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Nursery at Radnor House Sevenoaks
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, conversation and growing independence give Radnor House Sevenoaks Nursery its character. Two nursery classes provide 32 places, with children able to join from their second birthday, including partway through a term. The nursery sits within the independent school's early years provision, giving young children a school setting from the outset.
The November 2025 ISI inspection found that early years children learned successfully and developed independence through exploration and play. Staff knew children closely and helped them build language, number skills and emotional understanding. For parents, the useful emphasis is on how children learn to communicate, attempt things for themselves and become comfortable alongside others.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) takes practical form here: children learn through activity, conversation and discovery. Books and stories receive sustained attention, while adults use questions and discussion to develop children's thinking and understanding of numbers. This makes learning something children participate in, with opportunities to explain ideas and work out answers.
In November 2025, early years activities included gardening and climbing outdoors, with art materials and building blocks available in classrooms. These give children different ways to experiment: making something indoors, tackling a physical challenge outside or exploring how things grow. Adults supported children to investigate independently. There was room to try.
Specialist teaching brought French, drama, music and games into early years learning. Weekly swimming formed part of the physical programme, helping children develop confidence in water and control of their movements. Social learning was equally concrete: children practised choosing the day's final book in turns and voted for class leaders. Such small decisions give sharing, respect and responsibility an everyday meaning.
Settling begins before the first regular session. Families are invited to a personalised taster in the preceding term, giving children and parents a chance to become familiar with the nursery and its staff. Before joining, the team gathers information about family life, development, routines and preferences, then discusses settling arrangements and confirms the child's weekly sessions.
Daily Tapestry updates help parents understand what their child has been doing. That creates a useful connection between nursery experiences and conversations at home, rather than leaving families to reconstruct the day from a young child's account.
In November 2025, early years staffing ratios were suitable, and staff regularly assessed risks in the learning environment. Recruitment checks also covered adults working with the youngest children. These practical safeguards matter alongside the close knowledge of individual children described in the early years findings.
Radnor offers a continuing-place guarantee once a child becomes part of the school, with their place secure through to the end of Sixth Form and no reassessment. This is a specific school arrangement, rather than a general entitlement attached to nursery attendance. Most nursery children transfer into Radnor's Reception class.
Preparation for that move includes Moving Up Day towards the end of the preceding summer term, when children become familiar with their next classroom and classmates. An optional staggered September start allows Reception children to settle gradually. These arrangements address the emotional change as well as the change of classroom.
Historical session arrangements. The September 2022 schedule offered a day from 8.30am to 3.30pm, mornings from 8.30am to 12.30pm and afternoons from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Lunch was included with the morning session. A day incorporating wrap care extended from 7.30am to 6pm.
For the September 2021 arrangements, the nursery operated during term time for 35 weeks, with a minimum of three weekly sessions rising to five in the academic year children turned four. Universal funded entitlement for three- and four-year-olds was restricted to afternoon-only bookings, up to 15 hours. These dated arrangements should be treated as historical booking terms.
Current charges are available from the school. Nursery fees are reviewed annually and charged by term, with advance payment at the term's beginning. For enquiries, contact the admissions team on 01959 567 166 or use the admissions enquiry form. Private nursery tours and Open Day visits are available.
Children can join from their second birthday, at any point during a term.
There are 32 places across two nursery classes.
Parents receive daily updates through Tapestry for each child.
Most nursery children transfer to Radnor's Reception class. Radnor offers a continuing-place guarantee once a child is part of the school, without reassessment. Moving Up Day and an optional staggered September start support the transition.
Yes. Families can arrange a private nursery tour or attend an Open Day, with an opportunity to discuss their child's requirements.
