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Nursery at Little Stanion 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Chickens in the EYFS area and food exploration on Feasty Friday give Little Stanion’s nursery a practical, hands-on character. This is the school’s own provision for children aged 3 and 4, with up to 24 children in each session. Morning, afternoon and all-day patterns give families distinct ways to organise the nursery week.
Early Years Foundation Stage learning connects words, numbers and practical tasks. In February 2024, adults explained jigsaw activities precisely, helping children link a written number to an amount. The youngest children then used that understanding when preparing drinks from straightforward recipes. Counting had a purpose beyond the puzzle.
Early reading starts with listening: nursery children picked out sounds within words. That gives parents a concrete picture of the work before reading itself, rather than an expectation that nursery children should already be decoding books. The February 2024 inspection also identified weaknesses relevant to the progression of early learning: some subject sequences needed clearer connections to earlier teaching, checks on retained knowledge needed development, and beginners’ reading books needed closer matching to their phonics knowledge. These were school-wide improvement points, rather than separate nursery judgements.
Hettie, Mabel, Penny and Daisy live in the EYFS area, where children learn about caring for the chickens. Their eggs are also used in cooking for Feasty Friday. The nursery’s weekly food exploration brings different snacks and ingredients into children’s experience, linking animal care with something they can make and eat.
Settling begins before the first session. A home visit involves the Nursery Manager, followed by a letter identifying the child’s key worker and inviting the child to stay and play. Families can meet the provision before the start date, with a named staff contact already established.
For children eligible for the funded 30-hour pattern, lunch can be brought from home or ordered hot through Kingswood Catering. Feasty Friday has a suggested parental contribution; children receive the same treatment whether their family contributes or not.
Support for additional needs includes partnership with Portage, an early years SEN service, both within nursery and during the move to Reception. Parents can raise concerns with the SENCO through the school office. Changing facilities are available in the nursery, a concrete provision for children who need help with personal care.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through North Northamptonshire Council’s primary admissions route by the normal deadline. For the 2026 intake, that deadline was 15 January, and nursery attendance carried no priority under the school’s oversubscription criteria. Families should treat nursery enrolment and a school-place application as separate decisions.
Transition support is a different matter. Portage works with the nursery during the move to Reception, giving children with additional needs continuity of specialist involvement. That support does not change how places are allocated.
The 15-hour pattern consists of five mornings, 8.45am to 11.45am, or five afternoons, noon to 3pm. Families cannot combine morning and afternoon sessions within that pattern. The all-day option runs from 8.45am to 3pm. Breakfast and after-school care are also offered, with after-school sessions ending at 6pm.
Funded provision operates during term time for 38 weeks a year. It includes the 15-hour entitlement and, for eligible working families, the 30-hour entitlement. Funding begins in the term after a child’s third birthday; families using working-family funding must reconfirm their eligibility every three months.
Additional charges. Unfunded sessions, breakfast, after-school care and hot lunches attract charges. Chargeable sessions require a month’s cancellation notice, excluding holidays, and absence does not bring a refund or reduction. Ask the school for current charges before committing to a pattern.
Enquiries go through the school office on 01536 215204 or the contact form. The office confirms the possible starting term and supplies an application pack.
The nursery offers funded and unfunded places for children aged 3 and 4. Funding starts in the term after the child’s third birthday.
No. The pattern is five morning sessions or five afternoon sessions, rather than a mixture.
No nursery-attendance priority applied under the 2026 admission arrangements. Attendance does not guarantee a place, and Reception requires a separate application through North Northamptonshire Council.
There is a home visit with the Nursery Manager, followed by a letter giving the start date, key worker and an invitation to stay and play.
Children eligible for the funded 30-hour pattern can bring a packed lunch or have a charged hot meal supplied through Kingswood Catering.
