Nursery at Minet Infant and Nursery School

Fairness, children’s rights and where fruit comes from give Minet’s nursery learning a concrete connection to the wider world. Nursery children’s comments include recognising that sharing means treating a friend fairly and understanding that everyone has rights. These are ideas young children can connect to their own relationships.

The provision belongs to Minet Infant and Nursery School in Hayes, with nursery groups for two-year-olds and for children aged three and four. Separate curriculum overviews distinguish these age groups rather than presenting one plan for both.

Morning and afternoon sessions each occupy three hours, while the full-time timetable for three- and four-year-olds runs from 8.30am to 3.15pm. That gives families a clear distinction between a shorter session and a day spanning both morning and afternoon.

Learning includes conversations about fairness, food and other people’s lives. Nursery children have connected sharing with fairness to a friend, talked about fruit originating on a farm in India, and recognised food as something children need. These specific examples give abstract ideas an everyday reference point: friendship, something to eat, and the people who produce it.

For 2026-27, the nursery curriculum pages link to separate overviews for the younger and older groups, alongside half-termly topic webs and Autumn 1 material. Parents can use those age-specific documents to follow the topics their child encounters.

At the October 2023 inspection, Ofsted found that nursery children began their education positively, with an ambitious curriculum. That finding concerns the nursery itself.

The Behaviour Curriculum explicitly includes Nursery. Routines and expectations are taught, revisited each day and reviewed each half term; Behaviour Bootcamp adds a focus at the beginning of the school year. Praise, visual prompts and collective rewards feature in the Behaviour & Relationships Policy. For young children, the practical emphasis is on learning expectations through repetition.

Families seeking support for special educational needs or disabilities can contact the SEND Co-ordinator through the school office. The school’s SEND information also points parents towards Hillingdon’s Local Offer and describes working with external agencies. Its stated duties include reasonable adjustments and support for medical conditions, making individual needs a relevant part of discussions with the team.

Attending Minet’s nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery admission and Reception admission are separate processes: families must apply again through the normal Reception route and meet the relevant deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two distinct decisions, even though both concern the same school.

The morning session runs from 8.30am to 11.30am; the afternoon option is 12.15pm to 3.15pm. The opening-times page restricts its 8.30am to 3.15pm full-time timetable to three- and four-year-olds. Use the timetable for the appropriate age group when planning collection.

Visits before applying can be arranged by calling 020 8573 5177. A School Video Tour also provides a virtual introduction, alongside the school brochure. These give families two ways to begin getting acquainted with Minet before making their nursery choice.