What is the core curriculum?

Your child’s development is at the heart of everything we do. Their experiences and learning, while at Chestnut Nursery Schools, are key to both their physical and mental growth. We provide a fun, well-rounded curriculum, offering the children fundamental life skills, and encouraging a desire to learn more.

Little Explorers – Experiencing the natural world through outdoor hands-on activities.

Mini Artists – Exploring objects and materials through play.

Little Book Lovers – Sharing the love for stories through our imagination.

Little Communicators – Encouraging our children to be expressive and confident.

Do you offer free flow play?

Yes, we encourage free flow play as part of our daily routine however considering the variation of seasons and daily weather. 

How do you support early reading/the love for books?

We use stories to support planning where children’s imaginations are encouraged to be creative. We provide a vast range of opportunities relating to the story to support children to develop in the different areas of the Development framework. We also facilitate individual book reading clubs.

Will I receive any support for home learning?

Yes, we provide consistent home learning for parent/carers to support children’s learning and development. 

Will you teach my child how to clean their teeth?

Yes, we provide a range of opportunities to support and encourage the learning of oral health some examples being sharing healthy recipes, participating in healthy cooking activities, cleaning of teeth sessions.