Nursery

Welcome to Cargilfield Nursery!

At Cargifield, learning is an everyday adventure!

Cargilfield Nursery, for children aged 3 to 5, is a unique setting that provides a caring, stimulating and safe environment in which all children are given the tools to thrive. Here we encourage independence, creativity and curiosity and foster children to develop a positive self-image and confidence. We endeavour to guide each child to gain important life skills, finding and exploring their passions to enable them to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on our child centered approach in which we provide effective teaching, responsive learning and high-quality provision in a range of enriching settings. Equality, manners and inclusion are our core values at Cargilfield and these in combination with our nursery experience provide the children with the solid foundations they need for their onward journey through the school.

Our Core Values Kind, Happy, Curious, Independent, Confident and Enthusiastic

Our Golden Rule ‘Be Kind, Be Kind, be kind’

Our Aims

• Provide a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment for all members of our family.
• Support each child to achieve their full potential through high-quality learning, teaching, assessment, provision, and leadership.
• Deliver a wide range of experiences that will develop a child’s interests and abilities.
• Ensure each child’s welfare with high standards of pastoral care.
• Work in partnership with other agencies and our local community to promote the wellbeing of all of our children.
• Be one of the best Nursery / Pre-Prep Schools in the United Kingdom.

What Makes Us Different

• A safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment
• Exceptional outdoor learning including woodland and beach kindergarten
• High adult-to-child ratios
• Seamless transitions to Pre-Prep
• Specialist teaching from age 3 in Music, French, PE and more
• Strong values

At Cargilfield Nursery, these pillars create a unique and nurturing foundation where children can flourish. Through a balance of play, exploration, and structured learning, we prepare every child for a confident, happy, and successful start to their school life.

Developmental Milestone Matrix

The developmental milestones matrix is a tool split into four parts; Communication, Thinking skills, Motor skills and Relationships. It is used by the nursery staff to track each child’s individual progress in terms of development.

We update the developmental milestone grids termly and they provide a detailed overview of each child’s development and allow staff to tailor teaching and support to each individual child.

Here is our Developmental milestone matrix. You can hear more about this by listening to our podcast on the topic.