Wise Owls Nursery School

Wise Owls is based within a Regency building in the heart of Brighton with an eclectic history. It was the original Buddhist centre in Brighton and the home of The White Eagle Lodge. 

Our environment

At Wise Owls Nursery School we make the most out of our beautiful learning environment.  Children are able to free flow between our rooms, which include our kitchen, The Nest which is our quiet room, The Alina Garden and the creative Hive. We encourage this independence whilst also planning exciting learning experiences based on our knowledge of the children.

In our Treetops Hall, all of the children come together for lunch and afternoon tea. Children also have the opportunity to rest or sleep in The Nap Room surrounded by twinkling stars and the scent of lavender grown in our sensory garden. In The Treetops, we also have The Squirrels and Hedgehogs areas as a space for the younger children to call their own when they feel that they need to have some quiet time. 

Within Wise Owls we also have a teaching area for The Bluebirds group who take part in daily discrete teaching sessions in letters, sounds and numbers.

Our staff

Our staff are experienced, qualified teachers and early years educators.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

We are qualified teachers with experience of working with children with SEN within mainstream schools.

Inclusion

Wheelchair access.

Food

Healthy Eating - during meal times the children come together either in the Treetops hall or in our kitchen. We believe that mealtimes provide an opportunity for children to develop social skills and independence. The children serve themselves and help to tidy up afterwards.  After positive feedback from our parents we made the decision in Summer 2019 to become a vegetarian and vegan nursery, preparing all food in-house. Our new menu has been created by a qualified vegetarian and vegan nutritionist. All staff hold a Food Hygiene Certificate and are trained in safe food handling techniques.

Flexible, emergency and occasional childcare

Please speak to the nursery about emergency childcare. 

Transport 

Located in central Brighton and served by bus routes 23 and 24.