Norcot Early Years Centre, 82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UB

01189 375577 (Nursery)  01189 375677 (Waterside Day Care)   admin@norcot.reading.sch.uk

Welcome to Norcot Early Years Centre.  Here at Norcot, we are committed to treating each child as an individual.  We have a passion for care and education using the natural world and inspire children to learn and develop in our exciting environment. 

Norcot Early Years Centre is a large, outstanding (OFSTED 2014) state run nursery school for 3-5 year olds with 180 part-time places.  We also have 50 day care places for 0-5 year olds and provide wraparound care from 8am-6pm.  We are sited in Tilehurst, Reading near the river in the Thames Valley, west of London and we are a part of a mixed socio-economic and cultural community.

The Centre provides a broad, balanced curriculum following the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage with a strong emphasis on outdoor learning delivered through our innovative Learning Through Nature programme as featured on the good practice pages of the Ofsted website.  Each child and their family are encouraged to work in partnership with staff to build a learning journal as a record of their development and progress.  We have a well developed Special Needs policy and practice, ensuring early identification, support, planning and evaluation.  Families are closely involved and work with the centre or outside professionals, where needed.

We are constantly developing the Centre to maximise its potential as a learning environment.

We are sure you will find our website interesting and informative.

Diana Heath

We aim to support your child's personal development and prepare him or her for the future by:

• providing a broad and balanced curriculum with reference to the guidance provided in the Early Years Foundation Stage

• providing an environment that develops lively enquiring minds and an enthusiasm for learning
• recognising children as individuals and build upon their successes
• enabling children to feel valued and respected so they can be confident and secure: willing to seek help in the understanding that overcoming difficulty is part of the learning process
• developing, through example and explanation, a sense of responsibility, self-discipline and respect for: one another; the Centre; and the community
• encouraging aesthetic and spiritual awareness
• ensuring that children, staff, parents, governors and the community feel a sense of belonging and ownership and take a pride in the Centre.

 Our key values are respect, trust and communication.

Guarantee the future of state-funded nursery schools after March 2020

We are now offering 3 & 4 year olds their universal funding over 2 1/2 days per week.  You can choose between our current offer of 15 hrs part time mornings or afternoon and the new flexible 2 1/2 day offer.  Please contact the Meadowside office to confirm availablilty admin@norcot.reading.sch.uk or phone 0118  9375577

Please contact us on 01189375577 or admin@norcot.reading.sch.uk if you would like a printed copy of any of the information on our website.