Our Nurseries
Cavendish Lodge and Dove House, we pride ourselves on creating a lovely community for local families.
Cavendish Lodge
Cavendish Lodge (52 Lewin Road) is our original premises, a beautiful double fronted villa with large front and rear gardens. When originally purchased, it was very dilapidated and unloved, but showed signs of former grandeur. It opened in early 2007 with a handful of children and quickly filled up as word spread. It’s now divided into 3 departments; Buttercups (our baby room) on the lower ground floor, Bug’s Club (our toddler room) on the upper ground, and our Cheeky Monkeys (preschoolers) on the first floor and in the garden’s Clock House.
A wide veranda overlooking the garden is a popular spot for al-fresco lunches in the summer and for messy activities when the weather is not so good. The buggy store for both nurseries is situated at the side of this building.
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Dove House
Dove House
Dove House is our second site which opened its doors in September 2010. Originally 2 tall houses, it was a major construction job to take out the dividing wall between them, fit a grand staircase and open up lots more space. Robins (our baby room) and Swallows (our toddler room) take up most of the ground floor and Eagles (our preschoolers) are on the middle floor. Dove House has also got a wonderful and very popular indoor sandpit.
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The main administrative office for CLNS is on this site.
Somers House
Somers House in Reigate is our new baby! The nursery opened in March 2020 and offers exceptional childcare services with the same values, high standards and attention to detail as Cavendish Lodge and Dove House.
The nursery offers childcare for babies from 6 months, toddlers and pre-schoolers up to 5 years.
To find out more, please go to our Somers House page.
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We have 3 departments in each nursery for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Babies
Our babies are looked after with lots of love and care – even before they start, enjoying three taster sessions to help them get used to new surroundings. With a staff ratio of 1: 3 there are always lots of people on hand to play, help or give a cuddle.
A day in our baby rooms
8.00am Breakfast
8.50am Tidy Up
9.00am Garden Time
10.00am Snack Time
10.30am Activities / Messy play / Free Play & Nappy Change
11.10am Tidy Up
11.20am Circle Time
11.30am Lunch
12.00pm Sleep Time
1.30pm Milk / Snack Time & Nappy Changes
2.00pm Garden Time
3.00pm Activities / Messy Play / Free Play
3.50pm Circle / Story Time
4.00pm Tea
4.30pm Free Play & Nappy Change
6.00pm. Home Time
Toddlers
A Toddlers day
These independent little people are given more choice in their days, though still within a carefully planned framework. There's a staff ratio of 1:4 to provide lots of guidance and helping hands.
8.00am Breakfast
8.50am Tidy Up
9.00am Garden Time
10.00am Snack Time
10.30am Activities / Messy play / Free Play & Nappy Change
11.10am Tidy Up
11.20am Circle Time
11.30am Lunch
12.00pm Sleep Time
1.30pm Milk / Snack Time & Nappy Changes
2.00pm Garden Time
3.00pm Activities / Messy Play / Free Play
3.50pm Circle / Story Time
4.00pm Tea
4.30pm Free Play & Nappy Change
6.00pm. Home Time
8.00am. Breakfast/Free play/Cooking
9.30am Tidy Up Time/Circle Time/Focus Activities
9.45am Morning Snack
10.00am Garden Time
11.00am Free Play & Planned Activities
11.45am Tidy up time
12.00pm Lunch time
12.30pm Sleep Time
2.15pm Toilet Time / Brush Teeth & Nappy Change
2.45pm Afternoon Snack
3.00pm Garden Time
3,45pm Afternoon Circle Time
4.00pm Tea time
4.30pm Free play and sand pit
6.00pm Home time
Pre-School
A day at Pre-school
The children now are usually confident and skillful little learners, busy with creative and investigative activities, often with close friends and clear preferences. It's much more like being in a school reception class. Staffing ratio is 1: 8.
8.00am Breakfast
8.50am Tidy Up
9.00am Garden Time
10.00am Snack Time
10.30am Activities / Messy play / Free Play & Nappy Change
11.10am Tidy Up
11.20am Circle Time
11.30am Lunch
12.00pm Sleep Time
1.30pm Milk / Snack Time & Nappy Changes
2.00pm Garden Time
3.00pm Activities / Messy Play / Free Play
3.50pm Circle / Story Time
4.00pm Tea
4.30pm Free Play & Nappy Change
6.00pm. Home Time
8.00am Breakfast/Free play
8.45am Tidy Up
9.00am Circle Time
9.15am Play & Focus Activity
10.25am Tidy Up /Snack Time
10.45am Getting Ready for the Garden
11.00am Garden Time
12.00pm Lunch
12.30pm Quiet Song / Story Time
1.00pm Garden Time / Sleep Time
2.10pm Snack Time
2.20pm Free Play & Focus Activity
3.25pm Tidy Up & Prepare for Tea
4.00pm Tea
4.30pm Get Ready for Garden Time
5.00pm Garden / Free Time
6.00pm Home Time