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Nursery at Westbury House 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Explorers and Discoverers give Westbury House’s youngest children two distinct starting points: Explorers caters for ages 2 to 3, and Discoverers for ages 3 to 4. This is the nursery within Westbury House School in New Malden, with its own learning spaces and a day that combines adult guidance with children’s choices. Independence starts small: choosing resources, joining conversations and learning to take turns.
A visual timetable makes the day understandable before children can read it. In September 2025, ISI found that early-years teaching combined activities organised by adults with play shaped by children’s interests, helping children become confident and independent. Conversation and singing develop the language children need to explain their ideas and needs.
Learning covers the seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In everyday terms, children practise communicating, moving, relating to others and exploring ideas through play. Resources are arranged so that children can reach them and move between activities themselves. Outside, balance bikes and obstacles give them practical ways to develop coordination and control.
Gymnastics, multi-sports and dance sit alongside Music and Forest School in the nursery programme. These give physical movement and creative activity a place alongside classroom learning. Earlier nursery projects show how topics become something children can do: in January 2023, Big Learners baked jam tarts while practising the hand movements needed for writing. In February 2023, Little Learners acted out being doctors and patients, combining imaginative play with taking turns. A May 2023 garden bug hunt found ants in planters and an earthworm, followed by a story in the story hut.
Familiar routines help children settle. In September 2025, early-years staff knew children well, built supportive relationships and used a dedicated environment to help them start the day confidently. Rest breaks were planned around children’s energy, while fruit snacks introduced healthy eating habits. Sharing and waiting for a turn were part of daily social learning.
Qualified nursery staff work with a nursery manager whose responsibilities include early-years safeguarding. Parents follow learning through Famly, with curriculum workshops and two formal consultations each year providing opportunities to discuss development. Stay & Play sessions offer another practical introduction: children try activities and explore the classrooms and outdoor spaces with their families before joining.
Lunch is cooked on site. Daily choices include vegetarian, halal and meat dishes, with provision for dietary and religious requirements. Meat-free Monday adds variety to the week. For children needing extra support, the school’s Quality First Teaching approach starts with inclusive classroom teaching, backed by its SENDCo.
The September 2025 inspection judged safeguarding effective, explicitly including early years. School-wide internet safety checks nevertheless needed fuller application; this was corrected during the visit, with consistent checking remaining a recommended action.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Contact the admissions team to confirm the Reception application process. The school’s admissions enquiry form provides a route to discuss Reception entry with the team.
Confidence in routines, communicating needs and sharing resources provides useful preparation for starting school. That preparation is separate from the admissions decision.
The nursery opens from 8am to 6pm across 51 weeks of the year. It also lists a term-time school-day pattern, 8.30am to 3.30pm across five school days, and full-year patterns of three, four or five days. Choose the attendance pattern around the childcare hours your family needs.
Eligible families can use 15 or 30 funded hours and must give their eligibility code to the nursery manager. Funding pays for childcare; meals, consumables and hours beyond the entitlement sit outside it. The funded hours themselves carry no additional charge. Ask the school for current charges for your chosen pattern.
For 2026/27, the full-time nursery closes over Christmas and New Year, reopening on 5 January, and also closes on bank holidays and INSET days. Factor these closures into childcare planning. Uniform is purchased through the school. Families can begin with the admissions enquiry form or book an individual nursery tour.
Explorers is for children aged 2 to 3, while Discoverers is for ages 3 to 4.
The nursery opens from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks a year. A term-time school-day pattern runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm.
Eligible families can use 15 or 30 hours and must provide their eligibility code. Meals, consumables and additional hours fall outside the funded entitlement.
No. Use the school’s admissions enquiry form to confirm the Reception application process with the team.
Stay & Play sessions let children join activities, explore classrooms and outdoor spaces, and meet the early-years team with their families. Individual nursery tours can also be booked.
