Our rooms at Park Hill Prep Nursery
First Steps at Park Hill Prep Nursery
Children begin their journey in First Steps from the age of 2 years. We have a wonderful First Steps team, many of whom are highly qualified NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioners. Together they bring their extensive knowledge, skills and understanding of the Early Years, to provide children with a rich, nurturing, creative learning environment.
The First Steps learning environments are well planned and the excellent staff to pupil ratio allows for a wide variety of activities to be available throughout the day. Children are also given free access to resources and are encouraged to learn through their own experiences and individual interests. The teachers adapt the learning environment to follow the interests of the children.
Second Steps at Park Hill Prep
Children join our Second Steps classroom from the September after they turn 3 years. It is located in the main building of our school. Their classroom has direct access to a large open learning space. The Second Steps team consist of Miss Edina Vari and Mrs Christine Burn. Our Second Steps are highly qualified, both teachers hold QTS status.
The children develop their knowledge, skills and understanding by accessing the many activities set up in their learning environment. Their extra curricular activities include weekly Music, PE, Performing Arts, French and Woodland School. The children take part in our very popular Woodland School program, using both our extensive gardens and nearby Richmond Park as a base for outdoor learning. Woodland School occurs once a week in Richmond Park.
Nursery Activities
Every week our little adventurers enjoy a terrific Woodland School session in Richmond Park. They take part a vast array of exciting activities in the large open outdoor space.
Music enables children to learn new words and expand their vocabulary, giving them more words to express themselves resulting in an increase in confidence and creativity. Our littlest learners thoroughly enjoy their music lessons.
Every week Miss Georgina leads her Performing Arts sessions with our First Steppers. Performing Arts allows children to develop their creative and imaginative skills. It simultaneously teaches children language and communication skills.
Ms Adamidou is our PE teacher here at Park Hill School & Nursery. She teaches the children twice a week and works on developing their balance and co-ordination, balls skills, gross motor movement in fun and engaging sessions.
Our fantastic French teacher, Mrs Hibbert, comes to the class once a week and delivers a highly engaging, fun and interactive language lesson.
Trips, workshops and themed activities are regular features in the nursery calendar. Our children have enjoyed pumpkin picking for Halloween, running on a race track in their very first Sports Day and meeting their favourite author for World Book Day.
