Little Weighton Rowley Primary School Nursery

Outdoor mornings and a Friday Woodland Adventure Session give Little Acorns its own rhythm within Little Weighton Rowley’s Church of England primary school. This is the school’s Foundation Stage nursery provision, with sessions for two-year-olds alongside part-time Foundation 1 attendance from the term after a child turns three. The age groups have different attendance patterns, so the practical fit depends on which provision your child joins.

In March 2023, four nursery-age children attended. That is a historical group size, rather than a measure of today’s intake. At the inspection on 22 and 23 March 2023, Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Requires improvement. This was an early years judgement within the school inspection, rather than a separate nursery inspection.

The morning begins with children registering themselves, followed by time for ongoing activities and work with adults. Snack comes next, before outdoor learning and stories take the session through to midday. For children attending an afternoon, activities continue alongside focused tasks. Friday brings a named change of pace: the Woodland Adventure Session runs from 1.30pm to 3.15pm.

Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage, or EYFS. Its seven connected areas bring together movement, communication and emotional development with early literacy, maths, creative expression and understanding the world. For parents, that means nursery learning reaches beyond letters and numbers. The timetable combines time for activities with adult involvement, stories and outdoor experiences.

There is a Foundation outside area, as well as planters behind the school. Little Acorns also joined Oaks on a visit to The Deep in June 2026. Children explored keeping the sea clean through a workshop involving a toy seal caught in rubbish, giving an environmental idea a concrete example.

Curriculum planning. In March 2023, the early years curriculum did not define the intended learning precisely enough across its areas, and some children’s experiences lacked sufficient ambition. Preparation for the next learning stage was also inadequate. These concerns matter alongside the attractive activities: a varied timetable needs a clear purpose for what children learn next.

The team includes a Little Acorns class teacher, teaching assistants and a nursery nurse with paediatric first-aid responsibilities. Support roles also include speech and language work and ELSA training for emotional and social support. These give families specific points of contact within the wider school team.

Snack time is part of the nursery morning, and additional lunch sessions allow children to stay beyond the morning finish. Stay and Play events bring families into activities together: a Foundation session in February 2026 included kindness-themed activities, while a Christmas session in December 2025 used Oak Class’s classroom too. These are opportunities for shared play, rather than a promise about an individual child’s settling programme.

For communication, the school aims to keep families involved through messaging and newsletters. It also participates in Operation Encompass with Humberside Police and East Riding safeguarding colleagues, enabling support following police notification of domestic abuse involving a child.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application to the local authority where they live, by that authority’s application deadline. East Riding residents apply through East Riding of Yorkshire Council; families living elsewhere apply through their home authority. No supplementary form is required.

Little Acorns brings nursery and Reception children into shared Foundation activities, including outdoor learning and the Friday woodland session. That provides continuity in daily experiences. It is separate from the allocation of a school place.

Foundation 1 has five morning sessions, from 8.50am to noon. Additional lunch sessions run from noon to 1.10pm, with afternoon attendance from 1.10pm to 3.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. Two-year-old provision follows a different pattern: Tuesday mornings run from 8.40am to noon and Friday afternoons from 1pm to 3.30pm. These distinctions matter when planning collection or childcare around work.

For nursery enquiries, contact the school office on 01482 844743 or email littleweightonrowley.primary@eastriding.gov.uk. Visits can be arranged through the office, and the school also accepts enquiries through its contact form.