feel safe whilst experiencing awe and wonder. There are endless opportunities to learn at every turn and all areas of learning are reinforced through ‘purposeful play’.
Big hall garden encourages healthy and active fun. They too, can be set up differently every day and is a wonderful area with lots of opportunities to either climb, cycle, or enjoy sand and water play.
We have very strong links with primary schools in the surrounding area and work closely with our parents throughout the year, through parent workshops, parents evenings, school application talks, Story Cafes and Key worker coffee mornings to name but a few.
