Our Nursery
❝After working with pre-school children for over 30 years, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to open my own nursery in Mill Hill. I have a degree in Early Years Education and a special interest in children learning in an outdoor environment. Here at Helena’s Nursery, we value each and every child. We aim to instil confidence, independence and a passion for learning, ensuring all of our children are ready to take the next step to primary education.❞
- Helena: Owner, Helena's Nursery
We provide a nurturing and creative environment, both indoors and outdoors, to inspire young children’s curiosity, intellect, and imagination. Your child is our curriculum. We follow their development and plan from your child's interests promoting their independence, communication, and language skills.
We use a Parent Portal app which allows us to share with you daily updates, and pictures of your children. You'll be able to log in to the Parent Portal to view observations, photos, videos, sleep times, nappy changes, meals/snacks eaten, and invoices.
We also produce a weekly email newsletter showcasing the week at the nursery.
Our Rooms
We have 3 rooms for different age groups: 
Tulips
Sunflowers
Our Sunflowers area is where it all begins and is specifically designed for babies from 9 months old. During this important phase, babies are exploring the inside and outside world around them with all their senses and their whole bodies and so our resources and activities support and encourage children’s strong exploratory impulses.
Our experienced and caring staff help babies to investigate the environment that they are in and familiarise themselves with their surroundings. Our babies take part in highly interactive activities that include play and sensory experiences, which enhances their emotional and social development. We also have a designated sleep room for our babies.
Roses
Our Roses area is specially designed for our toddlers; leading to their very own outside garden and woodland environment. We aim to instil them with a curiosity, enthusiasm and excitement for learning with a range of indoor and outdoor activities.
We help our toddlers to become independent little learners, actively exploring the environment around them whilst playing, exploring and building their confidence, alongside extremely caring adults.
We believe that young children should be able to enjoy their time
at nursery and their days should be fun-filled and happy.
Tulips
Tulips
Our Tulips area is where our toddlers enjoy a balance of child initiated and adult led activities, both inside and outside. We continue to promote their independence and confidence to prepare them for their next steps into primary school.
Our teachers consider the individual needs, interests and development of each child in their care. They use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child; through a varied and extremely creative curriculum.
Outdoors & Forest School
At Helena’s Nursery, we are fortunate to have amazing outdoor areas. We are very proud of our beautiful gardens and wonderful forest school.
Outdoor learning boosts children's confidence, social skills, and communication. It’s a fantastic way to develop children’s critical thinking skills as they explore and discover more about the world they live in.
Spending time in an outdoor environment brings curriculum topics to life, so children can actively engage with what they are learning about.
Toddlers and pre-school children enjoy daily forest learning sessions with our dedicated Forest School Teacher.
Being outside is a journey of discovery.