Harlequin Day Nursery

About this day nursery

Harlequin Nursery & Pre-School, established in 1992, is situated overlooking the sea near Peasholm Park in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. This nursery caters to children aged 3 months to 5 years, operating 50 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 08:00 to 17:45, excluding Bank Holidays and a two-week closure for Christmas.

The nursery aims to provide a stimulating and happy environment with a strong focus on high-quality care and education. Children are encouraged to interact and play together, fostering the development of their physical and social skills.

The curriculum employs a STEM programme, allowing children to engage in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities. This approach encourages exploration, observation, questioning, and the enhancement of skills like reasoning, predicting, hypothesising, and problem-solving.

The facility itself is a bright and spacious house featuring three separate nursery rooms and three outdoor learning environments, each tailored to different age groups and equipped with appropriate learning materials. The staff are qualified, experienced, and dedicated, with individual progress carefully monitored and achievements recorded.

The nursery is managed by Nadine and Leanne, both with over 20 years of experience in day nurseries, while Garry oversees financial governance. Children have daily access to outdoor learning environments, with protective clothing provided.

The nursery also facilitates pre-start visits to help children and parents acclimate to the environment and staff.

Our ethos

Harlequin Nursery & Pre-School aims to provide a stimulating and happy environment with a strong focus on high-quality care and education, employing a STEM programme that encourages exploration, observation, questioning, and the enhancement of skills like reasoning, predicting, hypothesising, and problem-solving.

What it's like

Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging in this welcoming nursery and form strong emotional bonds with their key person and other staff. The nursery's curriculum is dynamic and clearly sequenced, and staff are very responsive to children's individual needs, strongly supporting their self-esteem and building their confidence to be active learners.

Pricing & funding

Fees are effective from April 2025 and cover full-day, morning, or afternoon sessions. Standard fees include all meals, snacks, and consumables. For children receiving government funding, separate daily or session charges apply to cover food and consumables.