The Island Day Nursery & Pre School

About this early years setting

The Island Day Nursery, situated in Sandown, Isle of Wight, prides itself on providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive. The nursery operates from a purpose-built facility, offering a balanced approach to play and learning.

It aims to foster a family-like atmosphere, encouraging children to develop respect for one another and embrace values of caring and sharing. The dedicated team focuses on meeting both the physical and emotional needs of each child, ensuring they feel valued and can progress at their own pace.

Through imaginative play, creative activities, and engaging challenges, the nursery encourages self-awareness and excitement for learning, all within a calm and natural setting. The Island Day Nursery is committed to offering the best possible care, fostering a foundation for development and well-being.

Our ethos

Our aim is to encourage all aspects of your child’s development, creating a balance between play and learning. We strive to achieve this with the following objectives: To encourage a family atmosphere, teaching children to have respect for each other, thereby learning to relate to one another and building an attitude of caring and sharing. To provide a loving, caring environment where children can learn through imaginative and creative play. Our main objective is to ensure that the children have fun, enjoy their time with us and learn in a calm, relaxed and natural way. We endeavour to provide an educationally stimulating environment in which the children feel calm, valued and able to progress at their own speed. We aim to be approachable, open to parents/carers and their families, knowledgeable and helpful wherever we can. But above all we aim to provide the best possible care for your child.

What it's like

There are high expectations for all children to learn and develop. Children are very happy and settled and learn to adapt their behaviour. They develop good physical control and pre-writing skills and also a good understanding of the world.

Pricing & funding

The nursery charges an essentials and extras fee to cover consumables and activities not met by Early Years Funding for three and four-year-olds. This fee is invoiced monthly and varies depending on whether the child is receiving 15 or 30 hours of funding.