Welcome to the FS1/Nursery class page. Mrs Dalton is the class teacher with Miss Haxby supporting each day.

Our nursery is morning only. We offer 15 hours per week, split over five 3-hour sessions. Our Nursery sessions run from 9.00 -12.00 Monday to Friday.

Our EYFS curriculum is play-based and is led by the interests and needs of the children. We believe strongly in promoting independence and we guide the children to express and then meet their own needs, having free access to play indoors and outdoors.

We promote communication and language through stories, songs and rhymes. We encourage a love of music, movement and rhythm and take part in daily Song and Rhyme Time sessions. Parents and family members are invited into nursery each Friday at 11.30am, to join in these sessions with their children.

We believe that parents are the child’s first educators and so we value strong home-school relationships. We are available to speak to parents daily at drop-off and pick-up times. We use the Seesaw app to share observations of learning and development in nursery. We love to see what the children have enjoyed at home and we celebrate their achievements and successes both in school and at home. The Seesaw app is a wonderful tool for regular communication and it really helps to foster a close connection between school and home.

We welcome new children into nursery during the term following their third birthday. We offer Tiny Tots Stay and Play sessions each half term for the families of children aged 0-3 years. These sessions are free and are a wonderful way to gently introduce the children to our nursery environment. Each session is themed and the families receive a free gift to support further play opportunities at home.

Our nursery children need:

• A waterproof coat
• A water bottle with their name on it
• A full change of clothing in a bag, with their name on
• A pair of wellington boots with their name inside. These will stay at school.

It has been wonderful to welcome our little ones back into nursery.

If anyone would like to view our nursery, we welcome new children and families. Please contact the school office to make an appointment.

Thank you