Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston

Fulwood Row, Fulwood, Preston PR2 5RW
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  • Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston, Preston
Welcome to Highfield Priory Nursery and Pre-School. They welcome children between 2 and 4 years of age in their cosy converted home from home.

Highfield Priory's children have the freedom to experiment, discover and explore in its large outdoor area and carefully considered indoor learning environments. Who knows what trigger will ignite the spark that leads to the next architect, scientist or explorer? They have a large outdoor area that offers opportunities to be creative, physical and curious, whether this is painting in puddles, climbing on their new outdoor area or using a magnifying glass to carefully look at bugs under logs. Everything is an opportunity to learn!

Highfield Priory Nursery and Pre School promotes Forest Schooling, which is set within their beautiful private ‘Highfield Haven’. They have their very own Forest School Leader who ensures your children's days follow the rhythms of the children and the environment. Forest School is a long-term child-led educational process that promotes, observes and explicitly supports the social, emotional and physical development of children in a Woodland surrounding. All ages access forest school or nature-nurture sessions at Highfield Priory Nursery and Pre-school.

Highfield Priory allows children the freedom to explore, play and be themselves, whilst being at one with nature. Their days are child-led, they provide natural resources, tools, equipment, and structures. They find this freedom provides children with the opportunity to be creative and use their imagination to get lost in their world as they engage in play and use open-ended natural resources to support their play. A place where sticks become wands, trees become forts and children become dragons! The learning opportunities in this magical space are endless.
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Funding & Fees

Pre-School – Aged 3 + Full Day (8.00am to 3.30pm) £55.00
Nursery 3 years old – Full Day (8.00am to 6.00pm) £61.00
Nursery 2 years old – Full Day (8.00am to 6.00pm) £69.75

Contact Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston to get a personalised quote.

Contact Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Highfield Priory School Ltd
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jeremy Duke (Headmaster)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Registered Charity Number

  • 532262

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week between Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • There is off-road parking available on the school site.

Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston Reviews (39)

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Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston has a Review Score of 10 (9.996) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston has 39 reviews.

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Review from Holly O (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves Highfield Nursery! All of the staff are amazing, so caring and attentive, and they look after her incredibly well. It gives me real peace of mind knowing she is happy, safe, and supported every day. I couldn't ask for a better place for her to be.
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Review from Jack S (Father of Child) published on 12 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Superb nursery for our three year old, the staff are brilliant and the nursery and pre school is a lovely learning environment. The forest school sessions are also a brilliant addition for children's development. Would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Dan K (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A truly great pre-school and nursery - the five stars in every category really are deserved! Our daughter has come on leaps and bounds since joining the pre-school and she loves every day there. So many different activities across the week, such friendly and professional staff, great parent interaction
and so many different opportunities for parents to get involved.
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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started Preschool in September 2025 and her development has been excellent thanks to the superb teachers at Highfield Priory.


She has grown in confidence and her vocabulary and communication skills have developed significantly.


My daughter adores her teachers. A special thank you

to all the preschool staff who are kind, caring and always promote a positive and safe environment for everyone.
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Review from A M (Father of Child) published on 3 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has started highfield priory and is thriving. They plan to his needs, he enjoys going and the staff are friendly. The nursery feels very clean and welcoming. They have a variety of extra classes that he attends on a weekly basis. The manager is always available each morning and more than happy
to help. The outdoor space is a very good size and they go out in all weathers. I feel confident that we made the right decision moving him to highfield.
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Review from Amy H (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined Highfield as soon as he turned two, and he settled in straight away. From the very beginning, the staff have gone above and beyond to support him, offering a wide range of engaging activities and even providing learning bags to help continue his development at home.


The team have been

incredible in supporting his emotional development and have worked closely with me to ensure they can provide the very best care for him. He is always so excited in the mornings to go to nursery and see his friends, and he especially loves the dance classes, music lessons, Forest School and library visits.


He has formed such strong bonds with many of the staff, and it's clear how happy and secure he feels there. He always leaves nursery at the end of the day smiling! There is truly nowhere else I would want him to be, I couldn't recommend Highfield Nursery highly enough.

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Review from Emma K (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highfield Priory Nursery and Preschool is a beautiful setting for my child to learn and grow before school. The activities, curriculum, environment and teachers are top level. My child feels free to be himself and I would recommend Highfield to everyone.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highfield Nursery is one of a kind. Both of my daughters have thrived with the support of the caring and loving teachers. They especially enjoy forest school and love being outdoors. The quality of activities they get to take part in such as dance lessons, wood work, and learning about nature is what
makes Highfield unique.
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Review from Nicola B (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter joined Highfield as she turned two, she's now 4 and in preschool. We've been delighted with the level of care and learning opportunities she's had. She's developed a strong love of learning and become very confident socially.


The early years department is very well managed and each of

the members of staff are individuals I would hand choose to look after my children, kind, warm and very skilled at looking after and developing children.


We've always been so impressed with the activities she gets up to, it's something new and creative every day. The facilities in the new building are wonderful and the extracurricular opportunities are also fantastic.


Something we've always been particularly impressed with is the forest school provision. The forest is a fantastic space and the forest school leader is so passionate about teaching children about the outdoors, the lessons she plans are brilliant and it's inspired a love of the outdoors that I know will last a lifetime.

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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really pleased with Highfield. Since we moved our little girl she has really been given the opportunity to be herself and she is now so confident and is thriving in every aspect! The extra activities provided are amazing and I can't fault the nursery at all!
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Review from I B (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A truly incredible nursery. The staff are so kind and patient with the children and the activities are fun, engaging and they even go on school trips. It feels like every activity has been meticulously planned with the children, their development and enjoyment in mind.


The facilities are lovely, bright

and clean, and the children spend lots of time outside getting fresh air (they love the forest school). It's also really nice that they use the facilities of the main school. Healthy meal options too.
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Review from Hamza S (Father of Child) published on 10 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All of the teaching staff are loving and caring. What more could a parent ask for when dropping their child off every day?! As a parent, I feel at ease knowing that the attention given is second to none; with a great amount of attention and thought given to the children's enjoyment, welfare and overall
experience.
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Review from Z A (Father of Child) published on 17 December 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From my own experience, I have found the nursery at Highfield Priory to be excellent for my 2-year-old son. He settled in straight away and is always happy at pick up thanks to the warm and friendly staff who are highly experienced and great at what they do.
I have been impressed at the array of activities
the children do such as forest school, sessions in the dance studio, weekly library visits, baking, sessions outdoors etc. All of these activities are helping to develop my son's confidence and a variety of skills. It is evident that the nursery is managed extremely well and all staff members take pride in the work they do which shows up on their smiles and the children's smiles too. I would encourage the staff to keep up the great work and to keep looking at opportunities for continuous improvement. This could even involve capturing ideas from parents, staff members and other leading nurseries around the country in order to keep evolving with the times.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 2 December 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an excellent nursery. All the staff are welcoming and friendly and have taken such good care of my twin boys. My boys started when they were 2 years old and I can see the progress they have made over the past 18 months. I can't recommend them enough!
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Review from Christopher M (Father of Child) published on 30 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery. Our child was very happy during her time here. The teachers/staff are all lovely and kept us informed on our daughter's progress. I feel she thrived in the pre-school/nursery environment, we were very pleased we chose Highfield. She was always pleased to go into nursery and all I wanted
for her was to be happy and safe and both of those wishes were fully met.
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Review from Sasha E (Mother of Child) published on 2 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I don't quite have the words to express how much our little boy loves going to nursery at Highfield. From his first day, he was surrounded with warmth and care, fun and play, and a brilliant learning environment, even having access to forest school twice a week. He has grown in all areas and we are
so happy that he is happy. The staff are amazingly kind, generous and patient, and it's a testament to the quality of the nursery that most of them have been working there for years. As a family, we are looking forward to the rest of his Highfield journey.
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Review from Josh R (Father of Child) published on 25 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highfield Nursery has provided my daughter with the best possible start in her educational career.
They have given her every opportunity to thrive and grow, to satisfy her curiosity and to explore new and exciting ideas as well as supporting her self-belief.
The teaching staff are amazing, forming
a lasting bond which allows children to feel comfortable and be themselves, they are always courteous and enthusiastic which is such a breath of fresh air.
I could not have asked for a better start for my child, the money spent on education at Highfield is the best investment you can make in your little one.
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Review from C B (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have attended Highfield Priory Nursery and Pre-School and I have found the provision to be excellent. From an educational perspective, the curriculum covers all key and statutory requirements whilst ensuring that the delivery is child-centred and tailored to the needs of the individual.
Where additional support is required this is always given in partnership with home. Communication is excellent on both informal and formal channels. Pastoral care is at the core of the provision with safeguarding running throughout and is again reinforced with positive practice and interaction. Values and ethos are evident in staff interactions with the children and this is reflected in the positive relationships created. School support staff assist in administrative matters and provide excellent communication. Despite a recent fire and change of building staff have dealt with this in such a way that it has not impacted on the children and their environment continues to help them flourish.
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Review from L K (Father of Child) published on 9 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am exceptionally pleased with the development my child has shown since joining Highfield. The teachers are caring and very professional.
My child has significantly matured in all areas of child development. The curriculum provides a wide range of activities from forest school to dancing. Strong
values are instilled in the pupils from nursery and there is a culture of respect and togetherness.
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Review from Olivia M (Mother of Child) published on 3 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highfield Priory Nursery has been fantastic from start to finish.
The staff are outstanding! You can clearly see they're genuinely concerned about the quality of care your children receive.
Each term they have a 'focus week' on your child. This involves them being individually studied to see what
their interests are, what they excel at and any area they may need extra attention on.
You're regularly brought in for parents' evening to keep you up to date on their progress and performance.
They often check if there are any changes in the children's personal lives, making sure the children are getting (if possible) even more care where necessary.
The facilities are amazing as well, with the children frequently experiencing dance classes, the sports hall, forest school, baking and plenty more. The garden is also massive and they get lots of time outside.
I'm sad to see my child leaving Nursery but I'm excited to watch her progress through the school.
This place is worth every penny!
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.996)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.996) out of 10 for Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.996 for Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston is calculated as follows: ( (239 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.996
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston is based on 20 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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All Staff At Highfield Priory Nursery

Job Title: Nursery Practitioners

We are so proud of our staff team who are genuine, caring and most of all great fun!


Our team are trained to the highest level and it is their support and respect for the children and one another which makes Highfield such a fantastic nursery to be a part of.


Passionate about Early Years our staff are hand-picked to create an outstanding home from home environment. It is our staff that add the special magic to your child's day and are therefore carefully selected having successfully completed a rigorous recruitment process.



All of our practitioners:


Hold an enhanced DBS check


Paediatric first aid


All practitioners are qualified to level 3 childcare qualification and above (apprentices are working towards level 3)


Safeguarding and Child Protection training level 1 & 2

Frequently Asked Questions about Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston

What is the Age Range of Children that Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston accepts?

Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston Open?

Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston have capacity for?

Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston has capacity for a total of 50 Children.

How far is Highfield Priory Nursery and School, Preston to the centre of Preston?

2.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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