Gosforth Nursery and Out of School Club © All rights reserved

Registered Charity No: 1133546      Ofsted Registration No: 317518

Our building has been designed and planned to offer families of all children an excellent range of facilities. We have separate rooms for babies, toddlers, pre-school children and those from primary school using our Out of School clubs.

Planning carried out by experienced staff ensures that children’s individual needs and interests are developed and new and appropriate skills introduced. Activities and experiences offered in a play base approach to learning include construction, singing & music, storytelling, “messy” play (painting, collage, playdough), sand & water, computers and role play.

Meals are cooked and served in our kitchen with integral dining area. We encourage children to take part in mealtimes as a social activity and try a range of healthy foods from our planned menus.

We promote the importance of outdoor play and our garden and play areas are accessed by the children as much as possible.  Outdoor activities contribute to children’s health, their physical development and their knowledge of the world around them eg planting and growing vegetables, climbing and making dens. Our outdoor classroom ‘Pine Lodge’ is a favourite place for the children.

The children are able to enjoy meeting visitors who, for example, come to tell us about the jobs they do - our community police officer, fireman and the post lady. We also make visits into the community including trips to library and the new village play park and singing at the neighbouring Abbeyfield home.