Nursery 

A leading day nursery in Gloucester for babies and children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years. 
 
Barnwood Nursery operates from a spacious, homely, detached property, set in large, secure grounds, conveniently located on one of the main routes leading into Gloucester city centre. 

Nursery 

A leading day nursery in Gloucester for children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years. 
 
Barnwood Nursery operates from a spacious, homely, detached property, set in large, secure grounds, conveniently located on one of the main routes leading into Gloucester city centre. 
A safe, happy and comfortable environment for your children 
The nursery offers lots of indoor and outdoor space for the children’s activities, including dedicated wet/messy play and eating areas, designated base rooms for each age group, and a large, enclosed garden with a purpose-built soft play surface and challenging play equipment. 
 
The base rooms are organised to enable even the very youngest children to choose their activities and help themselves to the resources they need, allowing them to develop a level of independence under careful supervision. 
 
Babies have their own peaceful sleep room and bright, cheerful dining, play and changing areas. 
 
 

Our programme of activities includes: 

Drama & Yoga 
Regular drama and yoga sessions given by qualified external teachers on a rolling schedule. 
Local Gloucester Trips 
Local trips and outings e.g. to the library, supermarket or park are regularly planned to support themes in the children’s learning. 
Birthday Celebrations 
Celebration of each child’s birthday with a birthday cake and card. 
Community Involvement 
We are fortunate to have built strong links within the local community and the children regularly enjoy visits from the fire brigade and police, invitations to special events at a nearby retirement home and involvement in performances for parents and friends at a local church. 
Festival Celebrations 
Celebrating festivals from a variety of cultures, to help the children’s knowledge and understanding of the world around them and introduce them to new foods, music, languages etc. in a positive context. 
Some of our daily routines are: 
Breakfast, lunch and tea enjoyed as social occasions, with the children seated in groups around small tables in the dining areas. 
Morning and afternoon snacks and drinks: these are made available for the children to help themselves when they are ready. 
Encouraging the children to clean their teeth after meals. 
Establishing regular toileting routines that encourage early independence. 

 Food & drink 

We are passionate about the importance of establishing healthy eating patterns early in children’s lives and design our menus to offer a varied, tasty and nutritionally balanced diet. 
 
Our aims are to help the children to learn about the food they eat, encourage them to try a wide variety of tastes and textures and to enjoy the social aspects of mealtimes with their friends. 
 
Our nursery menu works on a 4-week rota and is reviewed seasonally. Our nursery chefs prepare all meals and snacks daily in the Barnwood Nursery kitchen, using fresh ingredients. 
 
We cater for allergies, intolerances, cultural requirements and any additional food preferences and our chefs are happy to meet with parents to discuss individual needs. 
Nursery mealtimes are: 
Breakfast 8.00am – 8.30am 
Lunch 11.45am – 12.45pm 
Tea 3.45pm – 4.15pm 
In addition, a morning and afternoon snack and drink are offered to the children, and water is available at all times for them to help themselves whenever they want it. 
 

 Food & drink 

We are passionate about the importance of establishing healthy eating patterns early in children’s lives and design our menus to offer a varied, tasty and nutritionally balanced diet. 
 
Our aims are to help the children to learn about the food they eat, encourage them to try a wide variety of tastes and textures and to enjoy the social aspects of mealtimes with their friends. 
Our nursery menu works on a 4-week rota and is reviewed seasonally. Our nursery chefs prepare all meals and snacks daily in the Barnwood Nursery kitchen, using fresh ingredients. 
 
We cater for allergies, intolerances, cultural requirements and any additional food preferences and our chefs are happy to meet with parents to discuss individual needs. 
Nursery mealtimes are: 
Breakfast 8.00am – 8.30am 
Lunch 11.45am – 12.45pm 
Tea 3.45pm – 4.15pm 
In addition, a morning and afternoon snack and drink are offered to the children, and water is available at all times for them to help themselves whenever they want it. 
 

Weaning 

We ask parents to provide formula or breast milk in clearly labelled bottles for those children who need it, until they are able to drink cow’s milk. 
 
Your child’s key person will be happy to advise on and fully support you in weaning your child, and we will provide home-cooked, pureed and mashed foods until his or her digestive system can manage the full range of foods on our menu. 

Nursery Pricing 

Please contact us for a quotation, individually tailored to your specific needs. 
However, to give you an idea of the sort of pricing we typically charge, the fully inclusive cost of a full time 3-year-old place at our Barnwood Nursery is £870 per month. 
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