Nursery School in Havant, Hampshire

Glenhurst School & Nursery, Southampton:
Located in Havant, south east Hampshire on the South Coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester, Glenhurst is a small independent school, catering for children from 3 months old in the nursery, to 8 years old in the school. We offer small class sizes, individual attention, sports, swimming and English as a second language tuition, as well as thriving French, Drama and ICT. Glenhurst is open for 50 weeks a year from 8.00am to 6.00pm, all meals provided, cooked on site. The Nursery and Pre-School children learn through a play-based Early Years curriculum which includes Jolly Phonics and Montessori educational activities, arts and crafts, music and singing, stories, games and sports, gardening, cooking and ICT. Glenhurst Nursery and Pre-School is OFSTED registered to claim the enhanced Pathfinder Early Years Grant for you for three educational terms per year, which gives you 15 free hours of care and education per week from the term following your child's third birthday.

We are committed to the highest standards of education and childcare in a happy atmosphere where children can develop their self-confidence through play. We follow the new Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum for children from 0 to 5 years old, and the National Curriculum for children over the age of 5.

Glenhurst provides a fun and stimulating educational start in a safe, healthy and happy environment, to suit the needs of the individual child. The school encourages good manners and behaviour, and children are taught by example to become thoughtful, caring and confident individuals.

Programmes:
Nursery for ages 0-3; Pre-School for ages 3-5; Infant School for ages 5-8. The Nursery and Pre-School children learn through a play-based Early Years curriculum which includes Jolly Phonics and Montessori educational activities, arts and crafts, music and singing, stories, games and sports, gardening, cooking and ICT. Glenhurst is open for 50 weeks a year from 8.00am to 6.00pm, all meals provided. We are OFSTED registered.

Glenhurst Nursery, Pre-School and Infant School provides a well-rounded education in a healthy and happy environment, to suit the needs of the individual child. Class sizes are small, ensuring that teachers know each child as an individual and can cater for their specific needs.

Glenhurst encourages good manners and behaviour. Children are taught by example to become thoughtful, caring individuals.

Equal Opportunities:
Discrimination on grounds of gender, race or disability is not tolerated and teachers look for opportunities to raise children's awareness of these issues. Glenhurst welcomes children with special needs and we believe this benefits all children by developing the values of caring and understanding.

The children in our care are all valued as individuals and each is an important member of the Glenhurst family.