Nursery Welcome

Every parent/carer wants their choice of nursery to give their child the best possible start. Kents Hill Park believes that each child’s experiences in their early learning setting is crucial for future success, both in and out of school. Every child as a unique individual, who will be nurtured to grow to be the best they can be.

The school’s purpose-built nursery aims to offer a safe and engaging environment, where children are happy, confident and independent.

Nursery Open Morning

Kents Hill Park Nursery is holding an open morning at 9.15am on Monday 2nd March at the primary site for parents and carers interested in their child joining the nursery provision in September 2026.

Prospective parents and carers are invited to meet the experienced and caring team and see the Nursery in action. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, tour the purpose built facilities, as well as the wider school, and see how the provision can help nurture and inspire your child’s early years.

To join for a tour and short talk, please book in advance by ringing the school office on 01908 533290 or by emailing [email protected]

Kents Hill Park Nursery September 2026

Kents Hill Park Nursery currently offers provision for children aged 3 and 4. The main intake for the Nursery is the September following your child's third birthday.

This process is for children born between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023.

Applications open 1st November 2025 for starting in September 2026. The initial application window will be open until Friday, 13th March 2026.

Allocations will be made by Friday, 27th March 2026. We will email / post out allocation information to all successful applicants by Friday, 27th March.

If the Nursery is unable to offer a place to your child, you will be informed in writing. There is no right of appeal. The Nursery will hold a continued interest list and you may request for your details to be included.

Click here to apply for a Nursery Place

Nursery Sessions

Parents have the option of applying for the following sessions:

15 hours a week morning session - 5 morning sessions from 8.30am – 11.30am
15 hours a week afternoon session - 5 afternoon sessions from 12.30pm-3.30pm
30 hours a week all day sessions - 5 daily sessions from 8.30am-2.30pm

Parents of children attending an all-day session can extend their child’s session by an hour. The extra hour of childcare can be purchased at an additional cost of £5 per day. The extended day session will run from 8.30am - 3.30pm.

Nursery Funding and Fees

15 Hours Free Childcare

Every child over the age of 3 is eligible for 15 hours a week free childcare. Parents of children who only attend nursery for a morning or an afternoon session do not have to pay for their nursery sessions.

Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am
Afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm

30 hours funded childcare places

Kents Hill Park School Nursery offers 30 hour funded places for eligible families. For more information about extended entitlement, please visit Milton Keynes City Council website:

The Extended Entitlement - 30 Hour Free Childcare

It should be noted that a place in the nursery class does not automatically guarantee admission to the Primary school. Parents should refer to the Primary School admissions policy for further advice on applying for a place in Foundation.

Nursery Facilities

Each class at Kents Hill Park School is named after a significant and inspirational individual who has shown our school characteristics – being confident, independent and forward-thinking.

The Nursery class is named ‘Sunflowers Class’ after the artist Vincent Van Gogh.

The brand-new Nursery offers an engaging and well-resourced environment that stimulates learning through both its indoor and outdoor provision. Learning revolves around chosen themes that reflect the children’s interests. Promoting a love of reading sits at the heart of the curriculum and a range of books are shared each day to capture the children’s imaginations. The Nursery instils a love of learning through exciting and stimulating experiences that run through the indoor and outdoor provision. Every child will be supported to flourish as they take their first steps into their early learning journey.

Children are allocated a key worker to support their learning journey and, through structured play, independent exploration and adult-led activities, they learn and develop through experiences that cover the seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum:

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding of the World
Expressive Arts and Design

Communication

The nursery views parents and carers as partners and acknowledges the importance of their involvement in their child’s learning and development. Through the school’s online system, Tapestry, each child has their own individual learning journal account, which only their parents/carers are able to access. The nursery records observations of the children, which parent/carers are able to view. Experiences from home can be shared too.