07523 835 382
Opening 6th January 2025
Thank you for visiting Chalkhouse Nursery – Waterside.
Situated in the stunning riverside setting of Thames Valley Park, we are a homely, family-run nursery providing a nurturing environment for children aged 0-5 to develop and grow whilst having fun.
Our large enclosed outdoor play area, riverside location and nature reserve on our doorstep ensure the children have plenty of opportunity for outdoor play, exercise and forest school activities.
At Chalkhouse we recognise the impact that being outdoors has on a child’s social, emotional and physical development and this is at the heart of everything we do.
This website is currently under construction but please feel free to visit our other sites below for more info about us.
For all enquiries please email [email protected] and we will get back to you within 24 hours – thank you!
Work in progress...
We are very excited to announce that renovation work has now commenced on the building at Thames Valley Park.
Please check in here for regular updates as we get everything ready for our open days in the autumn and our grand opening in January 2025.
One of the things we are most excited about at Thames Valley Park is the beautiful outdoor play area. This is such a nice space for the children to play and learn and we can’t wait to get started on doing it all up ready for our grand opening in January.
Lucy and Laura exploring the wonderful onsite facilities and enjoying the nature reserve which will be a perfect setting for our Forest School.
Our other settings...
Contact us...
Open 51 weeks per year
07:30-18:00, Mon-Fri
Excluding bank holidays
Full day 07:30-18:00
Short day 08:30-16:00
Morning 07:30-13:00
Afternoon 13:00-18:00
Activities...
At Chalkhouse we provide a wide range of extra services, enriching experiences and learning activities which all help to ensure that our setting is a fun and stimulating environment for your little ones.
We are always looking to deliver fun, themed learning opportunities and offer a range of craft activities, sensory experiences, physical challenges and independent play opportunities which allow our little ones to get the most out of their learning.
Some of the activities we provide are:
Forest school
School prep sessions
Mark-making
Phonics sessions
Baking
BilinguaSing
Our Learning Book app and developmental reporting system keeps you updated on your child’s development through photos, videos and audio collections. The app also allows our team to track, report and assess development and feed-back to parents.
A sensory music class with an extra language. Multi-award winning BilinguaSing will visit us once a week and deliver a session each to our babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Rooms...
Our rooms provide a safe, stimulating, educational and fun environment for all children aged 0-5.
(More room pictures to follow)
Meals...
We have an experienced on-site chef providing nutritionally balanced, homely meals that our little ones love to eat. We regularly ask children and parents for their input to ensure our meals remain interesting and appealing.
Management team...
Lucy is the Owner of Chalkhouse and one of our two designated safeguarding leads. She has nearly 23 years’ experience of working with children, is a qualified paediatric nurse, a mother to five children and a grandmother to two. Lucy loves all elements of caring for children and loves finding new ways to help them develop and grow.
Laura is the Manager of Chalkhouse Earley, one of our two designated safeguarding leads and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator. She is a Level 3 qualified Nursery Nurse with 6 years’ experience working with children between the ages of 0-5. Laura loves singing with the children and teaching them Makaton.
Lisa is the Manager of Chalkhouse Waterside and one of our two designated safeguarding leads. She is a Level 3 qualified Nursery Nurse with 16 years’ experience working with children between the ages of 0-5.
Henry is our Business Manager. He has 20 years’ experience in financial services and is always on hand to help with any funding or invoice queries.
We provide qualified, experienced team members who are regularly supervised and offered up-to-date training to ensure our little ones get the best possible experience. As we work regularly on a higher staff-to-child ratio, this allows us to support all the children as individuals.