Nursery Class - Mrs. Sugg & Mrs. Purtill
Welcome to our Nursery page where you can find out about all of the fun and exciting experiences children have at Our Lady's Nursery. The children in Nursery have the opportunity to develop and learn in indoor and outdoor environments that ignite interest and a love of learning.
We look forward to meeting Parents/Carers, family members, childminders and local nursery staff on a daily basis as we settle children into the Nursery environment at the start of each day. We want everyone to feel welcome. Our aim on a daily basis is for children to enjoy every day at Nursery and feel that they have had the best day ever!
News
Visiting the Chapel
Nursery visted the school chapel to hear this weeks Gospel. We heard how the rich man ignored Lazarus and didn't share his feasts with him, leaving him with only the scraps to eat. We thought about the actions of the rich man and reflected on how this must have made Lazarus feel. We role played the story and decided it is kinder to share with those in need. We ended our Celebration of the Word by thanking God for blessing us with the many good things we have and by asking for His help to share those blessings with others.
Opening Hours
We offer full and part time places on the following basis
Part time - 8:45am until 11:45am
Full time - 8:45am until 3:10pm
We offer 30 hour (full time) funded places to those who qualify. You can check if you meet the criteria for a 30 hour funded place on the direct.gov website. For those families that don't qualify for a full time funded place there is the option to pay for an afternoon session. Please speak to the school office for further details.
Nursery Curriculum
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we have carefully designed a curriculum that is child centred and promotes the development of independent, curious and life-long learners. Our curriculum is designed to follow the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) Statutory Framework 2025 and is further guided by a document called ‘Birth to Five Matters’ that sets out the learning, development and assessment requirements for all children until the end of their Reception year. At Our Lady's our philosophy is rooted in the principles of child development theory with play and well-being at the heart of everything we do.
There are 4 key principles that underpin our practice in the EYFS at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School:
A Unique Child
We recognise that all children are different. We identify and celebrate their strengths and support their areas for development.
Positive Relationships
Our pupils interact well with each other and with the adults in the school. We encourage parents to be involved with their child’s education.
Enabling Environments
Our indoor and outdoor areas encourage exploration, investigation, and independent learning. Our displays and resources are well maintained and reflect current learning.
Learning and Development
Pupils achieve well and make good progress from their starting points. Learning is playful, practical, and purposeful and builds upon prior attainment. Our children enjoy coming to school.
Statutory Framework & Non Statutory Guidance
The EYFS statutory framework outlines the standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old.
Birth to 5 Matters is used to support our implementtion of the EYFS.
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Yearly Overview
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we use topic planning to promote the progression of age appropriate learning and skills in Nursery and Reception. However, these topics and activities can change as we follow the interests of our children.
Outdoor Play
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework requires all Early Years providers to give children daily access to outdoor play. Outdoor learning is recognised as vital for developing physical skills like strength, coordination, and spatial awareness, and for fostering creativity, social skills, and emotional well-being. The environment should be enabling, flexible, and allow for appropriate risk-taking to support all areas of learning and development.
We offer outdoor continuous provision because it:
- Supports the development of healthy and active lifestyles.
- Offers children opportunities for physical activity, freedom and movement.
- Promotes a sense of confidence and well-being.
- Provides opportunities for developing harmonious relationships with others, through negotiation, taking turns and cooperation.
- Supports those children who learn best through activity or movement.
- Provides safe and supervised opportunities for children to experience new challenges, assess risk and develop the skills to manage difficult situations.
- Supports children’s developing creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Provides rich opportunities for imagination, inventiveness and resourcefulness.
- Gives children contact with the natural world and offers them unique experiences, such as direct contact with the weather and seasons.
Prepare For All Weathers
We offer outdoor play in all weathers. If we do judge that the weather is too extreme we wouldn’t open the doors. We do look at the safety and check our area daily. To make sure that your child is able to enjoy all of this in a safe and comfortable manner please can you ensure that they are appropriately dressed for school. You are more than welcome to keep a pair of wellies in school in case it rains or snows, but please put your child in a waterproof coat. Please can you also bring them in wearing hats, scarfs and gloves. In the summer please ensure that they have sufficient sun-cream on and also a sun hat.
