Welcome to Highmoor Nursery School
At Highmoor Nursery School, our staff are passionate about nurturing inquisitive young minds, creating a secure and happy place for children to learn and thrive.
"Highmoor really is a little piece of heaven"
"I'm so proud of how well she is doing at school! Huge credit must go to Highmoor for giving her the most amazing start."
"Highmoor is such a special nursery, I feel so lucky that my daughter has enjoyed such a wonderful time with you."
"We feel Highmoor is so much more than a Nursery, it's a part of our family!"
About Us
Offering Nursery and Pre-school education for children aged 18 months - 5 years since 1993, we are based in the beautiful surroundings of green fields and the rural village of Highmoor, in its light and spacious Memorial Hall.
Our vision is to create a happy, caring space that helps children reach their full potential. Our staff put nurture at the centre of their care, recognising each child's individual needs, encouraging positive self-esteem and confidence.
We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, between us helping children develop an enthusiasm for learning and celebrating their achievements. This ensures they are able to begin their education happily, healthily and successfully, whilst fostering consideration for others and the world around them. We aim to offer a high-quality provision providing a child-centred approach to learning, within a safe, happy and stimulating space. We are confident in our ability to maximise each child's full potential in all aspects of their development and we provide a well-resourced environment which is a balance between child and adult-led learning.
Please see our curriculum page for more details.
Ofsted Rating - Good
"Children play, explore and learn with enthusiasm in this inviting setting. They engage well in activities led by members of staff, and they direct their own play from a wide array of exciting activities on offer. Children form trusted and affectionate bonds with the manager and staff, who genuinely want them to reach their full potential." - Ofsted Inspector, Sonia Panchal
Please see our latest Ofsted Report
Activities
At Highmoor Nursery School, we also provide additional activities in order to support the curriculum and the EYFS. These extra-curricular activities are run in-house, or by specialists that provide a professional service specifically tailored for our Nursery's current themes and topics, as well as the children as individuals.
SportyMinis
Our SportyMini sessions, run by Jack, are designed to make movement a daily part of the children's lives. They allow every child to discover the joy of sports, combining imaginative play and skill-building activities. these inspire curiosity and confidence. Jack teaches the 21 fundamental movement skills children need to thrive, in an inclusive and supportive environment. Lessons are carefully designed to spark engagement and include fun and accessible activities from "hopping through hoops" to "balancing on beams", as well as group-based play encouraging teamwork, communication, and leadership. Each session incorporates numeracy, literacy, and emotional awareness into movement sessions for a holistic approach to learning.
Music
Sharon teaches music classes at Highmoor, which are an engaging and dynamic approach to learn rhythm and movement. Another great way to promote language and communication abilities is through singing. Every week features an exciting theme that teaches the children about colours, shapes, animals, and a host of other topics. Additionally, Sharon uses a range of props each session, such as instruments, puppets, ribbons and scarves, involving different movement and motor skills.
French
Our French classes are held with the pre-school children. During which we look at the basics of French such as saying hello, our names, numbers, colours, and animals, which over the term build up into usable vocabulary. Using well known nursery rhymes, translated into French, and engaging props, the children can easily recognise the new words they are learning.
Cooking with Mrs Bun the Baker
Make, bake, and take home your lunch/ tea each week with Mrs Bun the Baker's weekly cooking classes. From the age of two toddlers can have hands on fun in the kitchen, creating goodies, tasting new foods, learning numbers, colours, shapes, developing fine motor skills, but most of all engaging in new experiences and learning through play.
Forest School
We are able to offer weekly Forest School sessions run by our Forest School leader, Rachel. Each session we visit our own Forest School site in nearby woods or use our newly created Forest School area in the Nursery grounds. Forest School programmes focus on holistic development, encouraging children to learn through play, exploration, and direct engagement with the natural world. Forest School provides an environment where children learn to take risks, overcome challenges, and learn new skills.
Yoga
Michelle runs yoga sessions which are dynamic, fun, and engaging. She uses multi-sensory methods and exciting stories of Tatty Bumpkin on her adventures, to keep children motivated and moving. Each week is a new yoga adventure specifically designed to suit the age and ability of each child. Children practise exercise and movement, improving balance and strength, in a non-competitive environment and also develop imagination, creativity, and vocabulary. Each session ends with moments of calm and relaxation to help children to breathe mindfully after immersing themselves in a magical story.