About Halstead Nursery
Welcome to our nursery website, please explore our pages and find out more about us. If you would like to find out more about our setting, you are welcome to make an appointment to visit us by calling 07950 681846 Monday-Friday 8.45 am to 3.15 pm.
Come and take a look around, meet the staff team and see the nursery in action. We hope to hear from you very soon.
Halstead Nursery is a small but very popular and friendly Ofsted registered setting, The nursery has been operating since 1963 and has just celebrated its 60th birthday.
The nursery has just re-registered (July 2025) with Ofsted due to a change in its Charity status from registered charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The re-registration is a formality to meet the Charity Commission requirements. Our ethos, staff and teaching practices remain just as they were with the “old” Halstead Nursery. It does mean that we are no longer able to say we are an Ofsted outstanding setting and all reports that you read elsewhere our website are for the “old” nursery. The “new” nursery will receive an Inspection within 30 months of July 2025 and we hope that it will, yet again, be awarded the first of many Ofsted outstanding achievements.
Our aim is to provide a stimulating and varied environment in which children can learn at their own pace through exploration and play. Our experienced and dedicated staff team support the development of the children’s skills and knowledge in accordance with the Government Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
We welcome children from the age of 2 and offer spaces for children eligible for the Government ‘Free for Two’, the working families Entitlement funding for 2 year olds’, ‘3-4 year old 15/30 hour entitlement’ and ‘Disability Access Funding (DAF)’ schemes plus fee-paying spaces. Our funding/fee criteria are detailed in our Parent Fee Contract in the Policies & Documents section. We can accommodate 20 children per session.
Our self-contained classroom is located in the grounds of Halstead Community Primary School and has its own private garden space but also enjoy access to other school facilities including the playing field, school hall and outdoor adventure playground.
Halstead Nursery is in the catchment area for the villages of Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount although we often attract children from further afield too – if you’re happy to travel, we’re happy to welcome you!
Since changing its Charity status, the nursery is managed by a board of 5 Trustees who are responsible for employing staff, fundraising and generally administering the business of the nursery.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
1963 – 2023 Celebrating 60 years of Halstead Nursery!
