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Nursery at Jack and Jill School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A mud kitchen, ballet and classroom doors opening straight onto outdoor play give Jack & Jill Nursery its distinctive mix of structured teaching and hands-on exploration. The nursery classes welcome boys and girls aged two to four at 20 First Cross Road, Twickenham, within the Jack and Jill Family of Schools. This is a separate site from Nightingale House, where Reception is based.
Ofsted rated the school’s early years provision Outstanding following its October 2024 inspection. That judgement covers early years within the school inspection; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Specialist teaching gives the day a clear rhythm. Music and French sit alongside ballet and PE in the timetable, while nursery and pre-school children have a daily 20-minute PE lesson and specialist dance teaching each week. Physical activity is a regular part of the day rather than an occasional extra.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the curriculum for children below five. Here, teaching is carefully sequenced from Nursery, with learning matched to children’s needs. Daily stories provide opportunities to talk about friendships and the world around them. Children also discuss healthy choices and explore how people and animals grow. Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) connects these ideas with recognising feelings, understanding families and treating others respectfully.
Outside, bikes, planting and a sandpit offer different ways to play; loose materials support construction and creative exploration. Each classroom has direct access to the outdoor play area, and the nursery also has a large garden. Indoors, age groups have their own spaces. Technology use is deliberately limited in nursery and pre-school so that social interaction takes precedence, with a specific learning purpose whenever technology is used.
Parent events and opportunities for parents to read to classes connect home with nursery life. Children are encouraged to become more independent with personal care, alongside learning about hygiene, healthy eating and physical activity.
Food and consumables depend on the attendance arrangement. For sessions without Early Education Entitlement (EEE), the daily charges include food, nappies, wipes, creams and formula. Under the funded model, meals and consumables are optional extras, and parents can supply both themselves to avoid those charges.
SEND support is coordinated across the Family of Schools. Where an Individual Education Plan is used, parents join termly reviews to discuss progress, targets and support. Additional needs. Families must disclose known or suspected developmental, health or learning needs during admission; the school then discusses what it can provide and may be unable to offer a place in some circumstances.
Progression differs for girls and boys. Nursery is co-educational, but Reception at Nightingale House admits girls. The January 2026 admissions policy gives girls who have joined one of the schools a continuing place through Year Six, and says that girls joining Nursery can secure that continuing place through the deposit arrangements. This is an explicit school admissions provision, so families should distinguish it from simply attending nursery.
For a new Reception applicant, entry is non-selective and depends on a vacancy. Applications go through the school’s Registrar, followed by registration and acceptance paperwork. Boys need a different Reception destination.
Morning sessions run from 08:45 to 12:30, with the ordinary full day ending at 15:00. Early care begins at 07:45 and late care finishes at 18:00. These options allow families to extend the core nursery day.
Eligible working families can choose three term-time days, 07:45–17:45 over 38 weeks, or four school days, 09:00–15:00, with entitlement stretched over 48 weeks. Universal entitlement for three- and four-year-olds begins the term after their third birthday: five afternoons, 12:00–15:00, over 38 weeks. Funded weekly plans must include Monday or Friday. Extra sessions are charged, and ad hoc bookings through Famly depend on availability. Refer to the school for current charges.
Enquiries and guided tours can be arranged through admissions@jjfos.uk or the nursery enquiry form. Places are currently allocated through the waiting list; complete the nursery enquiry form to add your child to it.
At 20 First Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QA, rather than the school’s Nightingale House site in Hampton.
Children have bikes, a mud kitchen, planting, a sandpit and loose materials for building and creative play. Classrooms open directly onto the outdoor play area.
Yes. The working entitlement model includes four days from 09:00 to 15:00 across 48 weeks, subject to eligibility. The weekly plan must include Monday or Friday.
The non-funded daily charges include food and consumables. Under the funded model these are optional charged extras; parents may supply their own food and consumables.
The admissions policy provides a continuing-place arrangement for girls, including the option to secure a place through the nursery deposit arrangements. Reception admits girls only. Families should distinguish that contractual arrangement from nursery attendance alone; boys need another Reception destination.
