Dandelion Nursery School
Foundations For Life
Why choose us?
Our Vision
Our Curriculum
Our Curriculum
At Dandelion Nursery, we believe a child's first steps into education should be filled with joy, wonder, and warmth. Our mission is to nurture happy, resilient, and naturally curious children, laying a secure foundation for them to become independent and confident learners for life.
Our Promise: By fostering an environment of respect and
At Dandelion Nursery, we believe a child's first steps into education should be filled with joy, wonder, and warmth. Our mission is to nurture happy, resilient, and naturally curious children, laying a secure foundation for them to become independent and confident learners for life.
Our Promise: By fostering an environment of respect and freedom within gentle boundaries, we empower children to trust their own abilities, make choices with confidence, and grow at their own perfect pace.
Our Curriculum
Our Curriculum
Our Curriculum
We proudly offer a unique, blended approach to early years education by weaving together two world-class frameworks:
The British EYFS Curriculum: Provides a robust, play-based framework ensuring every child reaches their critical developmental and social milestones.
The Montessori Approach: Inspires our classroom design and daily flow, enco
We proudly offer a unique, blended approach to early years education by weaving together two world-class frameworks:
The British EYFS Curriculum: Provides a robust, play-based framework ensuring every child reaches their critical developmental and social milestones.
The Montessori Approach: Inspires our classroom design and daily flow, encouraging child-led exploration, self-directed learning, and hands-on practical skills.
At Dandelion Nursery, we believe that children learn best through purposeful, hands-on work that they can choose, carry, complete, and tidy independently. Each activity is arranged simply and beautifully, allowing the child to understand it at a glance and engage with it without adult interruption. This approach supports the child’s concentration, order, independence, coordination, and sense of responsibility. By selecting their own work and caring for the materials, children in our nursery school experience themselves as capable, trusted, and intrinsically motivated learners.
Children have access to the outdoor garden all day and they are encouraged and supported to learn through play.
Our Team
Our Curriculum
Our Team
At Dandelion Nursery, our team is comprised of experienced professionals devoted to creating a safe and happy learning environment for children. With a founder who served as a Headteacher in a primary school for nine years, we bring excellent practice and pedagogy to our nursery school.
We understand that leaving your child for the first
At Dandelion Nursery, our team is comprised of experienced professionals devoted to creating a safe and happy learning environment for children. With a founder who served as a Headteacher in a primary school for nine years, we bring excellent practice and pedagogy to our nursery school.
We understand that leaving your child for the first time is a significant and challenging step, and we strive to work alongside you to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible for both you and your child.
Our Fees
Affordable and transparent fees
At Dandelion Nursery, we strive to offer an affordable and transparent fee structure, welcoming families to utilise 15 or 30 hours of funding. We understand that navigating childcare fees, including claiming tax back, can be complex and costly, which is why we are here to assist you.
The funded hours for our nursery school can be applied during regular school hours from 9 am to 3 pm. For families who do not claim funded hours, our fees are £10 per hour, and you have the option to book half days or full days.
Our breakfast club sessions run from 8 am to 9 am and are priced at £12 per session, which includes a nutritious breakfast featuring options like eggs, porridge, or yoghurt with fruit.
The after school club, Parachutes, operates daily from 3 pm to 5 pm, with sessions costing £22.50 per day, including a healthy snack of cheese, crackers, salad, and fruit.
School lunches are available for £2.50 per day, or alternatively, children can bring a healthy, nut-free packed lunch. Our homemade lunches are designed to be healthy, fiber-rich, and packed with goodness.
Please note that we only operate during term time, following the Kingston Borough school dates, and our daily hours are from 8 am until 5 pm.
