More than a Nursery
A wonderful start to a brighter future
At St Neot’s Nursery, your child’s education begins in an environment where they are known, nurtured and encouraged to flourish. With a genuinely individual approach to learning, we take the time to understand each child’s personality, interests and potential, carefully tracking their progress and ensuring they are supported and challenged at every stage.
As part of St Neot’s Prep School, our youngest pupils benefit from an exceptional breadth of specialist teaching and facilities from the very beginning. Forest School, swimming, art, music, drama, French and sport become part of their everyday experience, inspiring curiosity, confidence and a love of learning well beyond the Nursery classroom.
We believe the best early education inspires curiosity, builds confidence and gives children the freedom to discover what they love. At St Neot’s, a bright future starts here.
We are a…
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Swim School
As soon as your child turns 3, they will start their weekly swimming lessons in our 25m pool. Our swim lessons are run by specialist company, Frogs and Friends following the Swim England curriculum.
Weekly swimming helps children develop confidence, competence and enjoyment in the water. With expert instruction and a supportive approach, children build essential swimming skills at their own pace, developing water confidence and a lifelong appreciation for swimming.
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Football Academy
Pupils have weekly sessions run by Ben Catt of WeeKicks.
These sessions introduce children to the excitement of football through engaging, structured coaching. Developing fundamental skills, teamwork and sporting confidence, sessions encourage children to challenge themselves, enjoy being active and discover the rewards of playing together.
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Dance, Drama & Music School
Building confidence, discovering rhythm & creating, experimenting and expressing ideas.
Dance gives children the opportunity to express themselves through movement, music and creativity. Developing coordination, rhythm, confidence and self-expression, sessions provide a wonderful introduction to the joy of dance in an encouraging and inspiring environment.
Through drama and music, children are encouraged to find their voice, explore their imagination and express their creativity. From singing and rhythm to storytelling and performance, they develop communication skills, confidence and a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts.
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Language School
Our French lessons aim to create a good foundation of how to listen to and speak modern foreign languages and to teach the initial skill for language learning through French lessons. The emphasis is on the spoken work and the activities include singing, games, role-play and stories.
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Forest School
Run by our Early Years Forest School Practitioner, Forest School offers children the freedom to explore, discover and connect with the natural world. Through hands-on experiences and outdoor adventures, children develop independence, resilience, curiosity and a sense of wonder.
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Tennis Camp
With expert coaching & fun challenges pupils benefit year round on our indoor and outdoor courts. Children develop coordination, agility, resilience and a love of the game.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Children can join our Caterpillars class from the September following their 2nd birthday.
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We offer the universal 15 hours funding for 3-4 year olds. This starts the term after a child’s 3rd birthday.
We do not offer any of the extended funding for 2 year old or 30 hours.
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For children in Caterpillars class (age 2-3) the minimum number of sessions is 5.
Once in Butterflies (age 3-4) the minimum number of sessions increass to 6.
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We support parents and carers to help settle their children into nursery quickly and easily by giving consideration to any individual needs and circumstances.
Some children settle very quickly, others may take a little longer and we are guided in our procedures entirely by the response of each individual child. Please feel free to talk to your child’s key worker about how they are settling in.
St Neot’s Nursery Staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle their child into the Caterpillars or Butterflies environment by:
Reassuring parents/carers whose children seem to be taking a long time settling
Discussing with parents/carers the benefit of shorter sessions for a longer period of time in addition to the settling in period, should their child be finding it difficult to settle.
Encouraging parents/carers, where appropriate, to separate themselves in a supportive manner, helping the child to start their day positively.
Respecting the circumstances of all families and reassuring them of their child’s progress towards settling in.
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St Neot’s Nursery is open 50 weeks of the year, offering families greater flexibility and continuity of care beyond the traditional school term dates. Holiday sessions are entirely optional and do not need to be booked as part of a regular attendance pattern.
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We provide care from 8am-6pm (5pm during the holidays)
There is flexible drop off from 8am-8.30pm at no additional cost. Creche care from 4pm-6pm is chargeable. (See the Fees page)
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Meals and snacks are inclusive of fees.
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We use Tapestry as our online learning journal. Parents receive their own individual login and can see photos and observations. In Caterpillars you will additionally recieve information on meals and toileting