The Nursery in Killingworth

About this day nursery

The Nursery at Killingworth Way in Camperdown provides a warm and enriching environment designed to inspire curiosity and foster meaningful learning experiences for children. The nursery embraces a blend of pedagogical approaches, ensuring children learn through play, observation, and guided adult support.

They prioritise natural and reclaimed materials over conventional toys to encourage creativity and hands-on exploration. The dedicated team plans engaging activities to enhance each child's learning journey, valuing every child and fostering respect and good manners.

The curriculum includes flexible routines with group activities and structured adult-led sessions, especially for preschool children, to prepare them for reception class. A unique feature is access to swimming lessons at PaddlePod through a partnership with Nemo, aiming to give children a head start in the National Curriculum and support their cognitive and physical development.

Our ethos

The Nursery embraces a blend of pedagogical approaches, prioritising learning through play, observation, and guided adult support, as well as the use of natural and reclaimed materials over conventional toys to encourage creativity and hands-on exploration. They value each child and foster respect and good manners, with flexible routines including both group and adult-led activities to prepare children for school. Additionally, a partnership with Nemo offers swimming lessons at PaddlePod to support cognitive and physical development.

Pricing & funding