Beverley St Nicholas Primary School Nursery

Play dough, small-world play and a book corner give the nursery at Beverley St Nicholas Primary School its practical character. Children join Foundation Stage 1 (FS1) from age 3 on a part-time basis. FS1 and Foundation Stage 2 (FS2) together form the school's Foundation Unit, placing nursery provision within its early-years structure.

The morning session runs from 8.55am to 11.50am. Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): children develop language, movement and relationships alongside early reading, writing and maths. Understanding the world and expressing ideas through art and imaginative activity are also part of that framework. For parents, this means play has a learning purpose.

Different classroom areas give that purpose a physical shape. Children can experiment with marks using papers, envelopes and writing tools, while the book corner holds poetry and books made by the class alongside fiction and non-fiction. Maths resources let children choose materials to tackle practical problems. Construction and small-world areas support hand control, conversation and working with others.

Sand, water and play dough provide opportunities to investigate materials. A creative area supports making and musical activity, and themed role play gives children ways to explore everyday situations. Learning also extends outdoors: the outside area continues the classroom provision, with the same kinds of opportunities offered in both spaces.

Planning responds to the children. Staff use observations, photographs, children's work and contributions from families to assess development and choose next steps. What children showed interest in, and what staff observed the previous week, help shape subsequent activities. That connects the learning programme to what children actually do.

Parents can accompany their child into the Foundation Unit and stay to help them settle. At collection, a staff member hands children directly to their parent or carer. These arrangements give families a practical role at the start of the session and a clear handover at its end.

An EYFS teacher and nursery nurses form part of the staff team. Developmental assessment is shared with parents, whose feedback also contributes to it. Class Dojo provides another connection with school life: families receive access to their child's class page and the whole-school page, with class updates made weekly. Messages and photographs help parents follow classroom activity.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process. Edukos Trust is the admission authority, while East Riding of Yorkshire Council co-ordinates applications.

The Foundation Unit brings FS1 and FS2 into the same organisational structure. That relationship should be kept separate from the allocation of a school place: choosing the nursery is a decision about a child's early-years experience, and Reception admission remains a further application.

Morning attendance. FS1 runs from 8.55am until 11.50am, so families need to plan for collection before midday.

For enquiries, contact the school on 01482 862882. Families considering the school can arrange a visit and campus tour directly, giving them an opportunity to see the setting before making their choice.