St James's Primary School, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

St James's Nursery Unit

 

Our Nursery Unit is an integrated nursery and we currently have 52 full time places. In St James’s Nursery Unit we aim to provide a happy, welcoming, stimulating and fun environment, where each child is valued and respected as an individual, encouraged to grow in confidence and self esteem and to develop to his/her full potential.

Our Nursery Unit is a spacious and attractive environment located in a separate building within the school grounds. Our Nursery Unit is teacher led and staffed by a dedicated and highly motivated nursery team. We provide a range of opportunities to facilitate transition to our primary school.

During your child’s nursery year they will be provided with a range of structured and stimulating activities and experiences to develop his/her knowledge and skills through the six areas of the nursery curriculum. These six areas are as follows:

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • Language Development
  • Physical Development
  • Early Mathematical Development
  • The Arts
  • The World Around Us

Our Nursery is always oversubscribed such is the faith that our local community place in our ability to provide the best education and care for their children.

 
 

News

9th Mar 2026
I hope you are getting ready to don those walking shoes or skates, and get on those...
 
 
 
 
 
6th Mar 2026
At St James’s Nursery Unit, we celebrated the magic of reading with a wonderful...
 
 
 
 
6th Mar 2026
Last week, our Nursery transformed into a vibrant food adventure as the children...
 
 
 
 
6th Mar 2026
We were delighted to welcome the wonderful team from Queen’s University Belfast’s...
 
 
 
 
 
20th Jan 2026
Our Nursery was filled with smiles, laughter, and plenty of special moments as we...
 
 
 
 
20th Jan 2026
We are thrilled to share the delightful success of our recent Big Bedtime Read launch...
 
 
 
 
 
12th Dec 2025
This week we opened our doors to welcome all our wonderful Nursery families for...