Phoenix Park Nursery is situated in the heart of the community in Giltbrook, Nottingham. We opened our doors in June 2022 and provide a perfect mix of nature-inspired facilities within a modern environment.
Our passionate team provides a warm, home-from-home environment and creates new and enticing activities each day, based on the children’s interests. The age-appropriate rooms are filled with hand-picked resources to spark curiosity and imagination.
We see ourselves as an extension of your own family. Our role is to support you as parents, and to care for your child as part of our Phoenix Park family. It’s one of the reasons our staff are all ages, because we believe it’s important that the whole family is represented.
Our highly qualified and experienced Nursery Practitioners provide nurturing childcare that supports every aspect of a child’s development.
Our Baby Room is a warm and welcoming environment, which has been created to provide a calming, home from home feel for the babies to develop their curiosity and exploration. Our friendly team understand the importance of creating solid relationships with the children and their families and this is at the heart of everything they do in supporting the babies to reach their first milestones.
Our Tots Room has been designed to support the children to develop confidence and exploration. We strive to provide the children with engaging and fun activities to encourage their independence, whilst supporting them to become inquisitive and confident as they begin to venture off and learn new skills in the preparation for their transition to the toddler room. Our enthusiastic team are always on hand to support and advise.
Our Toddlers Room is a carefully created environment where our children use their independence and problem-solving skills, learn new skills, and generally have a good time with their friends. Our energetic team strive to provide a stimulating environment that provides the children with opportunities to further develop and grow, supporting new friendships and begin to enhance their social skills ready for their transition up to pre-school.
Our pre-school room has been designed to support and prepare the children with a wealth of new skills, we provide stimulating activities designed to support the children’s development across all areas, intertwining school readiness while taking into account their interests to support them in becoming resilient, logical thinkers. We encourage the children to be mindful and respectful of others, alongside understanding their own thoughts and opinions whilst having lots of fun along the way. The team in Pre-school have a wealth of experience in preparing children and their families for the transition into school and are always happy to help.
At our nursery, the food provided is designed to give your little one the very best start in life. We make this possible by supplying our children with home cooked meals, bursting with fresh fruit and vegetables and all the essential ingredients necessary for healthy physical and mental development.
We promote a love for food, and understand the benefits food has on children’s growth and development. We support and encourage the children to build upon their independence skills during meals and snack times inline with their current developmental stage.
Our nursery offers a range of options for mealtimes and we will always try our best to accommodate your preferences. We cater for a whole range of dietary, religious and cultural requirements, please speak with our nursery chef if you require more details.
Children have fresh drinking water available to them throughout the day.
Our children have regular opportunities to work with our Nursery Chef through cooking and baking activities.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to support children’s learning. Each child has a Key Worker and a buddy to ensure the best possible care and communication with parents.
We are dedicated to child development, creating a warm and stimulating environment where children can explore and learn safely. We value parents' input to understand what children enjoy at home and their learning experiences outside the Nursery.
Children learn in various ways, so we engage in different activities, including daily sensory or paint-based tasks, which children love. Our outdoor space ensures all children play outside at least once a day to enjoy fresh air.
For working parents with 3 and 4 year-olds, families may be able to get 30 hours funded childcare depending on eligibility. Eligibility criteria includes work requirements, salary, age of children and location. We offer this stretched across the whole year
All parents of 9 month to 2 years, 2 and 3 year olds, 3 and 4 year-olds are potentially eligible to 15 hours funded childcare. At Phoenix Park, we offer the option of stretched funding across the whole 51 weeks of the year.
Our spaces fill very quickly so we do recommend you enquire as early as possible to ensure you get the sessions and start date you require.
