Five Years of Montessori at Norman Court
Why choose our Montessori Day Nursery?
Continued Success & Increased Capacity
Norman Court Montessori Nursery has now been up and running for over five years. Since we opened our doors in 2013 we have continued to develop, meeting the demands of our children and families by enhancing our provision. Within the ethos of our nursery we have sensitively expanded our original provision both indoors and out. We’ve also extended the size of some rooms of our rooms in order to be able to accept more children into our Nursery (If you are interested in our Montessori Nursery, please contact us on 01980 322 322 or enquire@norman-court.org)
Milly Pearson, Nursery Manager says:
“Our vision has always been to provide a warm, caring environment where parents and children feel safe, welcome, valued and respected. We support each individual child, enabling them to reach their full potential by allowing them to develop at their own pace with particular regard to individuality.
The uniqueness of Norman Court is the amount of space that we have available to us. We are set in 45 acres of woodlands, meadows and grounds. We have fabulous sports facilities including a gym, dance studio and an amazing adventure playground.
Outside is such a natural environment for children, there is a freedom associated with the space that cannot be replicated inside. The environment where we work and play affects our emotions and children will often be less inhibited outside and more willing to join in activities.
I am very proud to be the Head of our nursery. We have fantastic children, devoted families and very talented staff. It has been a very successful four years, everyone has worked so hard and as our school continues to grow we look forward to welcoming more children to Norman Court School and Montessori Nursery.”
Why should you choose Norman Court Montessori Nursery?
Sending your child to nursery is one of the biggest steps you will have to make as a parent. It can be a very sensitive time, but nursery can have a positive and long-term impact on children’s capabilities, progress and social development.
A child’s brain develops more in the first five years than at any other stage of their life. During this time they develop emotions, speech, taste, touch, behaviour and so many more important skills that will shape the rest of their lives, so allowing them to have rich experiences will help to maximise their growth and learning.
A recent study commissioned by the Department of Education looked at how pre-school influences children and young people’s attainment. The study found that children who had attended a nursery and pre-school setting had a better overall attainment than children who did not, and that an early start for children in a high quality setting showed especially beneficial.
Choosing to send your child to nursery can play a big part in their childhood; it is a focused environment for children to flourish and grow to the best they possibly can. Children are able to make new friends of a similar age, develop relationships and social skills that will shape their growth when going forward. These skills will help when children go on to start school, out-of-school activity classes, university, etc., to help build them as confident individuals.
It is recognised that many parents structure learning based activities at home, and so a high quality nursery environment works to really compliment this education. Nursery delivers focussed activities to children, according to the Early Years Foundation Stage Learning, which are planned to meet each child’s individual stage of development and interests.
“Children achieving a good level of development are those achieving at least the expected level within the following areas of learning: communication and language; physical development; and personal, social and emotional development; literacy; and mathematics.”
At Norman Court we promote inclusive practice and encourage unique planning for each individual child to strengthen their own development, through working in partnership with parents. We believe that working in partnership with parents is paramount to children’s learning and development.
Each child is allocated a member of staff known to the parent and child as your child’s ‘Key Person’. Key Person’s recognise that the parent is the child’s first educator; it is the parent who will know their child best and so we work with the parent to ensure that we have all current information needed to settle and to build upon your child’s learning and development.
The dedicated staff at nursery are committed to making sure that children are supported in key values of mutual respect, managing feelings, making relationships and self-awareness as well as giving them new attachments with other adults, that will help to prepare them for their future.
We asked some of our parents what they thought the benefits were of sending their child to Norman Court Montessori Nursery.
Parent Testimonials
Don’t just take our word for it…
We are absolutely delighted with our experience at the Norman Court Montessori Day Nursery. My 12-month-old son started at the Nursery last month. I was a little anxious about my return to work and my son starting nursery, but the team at Norman Court have been wonderfully supportive and have made the transition remarkably easy. The team are exceptionally friendly and very approachable. I love the way they always have time in the morning and at the end of the day to ensure we are all up to speed with my son e.g. what kind of night he’s had/how well he’s eaten.
This Nursery is set in the most amazing grounds and the children are able to spend lots of time outside, which my son loves. Often when I collect him, they are all playing outside. It is impossible not to pick up on the warm, friendly and happy vibe at Norman Court. We are very pleased with our choice of Nursery.
Both our girls have been very happy at Norman Court. Our eldest (3.5) looks forward to the nursery days and our youngest (1) had no issues settling in. The setting is idyllic with plenty of green space for nature walks and a great garden. There’s no shortage of space inside either. All the staff are friendly, accommodating and very easy to get along with. The sunshine hours scheme is a great idea and really helps on the odd occasion you need extra childcare. Can I think of any bad points? Not really, extra lighting in the car park might help but then you’d miss out on the stars!
My daughter has attended Norman Court since her first birthday, she is now 3.5 and I can not fault the care and assistance with her development that she has received. My daughter speaks fondly of all aspects of nursery and she is absolutely thriving developmentally. The setting is nothing short of idyllic and all staff go out of their way to ensure the children are stimulated and stretched. All food is prepared on-site by a dedicated cook and appears both nutritionally balanced and in my daughter’s words is ‘yummy’ (subject to the odd bout of 3-year-old fussiness). I would have no hesitancy whatsoever in recommending Norman Court and am hugely thankful for all the care and support the manager and her team continue to provide for my daughter.
