WELCOME TO PEARL CLASS

At Riverview Nursery, we pride ourselves on our commitment to a child-centred curriculum.  This follows every individual child’s interests and inspires them to learn.  Learning through play forms the basis for our children to become independent and active learners.

We are a passionate team, led by a highly skilled teacher.  Together, we provide a stimulating and secure environment.  Children can explore, investigate, reflect and try out new things with confidence.

We believe that children learn by leading their own play.  Play is essential for children’s development.  Adults observe and see a ‘teachable moment’; next steps are identified and are carried out immediately.  Our skilled staff teach this way because high level involvement occurs most often when children are able to pursue their own interests and challenge their thinking.

Throughout a session, there is a balance of adult and child-led learning.  Adult-led learning has planned objectives and can be with the whole class or with a small focus group.  In this way, we teach reading, number skills and phonics every day.

Our ‘workshop learning environment’ allows children to access both the indoor and outdoor areas.  Children select from a range of open-ended resources which develop key learning skills necessary for their next stage of learning.

Children are welcome to join our Pearl Class the term after they have turned 3 years old.  A limited number of 30-hour funded places are available.  Please call the School Office if you are interested.

Visits to our Nursery are welcome.  If you would like to apply for a Nursery place, please fill in the application form below.

Session Times	2 1/2 days at the beginning of the week:- Monday & Tuesday 09:00 - 15:00 Wednesday morning 09:00 - 12:00
Parent Drop-ins	09:00 for 15 minutes
Parents Evenings	Every term

NURSERY (PEARL) CLASS