Opening hours
8:00-6:00
Spring Northumberland Heath Nursery provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Located in Erith, Kent, the nursery offers full day care with convenient car park access for drop-offs and collections.
The dedicated team of passionate practitioners focuses on fostering children's learning and development through engaging activities. Children are encouraged to explore and play using natural resources, with accessible free-flow play areas that allow them to express themselves within a safe setting.
The nursery prides itself on creating a friendly, family-oriented atmosphere. They accept various funding options, including both existing schemes and those being introduced by the government in phases from April 2024 to September 2025, which will extend funded childcare hours to younger children.
This commitment ensures that families can access the childcare they need. The nursery also emphasises the importance of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) to further support children's early education and development.
Our ethos
With passionate practitioners the children’s learning and development are at heart. Children are encouraged to play and explore using natural resources and with accessible free flow play, children are able to express themselves in a safe environment.
What it's like
The manager and staff at Spring - Northumberland Heath create a welcoming and nurturing environment where children feel safe and settled. Children are engaged in exciting activities, learn to regulate their own behaviour, and develop good social skills. The manager has clear curriculum aims, ensuring all children, including those with SEND, make excellent progress.
Fees are structured by age band, splitting children at 36 months, with separate rates for full day and half day sessions. An ad-hoc hourly rate is also available for flexible childcare needs.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
8:00-6:00
Age range
6 weeks to 5 years
Waitlist
Unknown
Last inspected 22 February 2024
What it's like to attend
The manager and staff at Spring - Northumberland Heath create a welcoming and nurturing environment where children feel safe and settled. Children are engaged in exciting activities, learn to regulate their own behaviour, and develop good social skills. The manager has clear curriculum aims, ensuring all children, including those with SEND, make excellent progress.
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Inclusion & environment
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make the best progress they are capable of. Staff support children with SEND effectively and involve them well in activities they enjoy, and also work closely with parents and outside agencies to secure the help that children need.
Pre-school children confidently speak about what they are doing and can explain the rules, such as only running in the garden.
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Date: August 2018
Spring - Northumberland Heath registered in 2016 and is located in Erith, in the London borough of Bexley. The nursery operates from within Northumberland Heath Children's Centre, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff, with eight holding level 3 and two holding level 2 early years qualifications. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
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