Northfield Primary School has a 78-place Nursery (39 places in each morning/afternoon session) for children aged 3 and 4 before they begin full-time school. Children attend the nursery for either a half day in a morning or an afternoon (15 hours a week) or the full day (30 hours a week) if parents are eligible. Children are admitted into the nursery the term after they are aged 3. 

Birth Month	Term Admitted
September - December	Spring Term - January
January - March	Summer Term - April
April - August	Autumn Term - September

The morning session times are: 8:40 am - 11:40 am
The afternoon session times are: 12:20 pm - 3:20 pm
Full day session times are: 8:40 am - 3:20 pm

To apply for a place, please contact reception to complete an application form or click on the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/5SrqswP0Lb

Parents who have registered their child(ren) for a nursery place are contacted the term before they are due to start in the Foundation Unit and arrangements are made for their child to attend induction sessions.  

All sessions are held in the schools Foundation Stage Unit.

For further information, please visit the school website admission page. Northfield Primary and Nursery School - Admissions

30 Hours Free Childcare Funding

We are pleased to offer full-time places for children who are eligible for the government's 30 hours free childcare. The day will run from 8:40 am to 3:20 pm and children will need to bring a packed lunch unless they are entitled to free school meals. To check if your child is eligible for 30 hours free funding, please visit https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare or contact the school office for further information.

 

Curriculum

In the Foundation Stage, we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and cover the seven areas of learning:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

At Northfield Primary School, we provide children with a balance of adult-led and child-led learning. Each week the children take part in sessions which are carefully planned to help them to develop and make good progress. Children take part in a variety of sessions throughout the week including maths, phonics, stories and singing.  Each week, the children will participate in a PE session and Welly Wednesday where the children explore the outside environment. The indoor and outdoor provision is also carefully planned for and children are supported by staff to continue to develop their thinking and learning during child-initiated play. 

 

Home Learning

We believe it is really important for parents and school to work together to provide the best possible education for our children. Each week we will send home two books for the children; one book will have no words and is to encourage the children to use the pictures to tell their own story, the other book will be selected by your child for you to read to them. Lilac books (books with no words) are given to children once they have been in Nursery for one or two terms. This is dependent on age. Reading is really important for children's development and will help them to make progress in many different areas.

 We also use Class Dojo as an online learning journal which parents and carers can access from home. Through this app, we are able to share your child's learning at school with you. You are then able to add comments to your child's work, as well as add information about what your child has been doing at home. The children love sharing their home learning with their friends and their teachers!