We have places available in Nursery for September 2020. If your child turns 3 on or before 31st December 2020, you can apply for them to join our nursery in September. Please pop into the school office to collect an application form or ring school on 01524 64626 Monday-Friday 9.00-3.00 to provide your details and Jenny will contact you.

Hi everyone!

We know that these are very difficult times for everyone with nursery and school being closed. We miss all the children very, very much and can’t wait to see everyone again. We are all really missing being in nursery, with the children and having fun every day.  We hope that everyone is staying safe at home and looking after each other.

Below (in the red boxes- class blogs) are activities for nursery children to do at home.

Please remember that young children learn best through play. If you spend time each day playing with and talking to your child about their play, this will help them to develop quickly and prepare them for their next steps in education. Here are some great fun ways to help your child progress naturally:

Playing in the garden, looking for worms together.

Playing in the kitchen making role play shops- bringing tins and packets out of the cupboard and allowing your child to pretend to go shopping.

Making stories up about the adventures the bath toys could go on whilst in the bath.

Playing with your child’s toys with them, talking about what they are doing.

Also cuddle up at least once a day and share a book with your child, or listen to a story together on www.storylineonline.

There are weekly challenges on the school website. (Under the children tab) These activities are all designed to be suitable for nursery children to year 6 children. Take a look at the activities and don’t forget to send the photographs of your child doing these activities to [email protected] We love seeing the photographs of your child(ren) learning at home.

If you have any questions or concerns please telephone school on 01524 64626, there will be someone available to answer your call in the office.

Take care everyone. Can’t wait to see you all again soon.

Love Jenny (And all the nursery staff)

Nursery Class Page

Welcome to the nursery class page. On here you will find out all the latest information about nursery and you will be able to see the fun the children have whilst learning through play in our nursery.

All 3 and 4 year olds in England (and at our school, children turning 3 in that term) are entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare a week.

Options for your 15 hours of nursery child care:

Option 1: 5 mornings a week 8.45-11.45 am

Option 2: 5 afternoons a week 12.30-3.30 pm

Option 3: Mix and match mornings and afternoons, for example 3 mornings, 2 afternoons

Option 4: Extending a morning or afternoon session with lunchtime childcare (11.45am – 12.30pm). If your child attends nursery in a morning they can stay for lunch and then go home at 12.30pm. The cost for this would be £2.00 and your child could bring a packed lunch from home or pay a further £2.30 to buy a school dinner. This option is also available for children to arrive at 11.45am and have dinner at nursery before the afternoon session.

Option 5: 2½ Full days. Use 1 or 2 full days and the rest of the 15 hours as half days e.g. All day Monday, Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning, Thursday afternoon; or all day Wednesday and Thursday and then Friday morning. The full day sessions will be from 8.45am-3.30pm (6 hours, 45 minutes,so the maximum would be 2 full days and then a half day). Full day sessions include lunch provision.

Option 6: Extending any nurserysessions with breakfast childcare. If your child wanted to attend earlier than 8.45am, they would have to pay to attend the breakfast club any time between 7.45-8.45am. (Costs £3 7.45-8.15 or £2 8.15-8.45) Or extending the full day care with after school club, available until 5.30 pm. (Costs £4 3.30-4.30 or £8 3.30-5.30)

From September 2017 parents are also able to check their eligibity for a 30 hour place. To check eligibility parents can visit:

www.childcarechoices.gov.uk. If the parents are eligible for a 30 hour place for their child, they will be given an 11-digit code which they need to bring to nursery.

The 30 hour childcare at our setting is completely FREE. The children can attend for 4 full days and one half day and bring a packed lunch to nursery each day for NO CHARGE. Alternatively parents can pay for a school meal £2.30 per day and they can pay to top up to 5 full days for £10 for the extra session, plus £2 for lunchtime cover if needed.

More ideas for learning at home…

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