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Nursery at Everton 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Two indoor learning spaces with an outdoor area between them give Everton's nursery its defining shape. Children join from age three and learn alongside Reception children in the school's Foundation Stage Unit. This is a shared early years class, so the nursery experience already includes the spaces and mixed age grouping of the next stage.
At the Ofsted inspection on 25 and 26 April 2023, early years provision was graded Good within the school's inspection. That judgement covers the early years provision, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Adult-directed activities and children's own choices both have a place in the day. Children take part in group work, tackle tasks in smaller groups and select activities themselves. The balance gives them opportunities to follow shared instructions and pursue their own interests, rather than spending the whole session on one type of learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together learning about language, movement, relationships and emotions with early literacy, mathematics, creativity and understanding the world. Different learning areas within the unit support these strands. Children use them during the day, with both indoor spaces and the intervening outdoor area forming part of their learning environment.
Art is woven into everyday early years learning through Expressive Arts and Design. Kindness, fairness and differences between people are explored through play and storybooks. These are concrete ways to bring creative expression and social understanding into a young child's day.
In April 2023, children enjoyed learning indoors and outdoors, and the curriculum had a clear learning sequence in most areas. Leadership oversight. Senior leaders' understanding of early years teaching and curriculum was insufficient to scrutinise the team's work fully. For families, the concern concerns how provision is checked and challenged, alongside the positive findings about children's learning.
Class Dojo carries photographs and updates about learning to parents, giving families a view of what their child has been doing. For concerns about additional needs, the class teacher is the usual first contact; the SENCO can join discussions where needs are more complex or require greater support. This gives parents a clear starting point for conversations about classroom help.
Lunch can be a packed meal from home or a hot school meal prepared on site. Staying for lunch therefore allows families a choice between the two arrangements. The school describes its lunches as nutritionally balanced, using fresh ingredients and local sourcing where possible.
The school uses The Thrive Approach to support emotional and social development. Play, creative activities and relationships form part of that approach, with extra classroom support or individual time used when children need it. Its aim is to help children feel secure and ready to learn.
Sharing a Foundation Stage Unit means nursery children already learn alongside Reception children. That familiarity is separate from admission: nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place.
Families must make a separate Reception application through the local authority, using the normal application route and deadline. Everton directs Reception applications to Nottinghamshire County Council, while nursery applications go directly to the school. Treat these as two distinct decisions, even if your preference is for your child to remain at Everton.
Funded nursery hours are described as 15 or 30 hours, according to entitlement. Additional nursery sessions and lunchtime cover can sometimes be arranged for a charge. A school meal is an extra charge when chosen alongside lunch club; contact the school for current charges. Payments for nursery and clubs use Parentmail.
Breakfast club accepts nursery children from 7:45am. After-school fun club has collection choices of 4pm, 4:30pm and 5pm, with booking required before noon on the day needed. These options can extend care around nursery sessions, but should be booked as part of the family's chosen arrangement.
For a nursery enquiry or visit, telephone 01777 817350 or email office@everton.notts.sch.uk. Nursery applications are made directly to the school, giving families one contact for discussing their requirements and arranging a look at the setting.
Children can join from age three and are taught in a mixed age Foundation Stage Unit with Reception children.
They combine group activities and smaller group tasks with activities they choose themselves, using indoor and outdoor learning areas.
Yes. Children can bring a packed lunch or choose a hot school meal cooked on site. Lunch club cover and a chosen school meal carry separate charges.
Nursery children can attend breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school fun club, with collection at 4pm, 4:30pm or 5pm. Book before noon on the day required.
No. Reception requires a separate local authority application. Everton directs families to Nottinghamshire County Council for that application.
