Noah's Ark Nursery in Tewkesbury

About this day nursery

Noah's Ark Early Years, part of the Aspire Foundation, is nestled in the heart of the Priors Park community in Tewkesbury, fostering strong ties with the adjacent Queen Margaret Primary School. This nursery offers a bright, expansive, and inviting space with seamless access to a recently renovated outdoor area, providing ample room for energetic play, as well as dedicated zones for digging, planting, and observing wildlife.

Children benefit from a stimulating environment designed to encourage both play and learning. Further enriching their experiences, the nursery has access to the school's playing field, adventure playground, a Forest School, and an outdoor classroom.

An on-site sensory room further enhances their facilities. Noah's Ark adopts a "one big family" approach, where children aged 2, 3, and 4 years learn and play together in a single room.

This integrated setting allows older children to reinforce their learning by demonstrating and explaining concepts, while younger children are exposed to more advanced vocabulary and ideas from their peers. The setting highly values outdoor play, with children moving freely between indoor and carefully planned outdoor learning environments.

The nursery also collaborates closely with external agencies to ensure robust support and a rich learning experience.

Our ethos

Noah's Ark Early Years aims to create a 'one big family' atmosphere, integrating children of different ages (2-4 years) in a single room to foster peer-to-peer learning. They highly value outdoor play, with children having free access to indoor and outdoor learning environments, and utilise the surrounding community resources like a Forest School and outdoor classroom.

What it's like

Children, including those new to the setting, arrive with enthusiasm and make very good progress from their individual starting points. Staff are excellent role models and support children to develop confident social skills and independence, helping them to express feelings and regulate behaviour. Staff instinctively challenge children to develop their language and thinking, modelling language and skilfully introducing new words, using sign language and visual aids.

Pricing & funding