General Information

Location

Holmwood House Nursery is situated in an idyllic semi rural location between Great Horkesley and West Bergholt.  The location benefits from being ten minutes from Colchester and five minutes from the railway station.

Premises

151 Coach Road
Great Horkesley
Colchester
Essex   CO6 4DX                             T: 01206 273827

The Nursery is housed in a beautiful, specially converted building which was the former laundry for Westwood Park.  Each room has been adapted to suit the specific age range of children and equipped with a wide range of educational materials and toys.

To request a prospectus, please contact:   katy.platten@holmwood.essex.sch.uk         

Children benefit from playing in the exceptionally child-friendly
and expertly designed building. 

Ofsted Report 2008

Term Dates

  Term Dates 2013/2014

The Great Outdoors

The outdoor facilities are exceptional. Each nursery room benefits from having a separate area that is used as an outdoor classroom. The garden is well equipped with a paddock and large open spaces. Holmwood House Nursery is extremely lucky to be situated on the edge of a private woodland.  This enables us to use the wood with the children and gives them the opportunity to discover wildlife and nature through hands-on experience.

Admissions 

 

45 children aged between 6 months and five years are able to attend the nursery which opens for 47 weeks of the year. However, children are able to attend for Holmwood House term-times only if that is required. Flexible attendance is offered to suit individual needs.

 

The Nursery has an open admissions policy; all children are welcome to attend. We feed into Holmwood House Prep School and also into other primary schools in the local and surrounding areas.

 

Sessions

 

Full Day:	8.00am - 6.00pm
School Day:	8.30am - 4.00pm
Morning:	8.30am - 12.00 noon
Afternoon:	1.00pm - 4.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy Eating

 

The Nursery offers healthy, homemade breakfast, lunch, tea and snacks, planned using our healthy eating policy.

 

Holiday Club

 

The Holiday Club is open during the school holidays and available to all children up to the age of eight years.

 

The quality of teaching and learning is outstanding. Excellent planning
for indoors and the garden encourage the children to participate
in a wide variety of activities. 
                                                                                                                                                                  Ofsted Report 2008