Welcome to St. Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School Early Years Department!

Nursery:

Mr Clinch – Class teacher

 Miss Redford – Teaching assistant

Reception:

Miss Rees – Class teacher and EYFS Lead

Miss Gill – Teaching assistant

Mrs Silsbury – Teaching assistant

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021 Curriculum:

Early Years Curriculum

Our EYFS vision:

Our school mission is to be a school with ‘high expectations for all, in the Light of Christ’, and this begins in our Early Years. Children will make good or outstanding progress from their individual starting points and will feel safe and nurtured.

It is important for our children to be happy, independent and confident learners and have the ability to take risks in a fun and engaging environment. We have highly trained staff who all know the pupils very well and so are able to engage in purposeful play alongside the children, as well as move their learning forward and support each individual need.

Our learning environments enable children to access a range of resources independently and foster a love of reading, writing and maths. We want the children to explore the world around them in an environment in which they feel safe and secure and where they can thrive as independent learners.

We have an onsite school Nursery where we offer 15 or 30 hour funding, depending on entitlement, starting the term after your child’s third birthday.

We have the capacity for up to 16 children per session, giving our nursery a warm, family feel.

Our sessions run from 8.40-11.40am or 12.10-3.10pm, although we also have children whose parents choose to take their hours in full days, for example, all day Monday and Wednesday plus another morning session. We have a flexible approach and additional sessions can be paid for. At present, our rate for additional sessions is £6.00 per hour (£18.00 per session). We open school hours, term time only.

If you would like further information, or to visit our nursery, please call the school office to arrange a convenient time and date.

Please click on the link below for Reception photo gallery