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Nursery at Battling Brook 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, exploration and time with a keyworker give Battling Brook Pre-school its character. Children can follow their interests within the provision, then join activities with their group. This is the school’s Foundation Stage 1 provision in Hinckley, taking children aged 3–5 and giving them access to facilities in the main school.
The booking model is decisive: children attend the full 30 hours each week, during term time. It suits families seeking a consistent weekly pattern. In June 2024, Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good; that judgement covers the early years phase rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Practical play shapes the day. Time for children to explore sits alongside activities led by their keyworker, so there is room for both their own ideas and group participation. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach emphasises investigating, persisting with a challenge and working out how to tackle a task. In parent terms, trying something and thinking about how it worked matter alongside the finished result.
Across the early years in June 2024, children practised early literacy and number work, while games gave them opportunities to talk and wait for a turn. Pretend play included an imagined flight to Egypt. Outdoors, balance bikes added physical activity, and children’s excitement about discovering a bee showed how outdoor exploration could become a talking point.
Number understanding was a strength at that time: early years children could distinguish odd numbers from even ones and explain why an odd quantity would not divide into equal shares. However, adults lacked a systematic way to track whether each child revisited earlier learning during play. That created a risk of gaps. For families, the important distinction is between having activities to choose from and ensuring each child gets the practice they need.
Parents are invited to share their child’s interests and development with the pre-school team, giving staff information to use when planning experiences. Keyworker activities provide a regular point of contact within the learning day. Class Dojo is used for updates about children’s learning and achievements; the school also uses Arbor as its main communication system.
For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), support connects to the wider school team. Pupil Centred Passports are developed with children and families to record strengths, difficulties and helpful support. Parents are invited to review these three times a year. This gives families a continuing role in shaping provision.
Adjustments depend on individual needs. They can include small-group or individual sessions, visual timetables and sensory breaks. The school provides suitable adjustments for children showing autistic traits before a formal diagnosis, so support need not wait for that process. SEND enquiries go through the school office to the SENCo.
Attending the pre-school does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Leicestershire County Council. Nursery attendance gives no priority in the school’s admissions criteria, so familiarity with the school does not secure admission.
Transition support is a separate matter. For children with SEND, the school plans internal moves around individual needs, using transition meetings and, where appropriate, visits or photo books. These arrangements help children prepare for a change; they do not alter the admissions decision.
The pre-school runs Monday to Friday, from 8.45am to 3.15pm, in term time. Only the full 30-hour pattern is accepted. Funding can cover 30 hours for eligible working families, or families can use the universal 15-hour entitlement for three- and four-year-olds and pay a top-up. Every pupil also incurs a separate charge for lunchtime supervision. Contact the school for current charges.
Working-parent funding codes must be reconfirmed every three months. Funding starts at a term’s beginning after the code is issued, so families need a valid code by the end of the preceding month. Enquiries can be made through the school office on 01455 634701 or office@battlingbrook.uk; school tours can be arranged by appointment.
The pre-school takes children aged 3–5 and forms the school’s Foundation Stage 1 provision.
Only the full 30-hour weekly pattern is accepted. Families using 15 funded hours pay a top-up for the remaining provision, with a separate lunchtime supervision charge.
The pre-school operates from 8.45am to 3.15pm, Monday to Friday, during term time.
No. A separate application must be made through Leicestershire County Council, and nursery attendance gives no admissions priority.
Families help develop Pupil Centred Passports and are invited to review them three times a year. Contact the SENCo through the school office to discuss SEND support.
