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Mottingham Hall Nursery

Why choose Mottingham Hall?

Focusing on your child’s development & education

Melanie Pearce, Director

Meet our
Nursery Director

“We aim to encourage children’s passion for learning and to help them identify with their achievements so they can become self-assured and creative thinkers.

Our approach to learning and development has been created to support children throughout their early learning journeys, so they gain the confidence and skills to succeed at school and beyond.”

Mottingham Hall Nursery

The benefits of choosing
Mottingham Hall Nursery & Pre-school

Child-centered

Set in 4 acres of beautifully natural open space with its own woodland and farm, our nursery promotes child-centred learning in the most natural way.

Nature-Nurtured

Children play in and explore and our idilic grounds farm and woodland every day. Our team of Educators are always on hand to support and develop the children’s ideas and help them to learn how to keep themselves safe alongside testing their emerging skills and setting challenges.

Forest School Adventures

From 2 years, our children regularly participate in forest school. Our forest school programme is lead by our experienced and qualified forest school leaders and managers.

Ofsted Outstanding

We are proud to have been awarded the Ofsted Oustanding Award in our last two formal inspections 2018 and 2024.

Silver Standard Forest School Accreditation

Our Forest school has been accredited by the Forest School Association and we are proud to have received the Silver Award by the Royal Forestry Association for the effectiveness of our forest school and outdoor learning.

Curiosity-Led Learning

We are a curiosity approach accredited nursery.

Nutrition-First Approach

We believe in the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles so our children are offered tasty and nutritious meals made freshly by our in-house chef.

Inclusive Support

Our full-time setting SENCO works with individual children and families supporting a wide variety of needs; helping all children to reach their full potential.

High Staff Ratios

Our staff ratios to children are higher than the statutory requirements.

Family-Centered Engagement

Building effective family partnerships is essential to us. Our online parent portal and regular parent activities ensure you have the best relationship and experience with us.

Opening Times

Nursery is open from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday – operating 51 weeks a year.

The nursery will be closed on bank holidays and during the week between Christmas and New Year.

Rated Ofsted Outstanding

Nurture children’s
natural
curiosity

We nurture children’s natural curiosity about the world and our ‘in the moment’ enquiry-based approach ensures learning is fun, purposeful and challenging.

Our positive, effective partnership with families, other professionals and the wider community provides a consistently high standard of care.

We are proud to have been awarded the highest food hygiene rating of 5 by the Food Standards Agency.

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