Highfield House
Nursery & Pre-School
About Highfield House
Highfield House Day Nursery & Pre-school is small, family run, independent day nursery located in a beautiful residential house, a short drive from Great Brickhill village. Our large house is home to 56 children, from 3 months to 5 years old.
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With the wonderful open countryside surrounding the nursery, this provides the perfect setting for children to learn both indoors and outdoors, developing their individual personalities. We provide a home from home environment, embracing the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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We are very proud of our Outdoor Learning Centre, where children will grow their own fruit and vegetables which are then prepared on site. The children also have the opportunity to care for our animals and learn about the great outdoors.
Meet The Team
Wendy
NURSERY MANAGER
I have 30 years’ experience working in the childcare sector. I am passionate about delivering outstanding levels of care to each individual child and their families to ensure each child has the best opportunities. I work closely with the strong staffing team to provide each individual child with the foundations and skills to progress and enjoy a bright future. I am committed to building strong relationships and working closely in partnership with parents.
Beth
DEPUTY MANAGER
I adore my job and thrive seeing the children flourish. I have worked in childcare for over 8 years and have a degree in early years education.
In my spare time I like the theatre, my favourite colour is pink, and I have a house bunny called Milo.
Jacky
CHEF
Meet Jackie, our talented in-house chef who has been delighting the Highfield community for six fantastic years! She has extensive experience as a chef and is a fundamental member of the team. Her delicious treats are a hit with both the children and the adults, always leaving everyone satisfied and smiling.
OUR ROOMS
The Orchard
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Strong emphasis on the practical life area.
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Age-appropriate focus.
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Develops children's independence.
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Enhances concentration.
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Promotes socialisation.
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Builds confidence.
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Fosters self-discipline.
Chestnuts
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Our pre-school room is meticulously planned with 'school-readiness' at its core.
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Highly qualified and experienced pre-school practitioners lead the room.
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Provides a more structured education.
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Combines child-initiated, adult-initiated, and adult-led experiences.
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Balances structured learning opportunities.
Seedlings
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Where it all begins!
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Age Group 0-13 months
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During this important phase, babies are exploring the world around them with all their senses and their whole bodies.
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Resources and activities support and encourage children’s strong exploratory impulses.
Saplings
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Age Group 14-18 months
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Saplings are extremely busy people! Language development, new found pretend play, independence, developing control over their own bodies, learning to be together, emotional highs and lows and repeated patterns of play, are just a few skills that these little learners are working on.
Budlings
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Age Group: From 19 months.
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Toddlers take huge steps in their development. They are now much more. physically able, they are keen to explore and imitate the world around them and they need more space, time and freedom to do this.
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Children are building friendships as well as their language development.
Blossoms
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Age Group: 2 years old.
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Our Blossoms Room is a large area located on the ground floor with continuous outdoor provision on their own court yard.
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Our older rooms focus on learning through a variety of child-initiated, adult-initiated and adult-led experiences as well as a balance of more structured learning opportunities.
Outside Space
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Extensive garden surrounds the nursery rooms.
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Accessible throughout the day.
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Children have free access to garden resources.
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Controlled, safe environment for learning and taking risks.
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All-weather area provided for physical and imaginative play.
