Hyde Heath Infant School Nursery

A nursery lead, an assistant lead and an early years assistant give Hyde Heath Infant School’s nursery its own team within the infant school. That is the clearest starting point for understanding the provision: a nursery class with designated staff, based at the school on Weedon Hill in Hyde Heath.

Thursday brings PE for nursery children, adding a scheduled opportunity for movement to their learning. Nursery also has its own termly curriculum overview, giving parents a way to follow the learning planned for their child’s class rather than looking at the infant school curriculum as a whole.

The school’s approach to learning includes Growth Mindset, explained to children through the idea of growing their brains. Mistakes are treated as opportunities to learn, and ongoing assessment informs how learning is extended. For parents, this describes an emphasis on trying again and developing independence. Curiosity, creativity and kindness are among the school’s named values, linking attitudes towards learning with how children treat one another.

Support for additional needs sits within the school’s SEND arrangements. The special needs coordinator oversees planned provision for children identified as having learning difficulties, with teachers and teaching assistants involved in support. Staff discuss children’s needs and plan interventions, while parents participate in decisions about their development. This gives families a route for discussing concerns and understanding the support being planned.

Buckinghamshire Family Information Service is another named source of advice, linked through the SEND page to the local offer and family information. It gives parents a further point of contact beyond the school.

Child protection procedures follow Buckinghamshire Area Safeguarding Team guidance. Families can discuss these procedures with the headteacher or their child’s class teacher. Concerns about a child can also be submitted through the safeguarding form or sent to safeguarding@hydeheath.bucks.sch.uk. The policy allows consultation with other agencies before parents are contacted when concerns require it, an important qualification to the school’s partnership with families.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their application cycle.

Buckinghamshire Council handles Reception admissions and allocates places using its admission criteria. Treat that application as a separate decision from joining nursery: contact the council through its admissions route for the application process.

The school office is the enquiry point, reached on 01494 783835 or at office@hydeheath.bucks.sch.uk. There is also a contact form for questions. The school’s address is Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5RW.

Appointments to visit the school can be arranged through the office. A visit provides an opportunity to meet the setting before making a choice. Families who prefer paper documents can request copies of material on the school website from the office, free of charge.