Leigh CE Nursery
Welcome
On behalf of the children and staff at Leigh CE Nursery we would like to offer you a warm welcome and provide you with an overview of our nursery.
Leigh CE Nursery was opened in October 2020 and quickly became very much a part of the Leigh CE family providing high quality provision from an early age.
The nursery offers term time places for children between the ages of two and four years.
Our Nursery Day
The nursery is open during term time and adopts the same term time dates used by the school, which often makes it much simpler for those families that have siblings in nursery and in school.
We open our doors at 8.45am and offer a combination of morning and afternoon half day sessions, as well as a full day session, whereby we will work with yourselves to help choose the right combination of sessions to suit the needs of your child, as this can often vary as they begin to grow and develop in preparation for school life.
The Nursery Curriculum
We recognise that every child is unique and ensure that each child has a voice, and is able to develop and learn in their own way.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum to monitor and assess children's development using a child led approach which embraces our children’s interests, key life events, and ‘In The Moment’ learning opportunities.
Children are unique and will learn and develop at different stages and different rates across each of the areas of learning, where we ensure that the nursery provision and activities are tailored to meet the needs of the individual child, offering a fun, stimulating, happy, safe and secure environment in which to learn. We want children to encourage to be happy and confident in their love for learning as they carry on their educational journey into school.
We have a Communication Friendly learning environment to support all children in their development, particularly those with additional needs; who are also supported by our highly qualified and focused Pastoral and SEND team.
Our children benefit from having fantastic and smooth transition from nursery to reception. Our EYFS team work closely to ensure a smooth transition for all. This includes visits to class, Key Person to Key Person information sharing sessions and parent meetings. And ultimately ensures children enter reception at school ready and happy to learn.
The government produced a document entitled, ‘What to expect, when? Guidance to your child’s learning and development in the early years foundation stage.
https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf
Meet The Team
Our nursery manager, Mrs Gregory has a wealth of experience in managing early years settings.
“I have always worked in Early Years as it is my passion to give children the best possible start in life. It is extremely important to ensure we meet the needs of our children and that they have the highest quality of learning opportunities whilst in my care"
- Mrs M Gregory
Continuing the Learning Journey
As a nursery we are very much a part of the early years unit at Leigh CE and our children families are strongly supported by all the staff within the school, to ensure that they are made to feel part of our school family. Our Headteacher, Mrs Oxborough and Head of Early Years, Mrs Wood work in partnership with our nursery team to support the children’s learning and development, in ensuring that they achieve their full potential and positive outcomes.
Preparing and supporting our children on their learning journey is vital, whether that be initially starting nursery, moving nursery rooms or the transition into school. We work closely with all staff and parents from an early stage to ensure that each transition is made as seamless as possible for all children. The majority of children choose to continue their education with Leigh CE Primary School.
Nursery Rooms
We have two nursery rooms; a toddler and a pre-school room. The toddler room offers places for children between the ages of two and three of age and the pre-school room offers places for children between the ages of three and four years of age. Children will generally make the transition from the toddler room, the term after their third birthday.
Starting nursery is a huge milestone in both a child’s and their parents lives and we like to make the transition into nursery as smooth as possible. After initially contacting nursery, you are welcome to arrange a suitable date and time to come and look round or simply come along to one our school open days. This is then followed up by a home visit, which provides the opportunity to meet your child, in a familiar, relaxed environment and also provides parents with the opportunity to discuss any specific needs and answer any questions that you may have. Nearer the time you will both invited to a play and stay session where the children can explore nursery and meet some of their new little friends.
When your child starts nursery they will be assigned a key person, who will be responsible for managing their learning and development and work together with parents to nurture support and provide all children with high quality learning opportunities to meet their individual needs and outcomes.
Parents are welcome to contribute to their child’s learning by sharing the lovely things that they have done at home via ‘Tapestry’, our on-line learning journey.
https://tapestry.info/parents-carers.html
Toddler Room
The Toddler room offers places for children between the ages of two and three years of age. The room itself can accommodate 8 children in a session and is supported by two Early years practitioners.
Pre-School Room
The Pre-School Room offers places for children between the ages of 3 and 4 years of age. The room itself can accommodate 16 children in a session and is supported by two Early years’ practitioners.
Outdoor Provision
The children have access to an outdoor environment where they can enjoy their own space as well as having access to the main school grounds. Wellington bots are advisable for outdoors.
Funding
There are currently three separate government funded childcare schemes that offer free childcare for children aged two, three and four years and each has its own eligibility criteria.
- Two Year old funding - 15 hours free government funded early years education. Free early education and childcare for 2 year olds (wigan.gov.uk)
- Three Year old funding – 15 hours free government funded early years education.
(This scheme is open to ALL 3 and 4-year olds. Parents / carers should be able to start receiving the childcare from 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child’s 3rd birthday).
- 30 hours free childcare - 30 hours free government funded early years education.
For further information, please refer to the following government website https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ or contact nursery for further information.
Further Information
For further information or to request an application form, simply ring the school office or contact:
Mrs M Gregory (Manager)
Leigh CE Nursery
Leigh CE Primary School
Henrietta Street,
Leigh, WN7 1LP.
Tel: 01942 671 389
E:enquiries@admin.leighceprimary.wigan.sch.uk
Nursery Fees
If you do not qualify for one of the government funded childcare schemes or you simply wish to top up your child’s nursery sessions, the following fees apply;
£4.50 per hour
Morning Session - £13.50 Afternoon Session - £13.50
Nursery is open term time only 9am - 3pm
For those children attending a full day session and requiring a school dinner, the cost is £1.65.
(We request that parents pay their fees on-line through ‘Parent pay’, which is very simple and straightforward school payment method. For more information, please contact the school office.)
Opening Times
We offer the following sessions;
Morning session: 08:45am - 11.45am
Afternoon session: 12:15pm - 15:15pm
Full Day Session: 09:00am - 15:00pm
Early Starts and late finishes are also available for those children attending a full day session.
We will discuss with you the best combination of nursery to support your child, however we do recommend that they attend a minimum of two sessions in a week, which establishes a good routine in a little person’s life.