We believe that the first few years of your child’s development are crucial to prepare them to live their lives to the fullest. At Elmwood, we’ve created a relaxed, happy and rich environment to stimulate every child’s natural love of learning and discovery. We want to allow all children to develop at their own pace to their own social, academic and personal potential. We are open in the mornings and afternoons during term-times and are registered to care for children aged between two and five years old. 

Elmwood opened in 1980, and our Principal Sarah Herbert has been at the heart of our independent nursery for over 37 years. For Sarah, it has been so rewarding to welcome children who later become Elmwood parents themselves, creating a heartwarming cycle that contributes to our home-away-from-home feeling. In September 2022, we merged Elmwood and its sister school, the Meadows Montessori School, and welcomed Meadows teachers, parents and children to Elmwood in one big happy family! 

We embrace the Montessori approach in all we do, and provide a broad range of individual and group activities which encourage independence and creativity, foster self-confidence, build self-esteem, extend knowledge and nurture friendships in a supportive, attractive and fun environment. Our team of outstanding early years educators are here to guide each child’s journey, offering one-to-one teaching to ensure every child gets the support they need. Children leave Elmwood with strong personal, social and emotional skills, as well as a wide range of physical and practical abilities, an enhanced experience and understanding of the world, and a fabulous academic foundation as they move to their next schools, both in the maintained and independent sectors.  

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