Windmill Day Nursery in East Grinstead

About this day nursery

Windmill Day Nursery, operating since 2025 in East Grinstead, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM all year round, the nursery prides itself on its strong safeguarding practices and an inclusive environment.

The dedicated staff, including those with lead responsibility for inclusion, receive ongoing training to ensure swift identification and targeted support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders proactively secure additional funding and monitor its impact to provide comprehensive individual support.

The nursery is committed to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, fostering a supportive atmosphere where children, including those learning English as an additional language, make secure progress across all developmental areas. Children enthusiastically engage in a broad curriculum that supports their individual interests and stages of development.

The nursery prioritises creating a happy and content environment where children develop a strong sense of belonging, nurtured by effective key-person arrangements that build secure bonds with caring and attentive staff. Leaders foster open and transparent relationships with parents, ensuring that each child's care and learning needs are deeply understood and met.

The nursery emphasises building self-confidence, personal, social, and emotional development through secure foundations and engaging activities. Children enjoy ample opportunities for physical development, from babies taking early steps in a carefully considered environment to older children climbing, balancing, and exploring muddy puddles, which develops their core muscle skills and hand-eye coordination.

Our ethos

Windmill Day Nursery is committed to high-quality early years education, blending play-based learning and care to foster confidence and creativity. They focus on building strong foundations for lifelong learning and well-being by working closely with families and aim to provide an excellent start for every child.

What it's like

Children show a genuine enthusiasm to attend this nursery. They are happy, content and supported effectively to develop a positive sense of belonging. Effective key-person arrangements enable children to build secure bonds with staff who are caring, respectful and attentive. Leaders and staff work hard to build open and transparent relationships with parents, enhancing parental engagement and informing staff's detailed knowledge of individual children.