Welcome to Warren Mead Nursery
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Welcome to Warren Mead Nursery
Vision for EYFS
We believe that all children in Early Years are at the start of their Warren Mead learning journey and need strong foundations, academically, socially and emotionally, from which to build on to be prepared for the rest of their journey through school.
We know that experiences in the early years have a major impact on future life chances. Our holistic approach will provide children with the knowledge, skills and abilities to make sense of their world. This will establish a real love and thirst for learning which will enable the children to reach their potential and become successful, confident lifelong learners.
We firmly believe that children need to be provided with the opportunity to not only develop in all areas of the Foundation Stage, but to flourish in them, both indoors and outdoors. This needs to happen in a safe and highly engaging environment where children can learn, practice and succeed, through practical, play-based learning experiences supported by experienced practitioners.
Warren Mead Early Years provision is committed to giving our children the best possible start to their school life to ensure that they become resilient, aspirational learners and considerate individuals who are proud of themselves every day.
As we are unable to invite you into school for a visit due to Covid-19, we have tried to provide a flavour of what life at Warren Mead Nursery is like. You will now meet the Executive Headteacher; Mr Scott Maclean, the Early Years leader; mrs Debbie McHugh as well as myself, Miss Kellie Brazier; Head of the Infant and Junior School.
From current website-Prospective Parents page
Please click on the links below to view our messages;
Mr Maclean - Executive Headteacher
Miss Brazier - Head of School welcome
Mrs McHugh - Early Years Leader
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Nursery |
Butterflies Class |
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Teacher; Miss K Stoate Learning Assistant; Miss L Corden Miss Z Francis |
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What does Warren Mead Nursery offer?
Warren Mead Nursery is a term time only Nursery for children aged 3 and 4. Children can start Nursery from the term after they turn three years old. The Nursery is situated within the Infant school grounds. Children have access to an attractive indoor and outdoor learning environment, which they can access independently through free flow play.
What do we want for our Nursery children at Warren Mead?
Our focus at Warren Mead is to get the children ‘school ready’ so they are fully prepared for the transition to starting school in Reception, whether that be at Warren Mead or another primary school. Nursery children are expected to wear the Warren Mead uniform and they follow a very similar structure of the school day that reception follow. Nursery eat lunch in the school hall with Reception and have timetabled teaching sessions each day.
A typical day in Nursery is structured like this:
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8.45am |
Doors open and children enter the provision. |
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9.30am |
Teaching session with a focus on specific curriculum area |
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9.50am |
Free flow indoor/outdoor play with focused adult and child initiated activities |
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11.00am |
Tidy up indoors and outdoors |
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11.15am |
Story time, wash hands ready for lunch (Children go home- Wednesday only) |
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11.30am |
Lunch time |
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12.30pm |
Children arrive at Nursery (Wednesday only) Doors open and nursery staff are available for parents to talk to |
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12.50pm |
Teaching session with a focus on specific curriculum area |
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1.10pm |
Free flow indoor/outdoor play with focused adult and child initiated activities. |
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2.35pm |
Tidy up indoors and outdoors |
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2.45pm |
Story time |
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3.00pm |
Home time |
Healthy snacks, milk and water are available throughout the day which children can access independently at the snack table.
The Nursery children join the rest of the infant school and eat their lunch in the hall. Lunchtime is a sociable time, where children develop good table manners and independence. Nursery children are able to have a school dinner or a packed lunch.
Nursery follow the same school values and school rules as the Infant and Junior School.
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Our School values are; |
Our school rules are; |
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Aspiration, Consideration, Resilience, Pride |
Ready, Respectful, Safe |
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What is the Nursery Curriculum?
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, focussing on supporting the Prime areas of development;
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Personal Social and Emotional development,
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Communication and Language,
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Physical Development.
We also provide play activities to support children with the specific areas of the curriculum as well, these are:
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Literacy,
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Maths,
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Understanding the World
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Expressive Arts and Design.
We have an adaptable curriculum and follow the interests of the children. We provide lots of singing, stories and rhymes to help children to develop their listening and language skills.
We have one PE session a fortnight during which children are encouraged to play games, dance and develop their physical skills. We are also developing our Forest School area and sessions are held on alternate weeks.
We follow phase one letters and sounds to help to develop the children's listening skills and prepare them for reading when the start school. Some of these activities may include music, stories, rhymes and rhyming games and towards the end of the year an introduction to letter sounds and oral blending. We will have a focus story or two each half term to support children’s language and early literacy development.
How are our Nursery children taught?
Teaching sessions are delivered through whole class carpet sessions, focused activities and small group activities. Practitioners ensure children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe, supporting and valuing each child’s individual learning and developmental needs. The Nursery provides a great opportunity to build early relationships with children and parents before they start school, which further supports children’s individual needs, and the transition between Nursery and Reception.
We use create online learning journeys using an app called Tapestry. This enables us to share learning and communicate well with families.
From current website-Prospective Parents page
Nursery and Reception Curriculum video
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What Nursery sessions are offered?
The sessions we offer are:
30 Hour places
Monday to Thursday from 8.45am-3pm and Friday 8.45am-1.45pm.
We offer 30 hour places as follows:
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5 days funded by extended free early education (30 hrs funded)
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2.5 days a week funded by free early education (15 hrs funded) and 2.5 days a week funded by parent or carer
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5 days a week funded by parent or carer
15 Hour places
2.5 days at the start of the week, Monday & Tuesday 8.45am-3pm and Wednesday morning 8.45am–11.15am.
2.5 days at the end of the week, Wednesday afternoon 12.30-3pm, Thursday & Friday 8.45am – 3pm
We offer 15 hour places as follows:
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2.5 days a week funded by free early education (15 hrs funded)
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2.5 days a week funded by parent or carer
To check your eligibility for funding please use the following links from the Surrey County Council Family Information Service:
Top up sessions are available and are outlined in Nursery Admissions policy.
Nursery Admission Policy
30 Hours funded childcare for working parents
Information is also available through the UK Government website
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
How do I apply?
If you would like to apply for a place, please click on the following links for the Nursery Policy and Nursery Application form.
Nursery Admission Policy
Nursery Application Form
