Nursery

Welcome to Ashfield Valley Nursery where we spend our days learning together.

Class Teacher: Mrs Iqbal
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Akhter, Mrs Ahmed, Miss Brooks, Mrs Shahid

We welcome our morning children in at 8:30 for the beginning of our session. The children wave goodbye to their parents and carers at the classroom door and hang up their possessions on their pegs independently. The children will have a range of morning tasks available around the classroom to engage in independently. Members of staff are always available at the door to welcome the children in and encourage open communication and information sharing with parents every morning to help support the children throughout the day.

After registration, we share a story and discuss what we have read. We will have a phonics session that focuses on developing children’s listening skills each morning. When we feel a child is ready to start learning some letter sounds, we introduce this learning in small groups.

Children then have access to both indoor and outdoor provision. We encourage independent learning through play; all adults interact with the children to help build language and communication skills and relationships with their peers. Our classroom includes quality resources to help your child engage in meaningful activities.

Children have a healthy snack during both morning and afternoon sessions. During this time, our reading ambassadors and classroom staff share a book with the children to promote good manners and self-care.

Nursery children also take part in short daily adult-led activities. These activities encourage the development of a range of skills, including physical growth, maths, and personal, social, and emotional development. Our activities are planned to meet all the children’s needs and support their learning and development.

We welcome our afternoon children in at 11:45 for the beginning of our session.

Have a look at our progression maps below:

2-YEAR-OLD PROVISION

We are pleased to announce that we will be opening our brand-new nursery provision for two-year-olds soon!

With brand-new furniture and learning resources; cosy, calm and creative learning zones; natural, engaging and welcoming environment and carefully planned spaces for exploration, play & discovery.

We will be sending out letters soon so you are able to register your interest in our 2 year old provision.

Important Information

We will be offering 15-hour places which will run as the following:

Morning – 5 days a week (Mon-Fri) – 8:30 – 11:30. Doors will open at 11:15.

Afternoon – 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs) – 11:45 – 15:30. Doors will open at 15:15.

Children will be eligible to start nursery from the term following their second birthday.

Our 2-year-old provision is free to 2-year-olds who are eligible for free funding.

Due to the limited number of places, we cannot guarantee your child a place. All applications will be considered in line with our admissions criteria, and families will be contacted with further information once places have been allocated.

We will not currently be providing 30-hour places within our 2-year-old provision.

For families who are not eligible for funded places, sessions can be booked at a cost of £15 per session.

You can find more information regarding eligibility below.

Eligibility for funding

Children may be eligible for funding depending on family circumstances.

This includes families who receive certain benefits, such as Universal Credit (with a household income below the government threshold), Income Support, Jobseeker’ s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance.

You can check if you are eligible on the following website:

Working parents are able to get funding using the Free Childcare for Working Parents scheme. To be eligible for Free Childcare for Working Parents, you (and your partner if you have one) will need to be in work or about to start a new job. You (and your partner) will also need to earn over a certain amount. You ’ll need a National Insurance number to apply. You can find out more information via: