Roos C of E Primary School Nursery Review

Play, early number work and daily worship give Roos nursery its character. Nursery provision sits within the foundation stage unit at Roos Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which caters for children aged 3 to 5. This places the nursery within the school's early years provision, with learning through play as its starting point.

Ofsted judged early years provision Good at the inspection on 14 and 15 June 2022. That judgement covers the school's early years, rather than a separately inspected nursery.

Free-flow activity gives children opportunities to practise learning independently. Maths experiences sit alongside early writing and phonics, so children can use developing skills through play as well as planned activities. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together language, physical and social development with literacy, mathematics, creative expression and understanding the world. Staff use Development Matters to plan for children's stage of development.

White Rose Maths provides the nursery's number-learning structure. Counting, comparisons, patterns and exploring shape, space and measure recur across the year. These are concrete foundations for understanding number and noticing relationships. Themes such as Under the Sea, Mini Beasts and Light and Colour give the wider EYFS curriculum different starting points for exploration.

Making and movement also have a place. EYFS design and technology includes Healthy Pizza, textiles and building a vehicle; physical education includes dance, gymnastics and athletics. Music uses Sing Up, and EYFS children have had visits from Debutots. EYFS children also encounter French through counting, singing and colours, giving them an introduction to another language through familiar activities. These activities give children ways to express ideas through making, sound and movement alongside their early language and number work.

The Church of England identity shapes daily routines. Children participate in religious education and daily worship, sometimes within their class and sometimes with the school. Jack in the Box resources support spiritual development in EYFS, making the religious character part of children's everyday experience.

Nursery nursing and teaching assistant roles form part of the EYFS team. For children with special educational needs or disabilities, support includes identifying needs early, making reasonable adjustments and working with families and outside agencies. The SENCo can be contacted through the school office, giving parents a direct route into that support.

Sensory or physical needs can draw on advice from the Local Authority Sensory and Physical Support Team, including practical supports and strategies. School safeguarding responsibilities include a designated lead, a deputy and a team member with first-aid responsibilities.

School lunches include a daily wrap alternative with different fillings alongside the menu choices. That gives families a concrete food option to consider when planning attendance across lunchtime.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Treat choosing nursery and securing a school place as separate decisions.

Continuity of learning. In June 2022, curriculum planning did not consistently carry children's early years knowledge and skills forward through the school. Improving that sequence was an inspection requirement. For families, the relevant consideration is how learning begun in nursery is developed as children move on, separately from the admissions decision.

Flexible provision is offered subject to space, with enquiries handled by the school office. This is a conditional arrangement, so the availability of a suitable pattern matters when planning childcare.

Children aged 3 to 5 are entitled to 15 funded childcare hours; eligibility may extend to 30 hours. Childcare Choices is the route for checking eligibility and applying for that funding. Contact the school for current charges.

The school office can be reached on 01964 670535 or at roos.admin@eastriding.gov.uk. School uniform can be bought through Steady School & Sportswear. FORS (Friends of Roos School) also sells pre-loved uniform at Nineteen:2 Hairdressers in Roos, giving families another purchasing route.