Welcome to Nursery!
Our children at Highfield Hall Nursery benefit from a nurturing, caring approach. Our experienced staff of qualified teachers and Level 3 qualified teaching assistants, work together as a strong team to ensure that all children benefit from a range of activities and high quality provision to ensure they achieve their very best in all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. We embrace the potential for outdoor learning and utilise our wonderful grounds including our forest school area.
15-hour places
Morning session: 8.40am – 11.40am
Afternoon session: 12.30pm – 3.30pm
30-hour places: 9.30am – 3.30pm
(with the option of a paid earlier start at 8.40am)
The children staying over lunch will need to bring their own packed lunch.
We do have the option for wraparound care with our onsite Breakfast and After School clubs. Please contact the school office for more details.
What to wear and what do I need?
Highfield Hall Primary School does have a school uniform, however this is not compulsory for our Nursery children. You can choose whether your child wears school uniform or their own clothes.
Our school uniform is:-
- Plain red jumper or cardigan (you can purchase uniform with the school logo directly from https://www.loopwear.co.uk/find-your-school/highfieldhallprimaryschool)
- White shirt or polo shirt
- Plain dark trousers, leggings, skirt or dress (black or grey)
- Black shoes (Velcro fastening recommend)
We do ask that children come to school wearing clothes that are warm and easy to pull up to support toilet training. We also ask that children wear shoes that can be easily taken off and put on by themselves, as the children will be changing into their wellies on a regular basis. The children at Highfield Hall Nursery have so much fun that they will get dirty, so we ask families not to send their child in any special clothing.
Each child will need:
- a pair of wellies and
- a waterproof puddle suit
to keep at nursery at all times. We aim to access the outdoor environment on a daily basis and in all weathers! Please name ALL items of clothing and footwear.
Children can bring a bag with a change of clothes with them everyday.
Drop off & collect
We ask that you bring your child to Nursery between 8.40 and 8.55am, or between 12.30 and 12.40pm. Parents and children enter through the back door from the Nursery playground. We ask you to help their child do their “jobs”, and settle them to play, before making sure you say goodbye and leaving through the front door, locking it behind you. If your child is distressed, we can talk to you about what support your child may need.
30 hours children can be dropped off at 9.30am, unless parents are paying for the extra 50 minutes.
Children are collected at 11.40am and 3.30pm from the Nursery playground. A member of staff will stand at the door and call your child when they see you. Children will be expected to be sitting on the carpet at this point. If anyone different to yourself is collecting, please let us know. We will not allow children to go home with someone we do not know or who you have not told us is collecting them.