Nursery
Hello and Welcome to Milford Nursery!
We have a dedicated team of staff in Nursery, led by Mrs Smith, our Nursery Teacher and EYFS Lead.
The rest of the team is made up of Miss Weatherall, Miss Sneath, Ms Faulks and Mrs Lane.
We welcome children into nursery after their third birthday, usually at the beginning of the following term, depending on when their birthday falls. They can, however, start at any time after that if parents feel they would rather wait a little longer.
The times of our nursery sessions are
8.40-11.40am
12.30-3.30pm
We offer full time places (30 hours) for children who are eligible. To find out if you are eligible, please visit https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare and fill in the application. You need to let us know as soon as possible if you wish to apply for a full time place.
We run a waiting list and can take children’s names from birth. We will then contact you around your child’s 3rd birthday to invite you for a visit and give you a starting date. Families are very welcome to arrange a look around Nursery and staff are available to answer any questions you may have. Please call in or email school for an application form or to book a 'look around'. We look forward to meeting you!
In Nursery, the children are organised into three carpet groups; Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes and Snowy Owls. Our group times over the week include story time, singing, phonics, maths and social games as well as snacks and milk every day.
The rest of the time in Nursery, the children can choose to learn through play indoors and outdoors in our lovely big garden.
Our activities are mainly based around stories that we look at closely for around 2 weeks, and these are connected to different themes each half-term. There is always scope for children to follow their own interests and fascinations at Nursery as we plan for the needs, ages and stages of individual children.
We use a document called Development Matters to support children's learning and development. We also follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which sets standards for children's learning, development and welfare from birth to five years old.
These documents can be found here:
Last half term
Last half-term we learnt about traditional tales. When reading The Little Red Hen, the children tasted some different types of bread, such as baguette and sourdough. They also baked their own bread and tasted it fresh from the oven. It was delicious!
The children learnt to retell the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff and all enjoyed practising their scary troll voices. We made different types of bridges inside and outside, testing to see who could make the strongest.
Our final story was We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, which is one of our favourites. The children learnt about the different types of settings in the story, and we used different artistic techniques to represent them. For example, we looked at Jackson Pollack’s artwork, and created our own mud splat paintings which was so much fun!
We also enjoyed our visit to the library. A big thank-you once again to all the adult volunteers that came with us.
During the week of Chinese New Year, the children tasted some Chinese food and read the story of The Great race. We made Chinese lanterns, practised writing some Chinese symbols, and created a giant Chinese dragon!
This half term
This half term our topic is ‘Growing’. The children will be learning how to plant a bean and take care of it. They will also be exploring the life cycle of a caterpillar and talking about change over time. The children will learn about where their food comes from and the importance of healthy eating on their bodies. We will be talking about how healthy food, keeping clean and getting lots of sleep can help our bodies.
Please check the half termly newsletters, topic web and Class Dojo for more information.
We look forward to another busy half term!