Welcome to The Prepatoria Nursery

A warm welcome awaits families seeking an innovative approach to early years education. Children leave us capable, strong, resilient and confident, motivated and excited to learn!

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Feel confident in their future

We’ve created an environment where instead of feeling guilty for leaving your child, you’ll feel confident in the investment you’re making in their future.

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Their first years are so very important

By the time a child is three years old, the brain is 80% hardwired. Our synergetic ‘Prepatoria education’ approach lays the foundation for children to succeed in later life.

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Play is the serious work of the child

We created a nursery which gives our children and team time. Time to learn, time to investigate, time to stop, to think, to enquire, to create, make and do. Our children develop holistically, with resilience, self-awareness and self-confidence.

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Reggio Emilia inspired

The foundation for our education begins with love and respect for the citizenship of the child, inspired by Reggio Emilia philosophies. But, what does it mean to be Reggio inspired?
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Learning from nature

We understand the importance and value of learning out of doors, the deep sensory and spiritual pleasure children get from engaging with nature.

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LOVE NOTES FROM OUR FAMILIES

We could not ask for a better standard of care and education

"Our son has been attending Shrewsbury Prepatoria since he was just under a year old. We continue to be blown away by the dedication of the team and the care and attention that he receives. The facilities are wonderful and most days he doesn’t want to come home as he has had such a lovely day."

Naomi Adams

The perfect environment for my child to thrive

"I visited a lot of nurseries and then walked through the door of Shrewsbury Prepatoria and instantly liked the calm and positive atmosphere. A home from home, everything about this nursery creates the perfect environment for my child to thrive and most of all feel happy and loved and safe. The settling in experience for my sensitive son was gentle, the staff put so much thought and consideration into understanding his feelings and building his confidence. Shrewsbury Prepatoria is an outstanding nursery."

Camilla Ditty

A real home from home

"The level of care and attention the children receive at The Prepatoria is outstanding. The effort and creativity that goes into the activities is fantastic and it feels like an extension to our family; a real home from home."

Andy Turner

An Innovative Approach

 

Our vision is to create a unique educational environment where all children are respected as individuals, with life experiences and relationships that have influenced their development, rights, opinions and the quality of life to date. Children learn best when they feel safe, loved, cared for and are interested.

– Jane Smalley, Principal
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An Innovative Approach

Our vision is to create a unique educational environment where all children are respected as individuals, with life experiences and relationships that have influenced their development, rights, opinions and the quality of life to date. Children learn best when they feel safe, loved, cared for and are interested.

Jane Smalley, Principal

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OFSTED

Outstanding in all areas

Our unique approach’s success is evident in our children’s progress. The Prepatoria Nursery and preschool achieved outstanding in all areas following individual Ofsted inspections. Read about our approach and the full Ofsted reports.

Our Approach

At The Prepatoria Nursery & Preschool, our children are listened to with respect, believing that their questions and observations are an opportunity to learn and search together in a continual collaborative process.

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Nursery Ofsted Report

“A nurturing and incredibly well-resourced play environment. Staff support babies’ communication skills extremely well and pay exceptional attention to their gestures, babbles and expressions.” Ofsted, February 2018, Infant & Toddler Centre, Rated Outstanding

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Preschool Ofsted Report

“Children thrive in this vibrant setting with the majority exceeding the expected development for their age. They gain excellent skills that prepare them very well for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school.” Ofsted, November 2017, Preschool, Rated Outstanding

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Autumn at the Prepatoria

by | Nov 22, 2022 |

  It may look like a playground in a car park to us, but when you’re a child the world can appear very different. Just climb the bank, as I did today, and look around you. You may peer through...

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Events 2019

by | Mar 19, 2019 | ,

We’re delighted to present you with our exciting Events Planner for this year. Any other events added throughout the year will be notified to you by email or letter. Please check the booking details...

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An Inspector calls…..

by | Nov 20, 2018 |

What an exciting first term we’ve had at our newly opened school! Graeme and I returned to work, having taken our first real break in a long time, to a telephone call from Ofsted. With just seven...

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