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Nursery at Queenswell Infant & Nursery School
Last reviewed: August 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Outdoor discovery gives this school nursery its clearest identity. Queenswell admits children from age two, with separate provision for two-year-olds and three-year-olds within the infant school. Its published early-years material connects classroom learning with the school's pond, meadow and wooded areas, so nature is part of the learning environment rather than an occasional theme.
The nursery sits within the Flourishing Schools Federation and shares the wider Queenswell site. That gives young children a school-based setting while keeping the focus here on play, language, care and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Children learn through the Early Years Foundation Stage: communication, physical development and personal development sit alongside literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts. Queenswell's published curriculum gives Understanding the World unusual weight. Children use first-hand experiences, maps and globes, meet community visitors and take learning beyond the classroom.
The physical setting adds substance. A pond, meadow and wooded areas support outdoor exploration, while the federation describes a Forest School approach across the curriculum. For a nursery child, repeated contact with plants, weather and changing seasons can turn new vocabulary into something tangible.
Sessions are organised separately for the two-year-old and three-year-old provision. Families should ask the school which current pattern matches their entitlement and working week, rather than assuming the main school day applies to nursery.
The school's published material places emotional regulation, sharing and collaboration inside everyday routines. This matters at nursery age: learning to wait, join a group and express a feeling is part of being ready to learn, not an extra programme.
Queenswell also describes needs being identified early and support planned with outside professionals where required. Families whose child needs additional support should discuss routines, communication and any adjustments directly with the nursery before starting. Current meal, snack, settling and key-person arrangements should also be confirmed with the team, because these practical details shape a young child's day.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the London Borough of Barnet by its published deadline, and places are allocated under the borough's admission arrangements. Being familiar with the school site is not an admissions advantage.
Transition in day-to-day experience can still be helpful because the nursery is part of the infant school, but that must be kept separate from allocation. Parents should check Barnet's current Reception timetable early and submit the local-authority application even if their child already attends Queenswell Nursery.
Applications for the two-year-old and three-year-old nursery are made directly to the school. The federation says children can be admitted from the term after the relevant birthday, making the child's birthday and term start more important than a September-only assumption.
The setting is school-based and follows published nursery patterns rather than a general drop-in model. Ask the school for current session availability, funded-entitlement arrangements, uniform expectations and collection rules. Families should also plan the journey: federation guidance asks families to avoid driving into Sweets Way because of congestion around the gates.
The school publishes provision for two-year-olds and three-year-olds, with admission from the term after the relevant birthday.
Families apply directly to the school using its nursery application route. This is separate from Barnet's Reception process.
Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage and includes communication, physical and personal development, early literacy and mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts.
No. Attendance does not guarantee a place. Families must apply separately through Barnet's Reception admissions process.
The school publishes a Forest School approach and identifies a pond, meadow and wooded areas on its site, giving children concrete spaces for nature-based learning.
