How do we differ from day nurseries?

The RSM nursery is ideal for 2.5 to 4 year olds who are ready to be in a pre-school environment and need that bit of extra adventure, challenge and stretch to suit their developmental growth. 

Children in RSM Green Shoots or RSM Kindergarten are firmly at the heart of our school and benefit from all our facilities and our specialist teachers (Spanish, Music, PE, Forest School, Computing) as they take their steps towards school readiness.

Like day nurseries, we are open around 48 weeks of the year, from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm, helping you juggle work and parenting. Like them, we accept childcare vouchers and Government funded childcare (15 hours).

The RSM nursery feels like home. Our short video will help you to learn more about us.

The next step for 2.5 & 3 year olds

  • Experienced and highly qualified staff with degrees in Early Years education and, often, qualified teacher status. RSM staff are loyal and committed Early Years specialists who stay with us for many years. 
  • Excellent staff ratios meaning individual care and attention aplenty for your child, and the flexibility as a parent to add extra sessions when needed.
  • A head start thanks to purposeful, exciting and creative activities, which encourage gross and fine motor skills, develop pre-phonological skills and lay the foundations for thinking skills. 
  • Meaningful partnership with parents: from the home visit before your child starts, to termly parents’ evenings and regular online feedback; from daily updates to help with the small but important worries (yours and theirs!)
  • Access to facilities galore:  indoor spaces all on one floor, outdoor purpose-built sensory and climbing areas, all-weather play spaces – padded for the inevitable tumbles – and extensive nature areas for exploring, 

Warm welcomes & smooth transitions

The majority of children join us into either Green Shoots or Kindergarten from a day nursery.

A great deal of time, energy and care goes into our welcome and onboarding process, which ensures that children and their families are already very comfortable and familiar with RSM Nursery well before their first day here. 

We go to great lengths to get to know your child in advance so that we can welcome and support them from day one.

When the time comes, children enjoy a seamless transition into Reception as they already belong to the community and are familiar with routines, staff and buildings. We also know how much their learning benefits from a joined-up curriculum spanning ages 2 to 11.