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Nursery
Nursery Admissions 3+
Children can join our Nursery from the age of three, and remain with us until their successful transfer to senior school aged 11.
To apply for a nursery place for September 2027, please visit our Admissions Page
The Nursery Day
We are flexible: wraparound care is available for an extended day, you can do mornings only, full days or a mixture to suit your needs.
We ask all children to attend Nursery five days a week, these sessions include specialist teaching and lunch; afternoon sessions run to 3.10, which is slightly before the close of the normal school day. Before and after this time, Nursery children are welcome to join The Hive after school care, which is run by our Hive Manager and a dedicated team of Hive staff who know the children well and are able to provide continuity of care. Before and after school care provides wraparound care from 07:30 up to 18:00 five days a week, and can be booked regularly or ad-hoc eg when parents have unexpected commitments.
Mrs Garvey
Welcome to the Nursery web page. If you have any concerns or queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with the school.
On this page you can find:
- Information about Nursery including ways to support your child with their learning including play activity ideas to develop fine motor skills, early phonic awareness and number skills.
- Information about our curriculum, including an overview of our current topic.
Click on our logo to find out about our Nursery Curriculum.
Autumn Term
During Autumn 1, children will settle into Nursery, developing confidence, independence and positive relationships with adults and their peers.
Through our All About Me theme, children will talk about themselves, their families, homes, feelings and the things that make them unique.
They will develop their communication and language skills through stories, songs, rhymes, conversations and opportunities to share their own experiences.
They will develop early mathematical skills through counting, sorting, matching, recognising shapes and patterns .
During Autumn 2, children will explore our Celebrations theme and learn about different celebrations and special events.
They will develop an understanding of how people celebrate with their families and communities, exploring similarities and differences in traditions.
Children will enjoy seasonal stories, songs, role play, music and creative activities linked to celebrations and festivals.
They will continue to develop their physical skills, early phonics, mathematical understanding and independence through purposeful play and everyday routines.
Across both terms, children will build confidence, curiosity, creativity and social skills while developing the knowledge and skills needed for their next stage of learning.
Home Reading - All children in Nursery have a clear communication folder which holds their reading diary and weekly books. Children receive 2 books weekly: one is chosen by the children to encourage and foster the love of books and the second is designed to support children to develop early reading behaviours. (See 'How to support my child in early reading' below). Please return the communication folder to school each Tuesday with the reading diary and 2 books, these will be returned to you on Wednesday. We strongly encourage children to read at least 3 times weekly at home.
PE - Nursery have PE on Monday (morning and day children) and Thursday (afternoon and day children). Please send your child to school in their PE kit on these days - PE lessons may be outdoors (weather permitting) so you may wish to consider your child having a tracksuit for the day. Please make sure all earrings are removed or covered with tape before school on these days.
