{"id":56224,"date":"2026-10-19T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/?p=56224"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:57:08","slug":"holmewood-house-early-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/2026\/10\/19\/holmewood-house-early-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Holmewood House Early Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Holmewood Nursery is open 50 weeks per year<\/strong><\/h4>

\"\"Children can join our Pre-Nursery in the term they turn 3 and move to Nursery at age 4. Both Pre-Nursery and Nursery are housed in a bright, spacious building surrounded by extensive grounds. The two classes are separated for specialist activities such as phonics but otherwise operate a free-flow system, allowing children to explore their interests freely.\u00a0With small class sizes, our enthusiastic and highly qualified staff provide abundant opportunities for children to play and explore their world in a safe, nurturing environment.<\/p>

The children frequently use the main school grounds and facilities for nature \"\"walks, swimming lessons, and games sessions. Additionally, they enjoy weekly specialist music and French lessons.\u00a0Pre-Prep also have specialist teaching in French, Music, Games & PE and Swimming alongside core subjects taught by their Form Teacher. There are extensive clubs after school for the children to enjoy including football, climbing, judo, swimming, dance, chess and gymnastics, or they can go to after school \u2018owls\u2019 until 6pm to support working parents. Our nursery is open 50 weeks per year. Outside of term time, our Nursery will continue to offer high-quality care for up to 50 weeks a year, giving families the flexibility they need.<\/p>

We have an opportunity for you to come and discover what makes Early Years at Holmewood such an incredible option for your child, and to learn how we support the transition into Reception:<\/p>

Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception at Holmewood House \u2013 come and talk to the experts<\/strong><\/h4>

Early Years Group Tour<\/strong><\/p>

Monday 16th<\/sup> November 9.30 \u2013 11.15 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>

\"\"Our Early Years Group Tours are a chance for you to come and experience the nurturing environment of our Early Years setting. You will be able to meet our wonderful Early Years staff, including meeting Laura Readman, Head of Pre Prep, and Sheilagh Schweitzer, Head of Early Years and ask any questions you might have. They will share all their knowledge with you about our Early Years provision and how we nurture your child in these important years. And then see our Nursery and Reception classes in action and visit the facilities our youngest pupils use including Forest School, the Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Jubilee Theatre, and South Lawn.<\/p>

Book your place here:<\/p>

Nursery and Reception – Small Group Tours for Parents Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>

Or for further information, please contact admissions@holmewoodhouse.co.uk<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holmewood Nursery is open 50 weeks per year Children can join our Pre-Nursery in the term they turn 3 and move to Nursery at age 4. Both Pre-Nursery and Nursery are housed in a bright, spacious building surrounded by extensive grounds. The two classes are separated for specialist activities such as phonics but otherwise operate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":56227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[295,1202,1203,1204],"tags":[],"directory-category":[],"event_categories":[],"class_list":["post-56224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-nursery","category-open-days","category-preschool"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-26 07:03:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56224"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56247,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56224\/revisions\/56247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56224"},{"taxonomy":"directory-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory-category?post=56224"},{"taxonomy":"event_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_categories?post=56224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}