Nursery

Welcome to Nursery!

Our Nursery at HGCP is a happy, safe and stimulating environment which caters for the youngest members of our school community. We work in partnership with our parents and carers to ensure that our children reach their full potential, learning through their play.

Members of staff within Nursery are: 

Miss Griffin - Teacher 

Mrs Higson – Nursery Assistant

Miss Warham – Nursery Assistant

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum is made up of 7 Areas of Learning. Each of these areas is important and inter-connected, centred around the individual interests and needs of each unique child. 

The 7 Areas of Learning are:

Prime Areas

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Physical Development

Communication and Language

Specific Areas

Literacy

Mathematics

Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

We deliver the curriculum through planned, purposeful play that is based upon the interests and learning needs of the children. Nursery staff work closely with our Reception team so that there is continuity and smooth transition.

Activities

We provide a wide variety of activities to meet the needs of the children. These include:

• Dough Disco
• Digit Dance
• Squiggle While You Wiggle
• Phonics and Maths sessions
• Art and Craft
• Reading Area
• Sand and Water play
• Mark Making Area
• Storytime
• Outdoor play

Our Nursery Provision

We welcome our intake of children in September; depending on whether there are any places left, we can sometimes offer a January intake also. We accept children in the September after their 3^rd birthday.

We provide 15 and 30 hours per week funded early years education for 3 and 4 year olds. This can be taken as 15 hours:

Mornings – 8.45am-11.45am, Monday to Friday

OR

Afternoons – 12.15-3.15pm, Monday to Friday

OR

30 hours:

8.45am-3.15pm, Monday to Friday

We charge £2.50 a week for snack and, if your child is staying for the full day, £1.50 a day for a school dinner. However, you are welcome to send in a packed lunch if you prefer. 

If you would like to visit our Nursery or enquire about places please contact us on 01942 255406.

Sam, Pat and Bob are our class bears. They love to come and stay at everyone’s house and enjoy going on adventures with you. When they return to Nursery we love to hear all about what they’ve been up to!