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Nursery at Newland 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Forest School afternoons, cookery and specialist French give Newland House’s nursery a varied week from the start. This independent school’s provision for children aged three to four occupies the Early Years Hub on the ground floor of the Pre-Prep building in Twickenham. The admissions policy allows an annual nursery intake of up to 32 children across two classes. That is an intake limit, rather than a measure of the group your child will join.
Play and structured teaching share the timetable. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach follows children’s interests while building communication, physical skills and the ability to learn independently. Adults work with individuals, small groups and the whole class. In June 2025, ISI found that early-years activities suited children’s interests and needs, supporting good progress, with small-group conversation helping language development.
Traditional Tales introduce story structure in Nursery. Books also have a physical home in The Den, a reading space with natural light. Within the Hub, children can use household objects in role play or arrange miniature worlds on mats and small tables. These are different ways to practise language and turn ideas into play.
Music and PE each take place twice weekly with specialists; French also begins in Nursery. Singing, percussion and movement feature in music, while PE develops strength and movement skills. Library visits and cookery add further changes of activity. A weekly afternoon of Forest School takes learning into woodland, where exploration and problem solving extend classroom work.
Outside, the Pre-Prep playground includes a climbing frame, slides, sand and water trays, and building materials. Balance bikes, scooters and trikes give children opportunities to practise coordination. A play kitchen and space for art mean outdoor time includes imaginative and creative activity too.
Settling begins before the first term. A summer induction programme introduces children and parents to staff, classmates and other families. Once children start, parents can talk to the team at collection or drop-off, attend individual meetings and curriculum evenings, and receive newsletters and an annual written account of progress.
Lunch is included even in the mornings-only pattern. Children eat a hot meal in the Pre-Prep hall, with encouragement to try different foods and no pressure to eat. Packed lunches are excluded. Holroyd Howe supplies the catering, and menus accommodate dietary requirements. Hub classrooms have direct access to child-sized toilets; adults help when needed and respond positively to accidents.
Learning Enrichment support includes a Pre-Prep room containing multisensory games, group intervention and specialist individual sessions that carry extra charges. Parents help develop Learning Enrichment Plans where needed. Families should discuss SEND requirements at the outset: the school’s provision does not extend to highly specialised, intensive programmes.
Safeguarding needs its full context. The June 2025 inspection identified recruitment-check and recording failures affecting safeguarding and leadership standards, including EYFS requirements; the January 2026 ISI monitoring inspection found all standards it considered met, with effective early-years safeguarding and checks completed before staff or volunteers began work. In June 2025, implementation of curriculum risk assessments was also inconsistent.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. It does confer priority: the May 2025 admissions policy puts existing nursery pupils first when Reception applications exceed places. Treat that priority separately from the practical familiarity of remaining within the Early Years Hub.
Reception admission follows the school’s own process. The policy schedules offers for the spring term before entry and requires an acceptance form and deposit by the date in the offer. The school describes automatic transition for nursery children; families should use the formal offer and acceptance requirements to confirm their child’s place.
The minimum attendance pattern is five mornings, or four mornings with two afternoons. Children taking afternoons must book at least two, and attendance can extend to five full days. The nursery uses termly charges and applies the standard 15-hour early education funding, expressed as 570 hours over 38 weeks. It does not take part in the additional 15-hour Extended Entitlement. Ask admissions for current charges, including separately charged wraparound care.
Morning wraparound begins at 7:30am and ends at 8:20am, with breakfast in the Prep Dining Hall. Nursery afternoon care uses the Pre-Prep building and runs until 5pm or 6pm, with sandwiches and fruit. Confirm collection arrangements when choosing sessions.
Nursery clothing comprises black jogging bottoms or leggings, a red Newland House T-shirt and sweatshirt. Enquiries go to admissions@newlandhouse.net or 020 8865 1305. Individual tours can be booked, and Stay and Play sessions cater for children aged two to four.
Children aged three to four attend the nursery, based in the Early Years Hub within the Pre-Prep building.
Yes. Five mornings is one minimum pattern, with lunch included. Alternatively, children can attend four mornings and two afternoons.
No. The admissions policy gives nursery pupils first priority when Reception is oversubscribed. Reception offers still have formal acceptance requirements.
The nursery applies the standard 15-hour early education funding. It does not participate in the additional 15-hour Extended Entitlement.
Yes. Morning care runs from 7:30am to 8:20am, and afternoon care can continue until 5pm or 6pm. Wraparound care is charged separately.
