Little Oaks at The Oratory Prep School

Wonderful setting for both my 2 year old in the nursery room and my 4 year old in pre-reception. There grounds are amazing, with forest school every week, the children go outside everyday, rain or shine. The opportunity for the children to have swimming lessons from age 3 is a real game changer compared to other nurseries in the area! The staff are extremely friendly and great with the children. I feel that each age group is really cared for and have very age relevant teaching. Then the opportunity for them to all play together, and sometimes with the older children in the prep school is really lovely and makes it feel like a family, but also proper school setting - great for preparing for school start.

My son has been here for the last 3 years and is about to start Reception in September - he is confident, independent and a happy little soul who is fully prepared for primary school emotionally, physically and academically. He has loved all the outside play, no matter the weather, in forest school, playground, walks around the grounds etc. He loves swimming, PE, the sports day and dancing too. He has a strong sense of friendship, loves all his teachers and runs in everyday ready to play and get stuck in to all the new activities which are themed each week to support the Early Years learning. The children also benefit from the school's facilities, so he has gone to the school library regularly, interacts with the older children through buddy reading, and the nursery children participate in assemblies and wider school activities as appropriate. Sending him to Little Oaks has been one of my best decisions and I always recommend Little Oaks to prospective parents

Having moved around the country, we have tried multiple nurseries and Little Oaks is by far the best we have ever used. The facilities are incredible, the children get to do dance, and even PE and swimming when they’re in kindergarten/pre-reception. The staff are unbelievably kind and attentive, they treat the children like they’re one big family and I love that. My daughter would run in happy as anything, every day. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.