A warm and engaging environment where children learn and grow.

In our Nursery, we believe passionately in providing high quality education in a safe, secure and healthy environment.  Our children thrive through stimulating, challenging and creative play opportunities that build their self-esteem and foster independence.   We value a child centered approach that promotes positive attitudes to learning and believe that every child  deserves the very best start in life. Our children settle quickly, building strong relationships with their 'key adults'. We cater for each unique child by working closely with our families and using the child's interests as the vehicle for learning. Learning is playful, stimulating and memorable!   In our nursery you will see high levels of child engagement and independence, as well as an enabling environment with clear intent to support development in  the 7 areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our staff are highly skilled and move learning on through quality interactions. The prime areas of learning (Communication and Language, Physical, Personal, Social and Emotional Development) are a focus for our carefully sequenced and ambitious curriculum, in particular Communication and Language as this is the gateway to all other areas of learning. We foster a love of exploration and adventure in our children, making explicit links to  the characteristics of effective learning, such as critical thinking, motivation, resilience and risk-taking!  We would love to show you all this and more in action!  Do get in touch if you would like to find out more!

Sara Crane EYFS Leader and Head of School

Register your interest in our nursery:

If you would like to register your interest or request a place at Ringmer Primary Nursery School, please email nursery@ringmerprimary.school

Please click here for our Nursery Admissions, Fees and Attendance Policy as well as all information on Fees and Funding.

Our Structure

Our EYFS setting is known as 'The Ringmer Reef' and provision caters for the age and stage of each child's development. Our nursery classroom caters for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Our pre-school age children are either based in the nursery classroom or alongside reception in our Angelfish classroom. Placement is decided on age and stage of development in consultation with parents.  There is parity of experience for all our pre-school children as well as  a successful and smooth start to their reception year. 

A learning partnership

We work closely with our families to ensure that each child's needs are being met. Parents and carers are warmly invited into nursery at drop off and pick ups with the opportunity to pass on key messages, feedback and celebrate successes! We have a comfortable and homely space in our 'nest' to meet with families and outside professionals. We have regular stay and play sessions, open mornings or afternoons, workshops such as language through play and parents are invited to support trips out in the local community and further afield!  We share WOW moments from nursery via an online platform called 'Evidence Me', parents can also use this to upload photos from home to share special moments and achievements. Your child's key adult will share with you three times a year a summative report with your child's next steps and will invite you to a parent consultation.  The highlights for our families is always our traditional EYFS sports day, May day and nursery graduation where are families come together to celebrate the milestone of finishing nursery and starting school! 

Transition into our nursery

We have a strong transition package for our children. Including a home visit, stay and  play sessions and staggered starts to meet the needs of the age and stage of development of your child.