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Nursery at Hart 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Family dining and a creative arts atelier give Hart’s nursery a distinctive character: learning includes both making things and mastering the small routines of eating together. The provision forms part of Hart Primary School on Magdalene Drive in Hart Village, Hartlepool.
For 2027-2028, the nursery plans to admit 15 children, with applications organised ahead of the year in which a child turns 3. Additional admissions can sometimes be made when demand is high, reducing the rising 3 places available from January. Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good following its inspection on 18 and 19 October 2022. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
A Reggio Emilia-inspired approach shapes the early years learning spaces. Alongside the creative arts atelier are a storytelling nook, an area for sensory exploration and a space for role play. These give children different ways to explore materials, imagine situations and engage with stories. The school says the spaces support children’s creativity and communication.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) experience includes learning through language and everyday routines. In October 2022, nursery children sang rhymes and joined in actions, including Once I caught a fish alive. Adults helped early years children understand and use selected vocabulary. Books including Barbara throws a wobbler supported conversations about difficult feelings, with adults helping children manage them. Language learning had a practical purpose.
Early Years Safety Officers add a small responsibility to classroom life. Wearing a badge and a high-viz jacket, children help clear objects from the floor and alert adults to broken or unsafe items. It makes caring for the shared space something children can take part in themselves.
Lunch is also a learning opportunity. Family dining involves setting the table, practising with cutlery and trying unfamiliar foods, alongside conversation and table manners. Meals are freshly prepared each day by the school cook. In October 2022, nursery children ate together at a table and handled their cutlery carefully, putting those routines into practice.
For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school uses individual support plans called My Book targets, with termly discussions involving families. The SEND coordinator holds the National award for Special Educational Needs Coordination. Where medical needs require school intervention, Individual Health Care Plans are developed with parents and staff, giving adults a shared account of the child’s needs.
Parent communication. In October 2022, some parents across the school felt updates about their children and concerns they had raised were insufficient. Families should agree how progress and concerns will be discussed.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Parents must make a separate application through Hartlepool’s school admissions service, using the local authority’s Common Application Form by the normal closing date.
For entry in 2027-2028, attendance at Hart’s nursery in the academic year before the application gives fourth-category priority. Looked-after and previously looked-after children, siblings and children in the admission zone come ahead of that category; children with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school are placed first. Distance resolves oversubscription within categories. This is a defined priority, not an automatic place.
The nursery day finishes at 2.45pm, with a paid extension to 3.15pm. Fifteen hours are funded for all children; eligibility determines funding for the additional fifteen. Parents seeking the extra funded provision apply through Childcare Choices, submit their code to school and reconfirm eligibility every 3 months. Applications for additional childcare must be completed in the preceding term.
Paid additional afternoons depend on space and can be withdrawn if a funded child needs the place. School lunches carry a charge for both 15-hour and 30-hour children who take them; 15-hour children staying for lunch also incur a supervision charge. Contact the school for current charges.
Nursery uniform includes a white polo shirt, a navy jumper or cardigan and black shoes. Plain, unbranded items are permitted. To register interest or arrange a school visit, contact the office on 01429 273283.
No. A separate local authority application is required. For 2027-2028 entry, qualifying nursery attendance gives fourth-category priority, subject to the other admission criteria.
The day ends at 2.45pm. A paid extension allows children to stay until 3.15pm.
Yes. Children taking a school lunch are charged for the meal, whether they attend for 15 or 30 hours. A supervision charge also applies when a 15-hour child stays for lunch.
Nursery children wear a white polo shirt, navy jumper or cardigan, and navy trousers or shorts, or a checked pinafore or checked/navy pleated skirt, with black shoes. Plain uniform is allowed.
Call the school office on 01429 273283 to register nursery interest or arrange an appointment to visit.
