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Nursery at Joseph Cash 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Bikes, a trim trail and a book shared repeatedly across the week give Joseph Cash’s nursery provision its character: movement, conversation and stories shape the day. Children can join the school from age two, on Owenford Road in Radford, Coventry. Little Ribbons and Nursery Ribbons sit within its early years provision, with play forming the main part of their sessions.
The distinction between the two is practical. Little Ribbons emphasises choosing, sharing and beginning to communicate; Nursery Ribbons adds short activities with a key-worker group. For parents, that means a day which combines independent exploration with time spent learning alongside an adult and other children.
In Little Ribbons, snack time brings children together for a hello song and the week’s book. Children select their own snack, then spend much of the session exploring activities connected to a theme. Sharing resources and communicating through gestures or speech are part of that learning. Small interactions count.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum connects play with planned learning and checks on each child’s development. ShREC and sustained shared thinking (SST) guide adult interaction: discussion and exploration help children develop their ideas. Weekly themes centre on a book, giving conversations and activities a common starting point.
Nursery Ribbons introduces Funky Fingers, Discovery Time and Story Time in small key-worker groups. Threading and using tweezers practise hand control; dance and dough activities involve larger movements. Discovery Time explores shapes and numbers alongside discussion of personal and social questions. At the session’s close, children revisit the same story with a changing focus, such as remembering events or imagining another ending. Repetition gives them several ways into a familiar text. The focus can also be prediction or comprehension, so listening involves anticipating what might happen and talking about what the story means.
Outdoor learning belongs to the session too. Little Ribbons children have an opportunity to go outside each session, where tyres, bikes and a trim trail support physical activity. Nursery Ribbons also uses the outdoor provision for Get Learning time. In the summer term, nursery children who are ready begin daily phonics through RWI, introducing letter sounds rather than making that step automatic for everyone.
The Early Years team visits every nursery child at home at the start of the year, providing an opportunity to share information about the child. Small key-worker groups provide an adult-led element within the nursery session.
Food has a defined place in the day. Alongside Little Ribbons’ independent snack choices, children using nursery lunchtime wraparound eat at tables in the Reception classroom and can return to play afterwards.
For additional needs, the school’s SEND arrangements include individual intervention plans and reviews at least termly with parents. The single-storey building has a hygiene suite, sensory room and CALM room. Toileting support can be organised through a care plan, with two staff present during intimate care. These are school-wide arrangements relevant to discussing a nursery child’s support.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately through the normal Reception admissions process and meet its deadline. The school’s admissions page directs families to Coventry City Council’s admission information and online applications.
Familiarity is a separate matter. As the nursery year develops, children begin interacting with Reception children and staff. That offers contact with the people involved in the next stage; it does not secure admission.
Nursery lunchtime wraparound runs from 11.30am to 12.15pm. After-school provision is for children aged three and above, runs daily from 3.15pm to 4pm, and includes a snack and play resources. The admin team handles enquiries about this provision.
Contact the school office on 02476 594851 or email admin@josephcash.coventry.sch.uk for nursery enquiries. Families must tell the school who will collect or drop off their child, provide two further emergency contacts and report changes to those arrangements.
Children are admitted to Joseph Cash from age two. Its early years provision includes Little Ribbons and Nursery Ribbons.
Play is combined with small key-worker groups for Funky Fingers, Discovery Time and Story Time, plus outdoor Get Learning time.
The Early Years team makes a home visit to every nursery child at the start of the year.
After-school provision is for children aged three and above. It runs daily from 3.15pm to 4pm and includes a snack and play resources.
No. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. The admissions page links to Coventry City Council’s information and online applications.
