Lovel End Nursery
PRE-SCHOOL
Curriculum
​"Play is the highest form of research". Albert Einstein
​We offer your child
A curriculum following the approved Early Years Foundation Stage. Our purpose built Nursery also has the benefit of working alongside the school, and we are able to use the school hall, kitchen area and playground. This experience is invaluable to the children moving on to Chalfont St. Peter Infant School*, as the school becomes familiar territory and the learning process is not hampered by having to adapt to new surroundings.
Individual care and attention, made possible by a high ratio of adults to children. Each child has a dedicated keyworker assigned to them. The adult to child ratio is 1:6 (Legal requirement 1:8). We can take a maximum of 24 children in each session. We offer each individual child, quality education and care within a warm and friendly environment that encourages them to learn and develop at their own pace as they interact and play.
* Please note that attendance at the Lovel End Nursery does not guarantee entrance to the Chalfont St Peter Infant School.
"Staff use sharply focused assessments to identify gaps in children's learning"
"Staff teach children discipline, taking turns, respect for each other and how to be patient" - Ofsted July 2015
​Early Years Curriculum
Each academic year we create a bespoke curriculum which has been tailored specifically to the cohort of children that have joined us. The "all about me" questionnaire, keyworker 1-2-1 sessions and observations once the children start all feed into this planning.
Learning at Lovel End Nursery:
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There is a balance of child led activities through the continuous provision and adult initiated planned activities in line with our termly topics that are delivered by the children’s key worker.
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Most of the learning is play based and takes place inside the classroom and outdoors in the garden, school playground and the school’s environmental centre.
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We encourage parental involvement, and we learn a great deal about a child from their parents and home life.
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Children develop and learn at different rates and we teach with the understanding that there is a wide variation on what is typical
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