Chineham, Basingstoke

We offer flexible booking options designed to fit around busy family life. These include:

• Breakfast club: 8.30am-9am  
• 9am-12noon (Morning Session)
• 12noon -3pm (Afternoon Session)
• 9am – 3pm  (All day Session)

We’re open term-time (38 weeks of the year) and close for Bank Holidays and our annual summer staff conference. 

To help your child settle in and feel secure, we ask for a minimum of 6 hours per week—this can be two half days or one full day.

Before starting, every child is offered at least three settling-in sessions, starting around a month before their start date, to help them feel comfortable and ready for their new environment.   This is when you’ll meet your child’s key worker—the person who will get to know your child best and support them.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England sets the basic statutory framework for early childhood education (from birth to 5 years old). This alone is not enough to fully prepare children for school or life beyond. 

That’s why First Friends goes beyond the basic EYFS requirements. We provide a Premium Package, which is why we are becoming the nursery of choice for many families in the local area. 

We have our own enhanced curriculum, which includes: 

• Earth Explorers
• Thoughtful Food  
• Movement & Mindfulness
• Makaton, and 
• Home-learning programmes.

At First Friends Nursery School, food is so much more than what’s on the plate — it’s an opportunity to nurture lifelong healthy habits. 

We involve children in every stage of the food journey — helping them prepare food and allowing them to self-serve.

We serve breakfast, a morning snack, a two-course lunch and an afternoon snack.