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Nursery at Stapleford Community Primary School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A woodland moat and PE in the school hall give Stapleford Nursery a distinctive weekly rhythm. This is the school’s own nursery class, with 26 places for children aged 3–4, sharing the school site on Bar Lane in Stapleford. Its daily approach centres on play and children’s interests, with contact with the Reception class bringing the next stage of school life into familiar surroundings.
An Early Years Teacher leads the provision as Nursery Manager and Early Years Lead. The team also includes a Nursery Assistant with CACHE Level 2 and 3 early years qualifications and an Early Years Educator apprenticeship. For families, the combination puts early years teaching and practical childcare training within the nursery team.
Play shapes the learning here. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which brings together children’s development in movement, language and relationships with early literacy, maths, creativity and understanding their surroundings. Children explore, take part actively and develop ideas through play. Their interests help determine topics, alongside planned themes involving celebrations, festivals and seasonal changes.
In the moment planning is part of the nursery’s approach. That gives children’s current interests a place in what happens next, rather than making every activity depend on a fixed topic. Development Matters supports the planning of the EYFS curriculum.
Learning extends beyond the classroom into gardens, a covered outdoor learning space and the woodland moat. Weekly outdoor sessions use the on-site moat, while PE takes children into the school hall. These are concrete opportunities to explore outdoors and practise movement in a different space.
At the June 2022 inspection, leaders’ nursery ambition was to connect early learning through songs and stories with children’s later education. This was an intention for curriculum continuity, rather than a separate nursery quality judgement.
Settling affects the attendance pattern: children must attend at least one full day, an arrangement the nursery links to helping them settle. Parents can exchange milestones and experiences through Tapestry, adding moments from home as well as seeing nursery updates. That makes communication a two-way part of the child’s learning.
Lunch has a choice built in. Families can book a hot meal through Innovate IFG or send a packed lunch. The afternoon session includes Lunch Club; for children receiving 15 or 30 funded hours, funding covers Lunch Club childcare. Meal provision is a separate consideration.
For additional needs, the school works regularly with Speech and Language professionals and SEND Specialist Services, including support for nursery children. The class teacher is the first contact for concerns, with the SENDCo involved when further discussion is needed. Personal hygiene support, where required, is organised through an Individual Care Plan, giving families a specific route for agreeing care needs.
Nursery attendance neither guarantees a Reception place nor brings admission priority. For entry in 2027/28, families must make a separate application to their home local authority, online or using a Common Application Form. The deadline is midnight on 15 January. Cambridgeshire families use the county council’s school-place application route.
Familiarity is a separate benefit. Nursery children have contact with the Reception class, and using the hall and moat introduces spaces they will encounter again. For children with SEND, transition may include phased visits and social stories to explain changes. These preparations support familiarity; they do not alter admission decisions.
Morning sessions run from 9am to noon, and afternoon sessions from noon to 3pm. The September 2026 booking pattern also includes Breakfast Club from 7.45am to 9am and After School Club from 3pm to 6pm, with cold tea included. After School Club has an availability restriction; confirm available days with the nursery before booking. Families select the sessions they want, alongside the minimum full-day attendance requirement.
The nursery offers 15-hour funded places and 30-hour places for eligible children aged 3–4, with wraparound care during term time. Funding is for education and childcare; meals, consumables, extra hours and additional services sit outside that entitlement. Under the funding rules, charges for these extras must be optional and cannot be a condition of taking a funded place. Contact the school for current charges.
Enquiries go to nursery@staplefordprimary.org or 01223 508720. Families can also register interest with the school office and sign up for a nursery show around.
The nursery takes children aged 3–4 and has 26 places.
Morning and afternoon sessions are offered, but the attendance pattern must include at least one full day to support settling.
Yes. There are 15-hour funded places and 30-hour places for eligible children aged 3–4. Meals and other optional extras are separate from funded education and childcare.
Families can choose a packed lunch or book a hot lunch through Innovate IFG. The afternoon session includes Lunch Club.
No. Attendance gives no admission priority and does not guarantee a place. For 2027/28 entry, apply separately through your home local authority by midnight on 15 January.
