Nursery

Children are admitted into the Nursery in the term following their third birthday, either directly from the Day Nursery or new into the school. Care is available on a year round basis as in the Day Nursery or on a term time basis, offering any combination of morning and / or afternoon sessions.

The children in the pre-school are very much a part of the wider school and in addition to Nursery Nurses, benefit from a full time qualified teacher during term time. Children follow the Early Learning Goals recommended by the Government which places much emphasis on play. We also extend this and offer many different educational and learning opportunities for your child.

The children make full use of the school’s facilities including the ICT suite, specialist French Teacher, pottery room, nature garden, playing field and sports hall. In addition, the children go swimming weekly, at the nearby pool in Wellington College.

All activities follow a weekly theme which is shared with parents to encourage further opportunities for learning at home. Children may be taken into the village to gain real life experiences to support these themes if appropriate.

Children also benefit from the outdoor classroom and the covered outside areas which enable a variety of learning environments whatever the weather.

The pre-school joins the rest of the school to perform productions and participate in assemblies.

The 3-5’s have a large, spacious room connected to a second room which the children are able to move between during the day. The rooms have defined areas for each type of activity and the children have access to these at all times. These areas include a craft and messy play, construction, music, book corner, role play, colouring and drawing and writing.

8:00   Arrive- draw and colour in pictures
9:00   Circle time – register, discuss sound of the week, listen to stories
9:15   Free play and structured activities – building Lego models
10:15 Snack
10:30 Outside play– play on bikes and scooters
11:00 Free play and structured activities – paint self portrait and built train track
12:15 Song time
12:30 Lunch
1:00   Outside play- Play on the climbing frame
1:45   Circle time – register, number time and listen to stories
2:00   Free play and structured activities- Play in role play area
3:45   Tea
4:15   Outside play/free play – Read stories to their friends and play a board game.
6:00   Home time

Regular parents evenings are held for parents to discuss their children’s progress with the relevant member of staff.