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Nursery at Victoria Dock 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Paintbrushes, colour mixing and collage give Victoria Dock’s nursery year a practical thread. This is the school’s Foundation One provision on South Bridge Road in Hull, with a choice of morning or afternoon attendance across 15 hours a week. The pattern is clear: a shorter nursery session rather than a full school day.
Foundation One sits within the school’s early years provision. Creative work develops across the year, moving from painting towards cutting and sticking, so children have repeated opportunities to practise handling materials and expressing ideas.
Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am; afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), learning includes making, exploring and talking about the world. History and geography combine adult-directed activities with play chosen by children. Talking about family experiences and the place where they live gives those ideas a familiar starting point.
Art has a clear nursery sequence: brushwork and painting in autumn, mixing colours in spring, then collage with cutting and sticking in summer. These are practical opportunities to develop control of tools as well as make pictures. Early years design and technology adds experimenting with materials and ways of attaching them. Children make something from their ideas, consider the result and think about possible changes.
Cooking also forms part of Foundation Stage learning, alongside healthy eating and washing hands before handling food. The activity connects making things with everyday care habits. Indoor and outdoor learning both contribute to physical development: in July 2024, staff planned activities to develop small movements and larger body movements. Early years interactions between children and adults were positive, with children showing respect. That gives the practical learning a social dimension too.
The EYFS Teddy Bears Picnic on 2 July 2026 invited children to wear picnic clothes and bring a teddy bear or stuffed animal from home, giving a familiar possession a place in a shared event.
Specialist support has a distinct route. The school’s P1 SEND Unit covers early years and Key Stage One, supporting severe learning difficulties and speech, language and communication needs, including autism. Children accessing P1 must have an Education, Health and Care Plan, and the local authority SEND team allocates places. This is a separate specialist placement decision for families to understand.
Within P1, individual timetables and sensory learning focus on communication, interaction and independence. The Constellation Trust Connect First Curriculum draws on the SCERTS Model. Families work alongside professionals including speech and language therapists; these arrangements belong to P1 rather than describing the mainstream nursery session.
Breakfast Club can accommodate Foundation One children when an older sibling at the school accompanies them. Breakfast must be eaten there, and booking a week ahead through Arbor allows staffing and food to be organised. This is a conditional option for families, not an unrestricted extension of the nursery day.
A nursery place does not guarantee a Reception place. Parents must make a separate school application through Hull City Council’s primary admissions route, following the normal application deadline. The council coordinates applications and makes offers. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions.
Session preference. The nursery offers only 15 hours weekly, in either the morning or afternoon. High demand means families may receive a different session from their preference, so the allocated pattern matters when arranging other childcare.
Nursery enquiries begin with the school’s interest form; parents do not apply to Hull City Council for this stage. Registering early does not guarantee a nursery place. The school contacts families after receiving the completed form. The office telephone is 01482 598200.
For eligible Foundation One children using Breakfast Club, arrival is between 8am and 8.15am. It carries a charge; obtain current charges from the school. Nursery session collection times are 11.45am or 3.30pm, according to the allocated session.
Morning sessions are 8.45am to 11.45am, and afternoon sessions are 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
The nursery offers only 15 hours a week, through either morning or afternoon attendance.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a school place. A separate application goes through Hull City Council’s primary admissions route.
Complete the school’s nursery interest form. The school will contact you after receiving it; early registration does not guarantee a place.
Foundation One children can attend if accompanied by an older sibling in another year group at the school. Book through Arbor a week ahead, arrive between 8am and 8.15am, and ensure your child eats breakfast there. Ask the school for current charges.
