Our School

Our own preschool nursery feeder, Millfield Nursery School, is owned and managed by John and Liz Miller, also the Directors of Colston Bassett Preparatory School. Millfield, at Cropwell Butler, 3 miles away, has been established for 34 years, is highly regarded in the area and is the main feeder to our Reception class each year.

At Millfield we feel that the first steps a child makes into the world of learning are crucial to their development and ability to realise their potential in later years. We place great importance on these early days, seeking to provide a learning environment which offers the individual child a very positive beginning. Our unique setting gives children the opportunity to learn both inside and outside as well as through adult led activities and through structured and free play.

Millfield is set within its own 8 acres of beautiful countryside in the Vale of Belvoir.

The natural environment around us provides endless opportunities to explore and experience seasonal changes in the natural world, whilst inside, rooms are bright and welcoming and set up to provide for the needs of young children. The curriculum takes as its starting point, the governments' Early Years Foundation Stage guidelines and we add our own unique blend of experience. Early preschool skills in writing, reading and letter sounds are recorded in a series of activity workbooks designed by teachers and provided by the nursery. Children are motivated to work at their own pace and at a level which is relevant to them. Completed books are sent home so parents can see the progress their child is making. Learning to read, will be introduced, if and when appropriate.

Parental involvement is highly valued with ongoing communication and regular one to one termly parent meetings are prioritised to ensure the greatest outcome for your child, prior to him/her starting.