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About our Nursery School

  • 80 full time equivalent places for children aged 2, 3 and 4
  • Term time only
  • 15 hours a week places (each morning or each afternoon plus one full day a week when children are ready to stay that bit longer and to have lunch
    with us.)
  • A small number of full time places are available (for children with single parents in full time work or study, or for children identified as having particular additional needs), at the discretion of the Executive Headteacher.
  • School day runs from 9.15am to 3.15 pm and the 15 hour places are generally each morning or each afternoon plus one full day a week

Welcome

Welcome to Maple, Beech and Chestnut Classes which together form the Maintained Nursery School part of Eastwood. Play is an important aspect and learning and is delivered through relevant, exciting, memorable first-hand experiences. Children explore a vast range of mathematical concepts over their time with us – 2D and 3D shapes and measure – including height, weight, length and capacity. We develop children’s phonological awareness through a wide range of activities. We sing rhymes and songs and develop children’s knowledge of pattern and rhythm.

Children go out on Forest School outings, plant seeds and flowers and build fires. Our newsletters give valuable information about the learning that has been taking place at Eastwood. We are highly ambitious for our children and know that achievement and wellbeing are completely interdependent.

The Nursery School operates during term time only and provides 15 hour a week places and full time places for children eligible for 30 hours. There area small number of full time places available for children identified as vulnerable at the discretion of the Deputy Headteacher.
The school day runs from 9.15am to 3.15pm and the 15 hour places are generally each morning or each afternoon plus one full day a week when children are ready to stay that bit longer and have lunch with us. Chestnut class operates differently, the children attend mornings or afternoons only.

The morning session is from 8.45am - 11.30am
The afternoon session is from 12.30pm - 3.30pm

2 year olds
Eastwood Nursery School provides high quality early education for 2 year olds eligible for 2 year old funded places.