Our Provision

Lawley Village Nursery opened in September 2024. Our provision caters for children of pre-school age (aged 3-4) and we take children into our nursery, during the term following their 3rd birthday. 

We have the expertise of an Early Years Lead and Early Years teacher who plans our pre-school curriculum through the foundation stage and early learning goals. Our Early Years teacher runs the nursery in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Strong links have been made between our Early Years curriculum and our KS1 curriculum and beyond. The Early Years are such a key point in a child's life and is the foundation that all their learning will be built on. 

Learning at Lawley Village Academy Nursery

Just like Reception and KS1, we follow half termly topics to engage children in the world. Children are engaged in these topics in a variety of ways, including learning through play, adult modelling, guided learning and direct teaching. Our early years team carefully organise enabling environments for each of the 7 areas of learning, both inside and outside, and then staff support and extend the children's learning in these areas.

Key moments in the children's learning are captured in the online learning journey, Tapestry. Parents will be able to view these observations and will be able to add observations to their learning journey. More information about Tapestry will be communicated through a parent workshop, when your child starts nursery. 

Sessions

Our Nursery is open during term time only, from 8.45–3.15. 

Nursery day: 8.45–3.15

Morning session: 8.45–11.45

Afternoon session: 11.35–3.15

We close for five staff training days over the school year. Exact term dates are published under 'Term Dates and Attendance' in the 'Parents' section of this website. 

15 and 30 hours free childcare

All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education per week, over no fewer than 38 weeks of the year. This applies until they reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday).  Lawley Village Primary Academy has 3 admission dates per annum, which takes place at the beginning of the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms.   

Our admission number is 39 spaces for each morning and afternoon session. 

30 hours sessions

Children with 30 hours will attend nursery Monday to Thursday 8.35am-3.15pm and Friday 8.35am-12pm. This will cover your entitled 30 hours. You can choose to pay for the Friday afternoon session which is charged at £25.

15 hours sessions

Children with 15 hours can attend the morning session Monday to Friday and have the option to pay extra to attend the afternoon session. Afternoon sessions are charged at £25.

To find out if you are eligible, the government has provided an online eligibility checking tool for parents/carers:

 https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/

Admissions

Our nursery follows the same admissions policy as school. Please see our admission policy, listed under policies. 

If you are interested in applying for a place for your child, please fill in a pre-admission form to register your interest and return it by email at: [email protected]. Nursery tours are available throughout the year, so please email if you are interested in viewing our Nursery.

We will be in contact at least 4 weeks prior to your child starting with us, where we will then ask you to fill out the full admission form and sign our terms and conditions. 

Children are able to start with us the term after their 3rd birthday. 

Arriving and collecting from Nursery

Children will be dropped off at 8.35am at the nursery entrance on the main playground.  We would ask you to make sure you speak to a member of the nursery team when dropping off and picking up your child to ensure they have acknowledged you and your child and passed on any key messages for or from the day. 

Children who attend the morning sessions only will be picked up from the main nursery entrance, which is located at the bottom of the ramp near the end of the school. Children who attend the full day session will be picked up at the nursery entrance on the main playground. 

Lunchtime

Children who are staying for lunch can bring in a packed lunch. Alternatively, a hot school lunch is available at a cost of £2.55.  This is to be paid via your child’s School Money account.

Changing Bags

Please can you provide a change of clothes in a named drawstring bag. This will be left on your child’s peg in case they become messy after participating in activities or have an accident.

Policies and paperwork

Please click on the links below to read our Nursery Policies.