Children’s Learning and Development

Creating Confident Learners

At Windmill, your child’s happiness, safety and development are at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with families to make sure you feel fully involved, with daily conversations, weekly wow moment observations, and twice-yearly parents’ evenings where we celebrate progress and plan next steps together.

As a nursery we use the online parenting communication tool, Famly, to communicate with parents and build parent partnerships. The App also allows invoices to be paid, holidays and sickness to be noted and parents to upload home observations.

Young children are naturally curious, and we believe the best learning happens when they are following their own interests. That is why we use an approach called In the Moment Planning. Instead of using set topics or paper-based plans, our experienced practitioners observe and respond to what excites each child in real time, creating rich learning opportunities based on their curiosity. Whether your child is investigating nature, exploring a cultural festival or discovering a new skill, their interests help shape their learning every day.

Our open, welcoming rooms are thoughtfully set up with a variety of areas including role play, creative arts, sensory exploration and construction. This gives children the freedom to make choices, follow their ideas, and build independence, problem-solving and confidence, all supported by our highly skilled team.