Provision for the early years is outstanding. This enables children to acquire new skills, knowledge and understanding very well.
Ofsted 2015/2016
To apply for a place in our nursery, please complete and return the Nursery Application Form.
We currently offer a morning session (8:30am – 11:30am) with up to 29 children attending.
In addition to this, we have a limited number of 30 hour places for parents who are eligible. To check your eligibility, please click here.
Staff
We have a qualified and experienced staff who ensure that your child learns in a caring and stimulating environment.
A Typical Session
- 8.30am Children arrive at Nursery. They self register and then choose from a wide range of activities, both indoors and outdoors.
- Whole class time: Children gather together as a whole group to welcome each other. In this time we may celebrate children’s achievements, read a story or do a phonics or maths activity. We also talk about the activities that are planned for the day.
- Focused activities: These cover many skills from cooking, painting, gardening to walks in the school grounds to explore the natural habitat.
- Snack time: The snack area, which has a choice of drinks (milk and water) and a variety of fruit, is available for the children during the session. On some days we introduce new foods such as toast and foods from other cultures. This is a social occasion where the children and an adult sit together. The children are encouraged to clear away their own bowl and cup when they have finished.
- Group Time: Children get together with their key worker in their group to develop a range of skills across the seven areas of learning including activities to teach phonics skills in line with the ELS scheme. These skills help to develop speaking and listening, phonological awareness and oral blending and segmenting and are the skills which will provide the foundations for children’s future reading and writing success.
- Tidy up time: The children help tidy all areas of the nursery to music.
- Dough Disco / Move time: These activities help to develop fine motor and gross motor skills.
- Story / Rhyme time
Lunch Time Policies
Uniform
Children need to be comfortable and warm to be able to access all of the learning opportunities we provide. Children will be outside in all weathers and are often at their most investigative when it is wet, cold or snowing. Therefore, the uniform reflects this.
All children should wear:
- Bottle green tracksuit bottoms
- Nursery green school jumper
- White polo shirt
- Trainer-like shoes which are fastened with Velcro
Children also require:
- A waterproof coat
- Wellington boots which remain in school throughout the year
All uniform should be named. We do not require a P.E. kit as we only remove jumpers, shoes and socks to ensure that more time is spent developing P.E. skills than dressing and undressing!
Nursery Funding
There are no additional charges for Nursery places that are covered by government funding through the Universal and Extended Entitlement schemes. The Universal Entitlement provides 15 hours of free childcare per week for all 3 and 4 year olds, while the Extended Entitlement offers an additional 15 hours (totalling 30 hours per week) for eligible working families. These funded hours cover the cost of early education and care, meaning parents will not be asked to pay extra fees for the core funded sessions. Our Nursery day runs from 8:30am-2:30pm; however, we offer a wraparound hour charged at £7 so children can finish Nursery at 3:30pm. We also ask for a one off voluntary contribution of £25 for activities such as baking when your child starts in September.