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The Nursery

You can come to the Nursery when you are three years old. We will take good care of you and you will have lots of fun playing and learning with other children.

Staff
Head of Nursery:	Mrs Mary Anglin
Nurses:	Miss Marie Tucker
	Mrs Becky Drayton
	Mrs Jo Shurety
	Mrs Rose Baker

We provide a happy, secure and stimulating environment for the all-important years of pre-school education.

Children join the Nursery when they reach the age of three, and may initially attend for either three days, five mornings, five afternoons or full-time. Most children build up to full-time in the term before they move in to Reception.

Although run as an independent unit within the Pre-prep, the Nursery is an integral part of the school, and Nursery children take part in school activities wherever possible.

The Head of Nursery leads the team of teaching staff, NNEB-qualified nursery nurses and general assistants, with a pupil:adult ratio of one to six as a maximum.

Children learn through play in a relaxed and creative environment, and the foundations of independence and academic learning are laid.

The Nursery programme provides a balanced range of activities designed to aid the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of the children. Pre-reading, writing and number work is balanced with art, music, dance and drama through a variety of teaching strategies - small group work, individual or class work. Science, technology and humanities are introduced through a topic-based approach.

The Nursery gives children an excellent start to life at Clifton College, and prepares the way for a smooth and happy transfer to the main school.

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