Good Manors Day Nursery

About this day nursery

Apricot Day Nursery in St Neots offers a nurturing and intimate environment focused on holistic child development. The nursery is open 51 weeks a year, from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, providing flexibility for families.

They follow a Montessori approach within a home-from-home setting, encouraging learning through play and individualised activities. The nursery is split across two sites for different age groups, with a dedicated pre-school setting just a short walk away.

A unique aspect is their 'Brighter Learning Approach', an advanced take on the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, which focuses on hands-on experiences, child-led learning, and critical thinking across six core areas: My Happy and Healthy Self, Wonderful World, Super Steam, Raving Readers, Mini Maths, and Confident Speakers and Communicators. They also offer a variety of extracurricular clubs like cookery, budding movers, artists, musicians, gardeners, and scientists.

The nursery prides itself on transparent communication with parents, ensuring children's safety, offering freshly prepared nutritious meals, and providing a dedicated key person for each child. They also run a 'Next Stop School' programme to prepare little ones for primary school, even offering a £30 Clarks voucher for school shoes.

Our ethos

At Apricot Day Nursery, our mission is to create a nurturing and intimate environment where children can thrive and develop a love for learning. We embrace the Montessori approach, fostering independence, confidence, and a strong foundation for future academic success. We believe in providing flexible support to families and ensuring every child’s individual needs are met through play-based learning and engaging activities, all while preparing them for a smooth transition to school.

What it's like

Children arrive at this nursery very happily and separate from their parents and carers with ease. Children form very close attachments with their key persons, who show them attention and genuine affection. As a result, children feel safe and secure, which is key to their ability to thrive at this nursery and make good progress in their development.

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