Lucy Locket Kindergarten first opened in 1990; from then it has gone from strength to strength. We have a mature long-serving workforce and are committed to continuous staff training and development. Our employees are highly-motivated and dedicated to the well-being and nurture of the children in their care.

We are proud to have achieved "Outstanding" in our recent OFSTED inspection

Aims of the Nursery

Every child is special and unique.

• We aim to show every child that they are individual, that they have gifts and talents special to them and to draw out these attributes, so that each is able to fulfil his or her potential.
• We aim to promote a learning environment which is exciting and stimulating, where children learn through a combination of personal enquiry, practical experiences and adult-initiated learning.
• We aim to promote an ethos which encourages the values of self-respect, self-control, a respect for each other and of the environment.
• We aim to foster good manners, politeness and a concern for others.
• We aim to encourage the development of each child as a whole, personality, emotionally, spiritually & academically.
• We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum which meets the needs of each individual child.

The Nursery Rooms

• The Baby Room
  For children aged 3 months - 18 months
• The Tweenie Room
  For children aged 18 months - 3 years.
• The School Room
  For children aged 3 - 5 years.
• The Forest School

General Information

Opening Hours: We are open from 8:00am until 6:00pm Monday to Friday. We are closed for all Bank Holidays and for a week over Christmas. You will not be charged for these days.

Pastoral Care: We are a friendly nursery with a caring atmosphere. Staff treat each child as an individual and work closely with parents to ensure total care of their child. Communication between nursery staff and parents is important if a child is to make good progress. The nursery runs a "Key Worker" system.

Discipline: Just as the nursery staff value the children in their care, so we expect the children to value their environment and the relationships they form. We emphasise respect for one another, tolerance for each other's point of view and practices which promote safety in the nursery.

Lunches: The cost of a daily cooked lunch is included in the fees. A menu is posted at the entrance to the nursery. The meals are cooked on the premises with some of the vegetables from our own nursery garden. Our cook will liquidize the food for the babies and caters for all special dietary requirements.

The above is just a snippet of the prospectus, for any other information, please download the brochure.