Ripley Nursery School Childcare

We work hard to create a setting that is secure, safe, and exciting so that every child can grow and develop to the fullest.
We are aware that kids are active learners who require room and chances to explore, experiment, and invent as well as to put their knowledge into practise and grow. To meet the various learning styles of the children, we use free flow play between our indoor classrooms and our expansive garden.
Lighting a fire instead of filling a pail is what education is all about. Yeats, William Butler
We hold the following beliefs: children must feel safe, secure, and loved; they must feel valued and of worth; they must have a voice and know they will be heard; they must feel a sense of belonging to a team/group/family that is important to them; they must be challenged; they must be happy and confident; they must have clear, consistent boundaries and expectations of behaviour; they must have positive relationships with adults and peers; they must be healthy; they must learn through their own experiences; and they must be confident in their
We think that children should have access to a fun and engaging learning environment, wonderful adult and peer role models to support their behaviour and learning attitudes, opportunities to develop high levels of involvement in their learning, learn through real-world, meaningful experiences, and have opportunities to practise skills to achieve high levels of independence and competency.
We see it as our responsibility to: extend children's learning through play; foster positive relationships with our families, both children and adults; extend children's thinking and language through careful questioning; operate as part of a caring school family team; provide additional support for kids and parents as needed; provide an exciting, active curriculum; and provide a welcoming learning environment filled with stimulating materials.