Welcome

Our Staff

We are fortunate in the Early Years Department at New Close to have two qualified teachers leading our Nursery and Reception classes.

Mrs Anderson, the Early Years Leader, supports Mrs Fitzsimmons and Ms Moore in the Reception (Rabbit) class, while Mrs Baxter teaches the Nursery (Bunny) class. Together, they bring years of experience in Early Years education and provide an engaging, stimulating environment that fosters curiosity, wonder, and a love of learning.

Our Early Years Department is further supported by a team of experienced teaching assistants.

The Environment

The Reception (Rabbit) and Nursery (Bunny) teaching spaces are both set up in a way that encourages independence and choice. There are some focused, adult-led teaching sessions but we also have the rooms set up to encourage children to play in a planned way. Experienced staff ensure that this play is purposeful and moves the children's learning forward.

We have a new shelter built over our outdoor area to enable all year round, all-weather outdoor provision. Each of the classrooms has access to this shared space. We are also very fortunate to have huge grounds with a big expanse of grass, hedgerow and woodland, which we use for the children's learning.