Our Nursery
The nursery staff consists of
- Mrs Karen Richardson (Nursery Lead Teacher)
- Mrs Terry Borrill (Achievement Support Assistant)
- Mrs Neelam Javid (Achievement Support Assistant)
- Mrs Jessica Hodgson (Achievement Support Assistant)
- Miss Mary Plews (Achievement Support Assistant)
We also have teaching assistants working within the nursery.
Children are eligible to start in our Nursery the term after their third birthday. In order to apply for a place at our Nursery you must complete a Nursery Application Form. You can collect a form from the lower school office.
Foundation Stage One
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework. This guidance helps us to plan play opportunities and first hand experiences through which your child will learn. We also understand that you child learns from you at home and we will look forward to sharing and extending your child's education in partnership with you. The Foundation Stage Curriculum covers seven areas of learning which are:
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the world
- Expressive arts and design
The Nursery Day
8.30am — Doors Open
8.55am — Choosing Time
9.25am — Group Learning Time
9.45am — Choosing Time
11.15am — Story Time
11.30am — Lunch Break
12.00noon — Afternoon Session Starts
12.30pm — Choosing Time
1.10pm — Group Learning Time
1.30pm — Choosing Time
2.30pm —Singing and Story
3.00 — Hometime
Lunchtime Supervision
If your child is staying at school for two 3 hour sessions; ie a full day, we do offer lunchtime supervision. This is charged at £5 per session. All lunchtime supervision must be booked and paid for in advance using our online booking and paying system. We will provide you all with a user name and password once your child is admitted.
Session Times
All children attending the nursery are entitled to 15 hours free provision each week.
We will where ever possible try to accommodate parent’s preferences, however the nursery is usually oversubscribed and individual preferences may not always be possible.
The Government are offering an additional 15 hours of free childcare for working parents from September 2017. The additional 15 hours of free childcare is available for families where both parents are working (or the sole parent is working in a lone-parent family), and each parents works the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the national minimum or living wage, and earns less than £100,000 a year.
The nursery has 78 part-time places (39 full-time places). If you think you are eligible for the 30-hour funding please contact the school office for more information. These places are reviewed on a termly basis.
Please be aware that children accessing the 30-hour funding will need to have lunch at school. The cost of the provision over the lunchtime period is £5.
Childcare Support and Links
- The Childcare Choices campaign explains the government childcare offers available
- The DfE Education Hub provides accessible information for parents, pupils and education professionals, including these pieces on how we are growing our 30 hours free childcare offer and Budget 2023: Everything you need to know about childcare support.
- Support and share information and content provided on DfE social channels, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
- Information about wider support for families and households is available on the Help for Households website.
