Barbour Nursery School is a bright, purpose-built and modern building, situated on a spacious south-facing site which borders the Lagan Valley Regional Park. A particular feature of the school is its extensive and well-secured outdoor play area which, in addition to a wide range of climbing apparatus, includes a vehicle circuit, role-play cottage, a sand house, log seating, willow tunnels, wooden train, fruit trees, raised vegetable beds, construction play area, and a gardening area.