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Nursery at Hymers College
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Tower building, outdoor exploration and songs for residents of a local care home give Hymers College’s nursery more than a classroom focus. Called Pre-School, it belongs to the Lower Junior School in Hull. Pre-School 1 covers the academic year in which a child turns three; Pre-School 2 covers the year they turn four.
At the November 2025 ISI inspection, 25 nursery children attended different sessions across the week. That is a dated roll, rather than a capacity figure. The early years provision supported children’s learning and personal development effectively, with activities adjusted as staff tracked their progress.
Families can choose a morning, an afternoon or a full day, with a lunch-and-play period between the shorter sessions. This gives the day a practical shape: a child can attend one part of it or stay across both. Full-day attendance includes the lunch-and-play session, although the meal is charged separately.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning brings language, number work, physical activity and personal development together. Here, the early years examples are concrete. Adults demonstrate speech sounds for children to practise, then children use them when forming letters and words. Stories prompt discussion about characters’ decisions, while number activities introduce vocabulary for adding and subtracting. These are opportunities to build communication alongside early literacy and mathematical understanding.
Outdoor exploration adds another kind of learning. Children search their surroundings, work together on towers and practise following instructions through PE games. The combination develops problem solving, movement and cooperation. Toy vehicles arranged in a model car park also give children practice in sharing resources.
Pre-School pupils have access to specialist spaces for subjects including music, science and art. The wider Junior School facilities include a library, design workshop and play area. Performance starts in Pre-School, and early years children visit a local residential home to sing. Learning therefore includes experiences beyond their usual activities and contact with people outside school.
Regular conversations with parents help early years staff understand children’s individual needs. Progress checks lead to changes in activities and individual support, so the teaching can respond to the child. Before joining, children are invited to a taster session: an opportunity to become familiar with the setting while staff get to know them.
Worry monsters give children a way to communicate their feelings. Adults also demonstrate considerate behaviour, and children practise waiting, sharing and taking turns. Emotional development is part of ordinary play and conversation.
In November 2025, early years staffing ratios were appropriate, and a sufficient number of staff had first aid training, including paediatric training for staff in the early years. Early years safeguarding requirements were followed, including reminders to parents and visitors about digital-device rules. A hot lunch can be requested for an additional charge, giving families a meal option alongside the booked session.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Existing nursery families should confirm Reception application requirements with Admissions. New applicants apply online, with December recommended for full fee-paying applications rather than a fixed closing date.
Familiarity with the school should be kept separate from securing a place. Reception is one of Hymers’ usual entry points, and children joining from Pre-School through Year 2 are invited to a taster session rather than a formal entrance assessment, subject to the exception for spring-term Year 2 entrants.
Pre-School operates Monday to Friday in term time. Full days run from 08:45 to 15:15, mornings from 08:45 to 11:45 and afternoons from 12:15 to 15:15. Lunch and play runs from 11:45 to 12:15. Charged wraparound care begins at 07:45 and extends after school until 17:45, widening the options around work commitments.
The school accepts 15 universal funded hours per week and 30 hours of Working Family funding for eligible three- and four-year-olds. Funding starts in the term after a child’s third birthday and is deducted from the termly bill; a parental agreement is required. Parents apply directly to the government for Working Family funding. Confirm eligibility and current charges with the Finance team at bills@hymers.org.
Pre-School uniform comes from steadyschoolwear.co.uk. Admissions enquiries can go to admissions@hymers.org, and families can request a tour. These provide straightforward next steps for discussing attendance patterns and seeing the setting.
Pre-School 1 is the academic year in which a child turns three, and Pre-School 2 is the year they turn four.
Yes. Morning sessions run from 08:45 to 11:45, and afternoon sessions from 12:15 to 15:15. A full day runs from 08:45 to 15:15.
The lunch-and-play session is included, but the meal is not. A hot meal can be requested for an additional charge.
No. Existing nursery families should confirm Reception application requirements with Admissions. New applicants apply online, with December recommended for full fee-paying applications.
Yes. It accepts 15 universal hours per week and 30 hours of Working Family funding for eligible three- and four-year-olds, starting in the term after the child turns three. A parental agreement is required.
