About us

The Duckling Nursery puts the safety of the children at the forefront of our practice to ensure that all children have an equal opportunity to learn in a safe and secure enviroment.

The Duckling Nursery School offers sessional and full day care (term time only) for children aged 2 to 5 years.

The nursery operates in a demountable classroom on the Writtle Infant School grounds. We have our own fenced garden and use of the playground, school field and the school hall.

A large part of the garden has an all weather surface with a sensory roadway. There is also a large shingle pit, a wooden climbing wall, a wooden tree house, climbing area, tumble bare and mud kitchen. The garden offers natural shade with well-established trees. A great variety of equipment and resources are available for both indoor and outdoor play.

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Our Ethos

At The Duckling Nursery, we are passionate about Safeguarding children and keeping them safe at all times. We believe that children learn best when they are healthy, safe, secure, when their individual needs are met and when they have positive relationships with the adults caring for them. We actively promote British values and encourage and praise positive, caring and polite behaviour and provide an environment where children learn to respect themselves, other people and their surroundings.

At the Duckling Nursery we promote kindness through everything we do by:

  • Being kind to ourselves
  • Being kind to others
  • Being kind to nature

We provide a homely, welcoming environment to all and promote positive respectful relationships and wellbeing among staff, which is mirrored in relationships among children and their families. By exploring, experimenting and learning through their own play and through the motivation from staff acting as role models, each unique child is encouraged to reach their full potential in their own time.

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What parents say about us

The Duckling Nursery is a welcoming and supportive community not only for children but parents too. Their fantastic outdoor area, staff and resources have enabled our children to feel happy and settled quickly while enjoying a whole range of new opportunities. We highly recommend it.

Parents of 4 children who have been through Duckling Nursery

What Ofsted say about us

Staff promote children’s communication and language skills well and skilfully maintain older children’s attention during games. Children form strong relationships with their key person and other staff. They actively seek them out for support when needed.

Inspection report September 2018