Miss Barlow, Mrs Collins, Mrs Warriner, Miss Pate, Mrs Maybury, Miss Anna and Miss Walley welcome you to Leighton Academy Nursery!
About our Nursery:
We are a preschool Nursery class that takes children from 2 years until school age. Each child has a key worker to support them through their time with us.
Children are encouraged to take part in a variety of activities to prepare them for school. This includes phonics, story time, fine motor skills, group activities and much more. We aim to give all children a stimulating and safe environment for them to take part in new experiences and become confident, happy learners.
Our Nursery class has a indoor provision as well as a large outdoor area that children have access to, no matter the weather! We also have smaller rooms for their Key Worker groups and registration time. In our Nursery we are set up for learning through play, with a role play area, small world toys, reading area, construction, climbing equipment, mark making, creative area, bikes and much more. We add to our provision regularly based on the children's needs and interests.
A day in the Nursery:
A typical session in our Nursery looks like this:
8:45- Welcome children, register in our key worker groups, short adult led activity
9.15-Continuous provision
Children free flow between outdoors and indoors, whatever the weather!
10.00-Snack in our key worker groups and short adult led activity
10.30-Continuous provision
Children free flow between outdoors and indoors, whatever the weather!
11.15
Playdough disco
11.20-Outdoor play time before lunch
11.45-Home time
Within the session, we lead some activities for the children to join in, as well as leading interventions such as speech and language support.
The afternoon is a similar timetable to the morning. We focus on child initiated play, with some adult led activities within the provision to model important skills.
Summer Term:
Welcome to all our new starters, and welcome back to our children we had last term!
We're really excited for the warmer weather! We will be spending lots of time in our sand area beach and exploring the outdoor water play. Please can you send a named bottle of suncream and a sunhat for your children.
We have grown more confident this year with making choices in the provision. We're focusing now on tidying up, trying new areas and building on our imagination.
Our current topic for this term is people who help us. We're looking forward to visits from the police, a dentist, a vet, the education library and hopefully much more! We will be learning about people's roles and thinking about fun future jobs for our futures.
We're exploring a number a week this term, using the numberblocks as inspiration. This will lead to looking at counting in order, different features of shapes, subitising small numbers and adding simple amounts together.
The preschool children will be enjoying PE over at big school once a week on a Wednesday afternoon - please send us in suitable clothing for this.
Miss Sophie Walley and Miss Anna Przybylska would like to welcome you to our 2 Year Old Provision
We offer both funded and paid 2 year old places. 2 year olds may attend either 3 hour morning sessions, 8.45am until 11.45am or 3 hour afternoon sessions, 12.30pm until 3.30pm. We also offer paid full time places. If you wish to check whether you are eligible for a funded 2 year old place, please visit:
Please contact Mrs Tracey Warriner in the first instance if you are interested in a place for your 2 year old: warrinert@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk. You can download a Nursery Enquiry form from the Admissions Tab on the school home page: www.leightonacademy.com/185/admissions.
2 Year Old Parents' Information:
Dinners - If your child attends all day, the school can provide a hot school dinner at a cost of £2.30 per day, payable via your child's Arbor account. All meals must be paid for in advance. Alternatively, you may provide a healthy packed lunch.
Snack money - We ask for a voluntarily contribution of £10 per half term payable via your child's Arbor account, please speak to a member of the office staff if you require help with this. Children are given a healthy snack each day such as fresh fruit or vegetables and crackers.
Active Kids - We take part in weekly Active Kids sessions which take place in the main school hall with our PE teacher Mrs Holland. PE Kit isn't necessary, but we advise sending your child in clothes like joggers or leggings that won't restrict their movement and shoes or trainers with velcro straps which are easy for them to take on and off.
Clothing - We spend our day exploring our indoor and outdoor environments whatever the weather. As our British weather is so changeable can you ensure your child brings a suitable named coat, change of clothes, suitable footwear and wellington boots daily.
Our Nursery Curriculum - We provide a range of stimulating activities indoors and out to help your child learn and develop and achieve the outcomes of the Early Years Foundation Stage. For more information, please speak to a member of the team or visit www.foundationyears.org.uk.
Attendance - Regular attendance is really important to help your child get the best out of their nursery experience. If your child is not well enough to attend, please let us know via telephone or email hughesk@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk. If we do not hear from you, school will contact you to check everything is ok.
Sharing Information - You will receive a Weekly Update via email with information about your child's activities in nursery and news of special events. More information is available via our webpages and Parents' Noticeboards.
Water Bottles - We ask that you provide a named, plastic water bottle so that your child can access a drink whenever they wish. We do not recommend fruit juice in accordance with school healthy eating guidelines.
Nappies, wipes and Spare Clothing - We ask that you provide nappies and baby wipes if your child needs these each day. When your child is ready to start toileting, we will of course offer support with this. Please provide several changes of socks, underwear, trousers/skirts/shoes in the early days!
Toys and Comforters - We strongly suggest that any toys are left at home as children may become upset if they are lost. We are happy for your child to bring a comforter whilst they are settling in.
Need Further Information? If you have any questions or queries regarding our 2 Year Old Provision, please call the Nursery on 01270 814020.
Miss Anna Przbylska - Key Worker: przybylskaa@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Miss Sophie Walley - Key Worker: walleys@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk.
Mrs Hughes, Miss Barlow, Mrs Collins, Mrs Warriner, Miss Pate, Mrs Maybury, Miss Anna and Miss Walley welcome you to Leighton Academy Nursery
We offer 30 hour funded full time places daily from 8.45am until 3.30pm and part time 15 hour funded places. Morning and afternoon sessions are available, morning sessions are 8.45am until 11.45am and afternoon sessions are from 12.30pm until 3.30pm. We also offer a limited number of flexible places.
All 3 year olds are entitled to 15 hours funded childcare regardless of their family circumstances. If you wish to check your eligibility for a 30 hours funded place, please visit: www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare.
If you are interested in applying for a preschool place, please contact Mrs tracey Warriner, Pre School Lead in the first instance: warrinert@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk. You can download a Nursery Enquiry form from the Admissions Tab on the school home page: www.leightonacademy.com/185/admissions.
As a nursery we are fully committed to providing high quality care and education for all our children. Children aged 3 and 4 years old can explore and learn in a safe and stimulating environment.
We plan daily to provide and enhance activities based on children's current interests and their changing needs. Our aim is to support our children to develop the skills needed to transition from nursery to school and to become independent learners.
Parents' Information:
Uniform - Uniform is available to purchase from our website, but is not compulsory. Girls wear black trousers, pinafore or skirt, a white polo shirt and black sweater with the Leighton Academy logo. Boys wear black trousers, a white polo shirt and black school sweater. Warm, waterproof coats can also be purchased.
We suggest that whether your child wears uniform or not, they wear clothes that allow them to be active and are easy to go to the bathroom in such as pull on trousers and leggings. Although our children wear aprons for activities like painting and water play, they can still get messy, so please don't send them in their best clothes!
We spend our day exploring our indoor and outdoor environments whatever the weather. As our British weather is so changeable can you please ensure your child brings a suitable named coat, change of clothes, suitable footwear and wellington boots daily. A bag with change of clothes and wellingtons can be left on your child's peg.
Dinners (full time children only) - If your child attends all day, the school can provide a hot school dinner at a cost of £2.30 per day, payable via your child's Arbor account. Please ask for a copy of our 3 week menu. All meals must be paid for in advance. Alternatively, you may provide a packed lunch. Advice on providing healthy lunches is available on the main school webpage.
Snack money - We ask for a voluntarily contribution of £10 per half term payable via your child's Arbor account, please contact the school office (www.admin@leighton.academy.com). Children are given a healthy snack each day such as fresh fruit or vegetables and crackers. Any surplus snack money is used to provide materials to enrich our nursery curriculum.
Water Bottles - We ask that you provide a named, plastic water bottle so that your child can access a drink whenever they wish. We do not recommend fruit juice in accordance with school healthy eating guidelines.
Toys - We strongly suggest that any toys are left at home as children may become upset if they are lost.
Wraparound Care - L.A. Stars provide wraparound care for both before and after school and in the school holidays which is based in the main school. Please contact main school reception from 8.45 - 3.15 pm on 01270 814016 or call LA Stars direct on 07935 391 from 7am - 9am and between 3pm and 6 pm. You can also email:lastars@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk.
If you would like to book a session, you will need to register for Kids Club HQ or booking system using the link: https://leightonacademy.kidsclubhq.co.uk/rdr?u=home.
Our Nursery Curriculum - We provide a range of stimulating activities indoors and out to help your child learn and develop and achieve the outcomes of the Early Years Foundation Stage. For more information, please speak to a member of the team.
Home Learning - We believe in working closely with parents to support children's learning at home. Our Weekly Update has suggestions for actitvities you can do at home linked to our current activities.
Physical Education - We have weekly PE sessions which take place in the main school hall with our PE Specialist Mrs Holland. PE Kit isn't necessary, but we advise sending your child in clothes like joggers or leggings that won't restrict their movement and shoes or trainers with velcro straps which are easy for them to take on and off. It would be really helpful if your child could practice taking their shoes off and putting them back on at home.
Attendance - Regular attendance is really important to help your child get the best out of their nursery experience. If your child is not well enough to attend, please telephone us on 01270 814016 or email us at barlowl@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk If we do not hear from you, we will contact you by text to check everything is ok.
Sharing Information - You will receive a Weekly Update via email with information about your child's activities in nursery and news of special events. More information is available via our webpages and Parents' Noticeboard.
Need More Information? - If you have any questions or queries regarding our Nursery please email barlowl@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Contact Details for the Preschool Team
Miss Barlow- Early Years Lead: barlowl@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Mrs Isabelle Collins-Teacher: collinsi@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Mrs Tracey Warriner - Preschool Lead: warrinert@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Miss Helen Pate - Key Worker: pateh@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Mrs Jennifer Maybury- Key Worker: mayburyj@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk