Platt Bridge Community School & Nursery

Platt Bridge Community School Nursery

A very warm welcome to Platt Bridge Community School Nursery 

Our Early Years team extend you a warm welcome.

Our large nusery unit is located within the school building and complemented by extensive, purpose built outdoor learning spaces.  Our children benefit from a creative, fun and safe space that enables them to learn through play and exploration, whilst striving to achieve their Early Learning Goals.  Learning through play is vital in the early years so we encourage play indoors, outdoors and through local visits that help our children explore and develop into curious, independent learners.

Our nursery provision is led by a school Early Years Strategic Leader, and delivered by a qualified teacher supported by highly qualified and experienced early years practitioners who work as a team with colleagues from school and outside agencies to provide the best possible start for every child in their care.

Each child in Nursery is allocated their own key person and will be in a key person group for registration, discussions and other small group activities.  

The Nursery day is organised into short sessions of small group, focussed activities and longer periods when the children can choose from the range of activities provided both indoors and outdoors. Some of the activities that your child may access include:

• Role play and dressing up
• Construction and small world, e.g. farm, dinosaurs, dolls house etc.
• Malleable materials (play dough, clay, etc.)
• Writing area
• Sand
• Water
• Table top activities, e.g. jigsaws, games, tasks to promote fine motor skills etc.
• Book area
• Making music

In the 3 Year Old Room children are able to move freely between the indoor and outdoor area to have the opportunity to participate in large physical play.  The younger children also have daily access to their outdoor area in small groups.  Therefore, all children will need to bring a coat and wear suitable shoes as much of children's learning will take place outdoors! 

We greatly value the importance of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in providing a secure foundation for future learning and development.  Our philosophy is that children learn best through play and our learning environments and experiences are carefully planned around children’s individual needs and next steps. 

Please see our EYFS policy, protocols and the curriculum section of the website for further information.

NUrsery places for 2-3 and 3-4 year olds 

At Platt Bridge Community School Nursery we have 24 places in our 2 Year Old Room for children aged 2-3 years, and have 60 place nursery (am, pm or full time) for children aged 3-4 years.

Please note that we currently offer sessions on either five mornings, five afternoons, or a full time basis (Monday to Friday), during school term time only.  

Our morning session runs from 8:55am to 11:55 pm.   The afternoon session is 12:30pm to 3:30pm.

NURSERY Applications   /   FREE Nursery Places & Additional paid sessions

We provide FREE nusery places for parents/carers entitled to a funded place for 15 hours.  We also offer 30 hour funded places for those families eligible and who can provide a code assigned by the Local Authority.

All 3 and 4 year old children in England are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week.  Children of working parents are eligible for 30 hours funded provision. 

If there is capacity, we will also consider requests for additional paid sessions over and above the free entitlement.  These sessions are charged at £13.50 per session.  For parents / carers paying nursery fees, all fees will be raised weekly and settled using our online payment system, ParentPay.  We also accept payment through the government Tax Free Childcare scheme and Childcare Grant Payment Service. 

Children who stay for the full day and over the lunchtime period can purchase a cooked school meal or bring a packed lunch.  The cost of a school nursery meal is currently £1.50.  

If you would like more information about our nursery places or free entitlement please contact the school office on 01942 487999. 

You can register for a place in our Nursery at any time by completing a Register of Interest form and returning it to us at admin@plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk   Admissions Form Nursery

Come and visit us!

We would love to show you around our wonderful Nursery so you can see our facilities and meet our friendly and experienced Nursery Team.

If you would like to have a look round, please contact the school office on 01942 487999 or email admin@plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk to arrange a time that suits you.

Our nursery curriculum

Personal, Social & Emotional	Communication & Language	Physical	Literacy
Self-regulation, Managing Self and Building Relationships	Listening & Attention, Understanding & Speaking	Gross Motor Skill & Fine Motor Skills	Comprehension, Word Reading and Writing
Mathematics	Understanding the World	Expressive Arts & Design
Number & Numerical Patterns	Past and Present, People Culture and Communities & the Natural World	Creating with Materials and Being Imaginative and Expressive

Please click on any of the links below for further information

• Our Vision, Intent and Implementation 
• EYFS Parent Guide