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Nursery at Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Butterflies mornings combine carpet time, phonics and freely chosen activities in an outdoor classroom and garden. This is the nursery for three-year-olds at Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, within its Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision. The current academic year's pattern is mornings only, making the nursery's short day a decisive consideration for working families.
The morning begins with children putting away their coats, book bags and water bottles. Carpet time gives them a chance to talk about their experiences before registration and a class phonics session using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. Shared conversation comes first; structured work with sounds follows.
A break runs from 10.00am to 10.20am. Afterwards, another carpet session introduces English and topic learning, followed by continuous provision. In parent language, that means children choose what to do across the early years learning areas, with access to both the garden and outdoor classroom. Choice is built into the routine.
Adults join children's activities, ask questions about their work and help develop their learning. Alongside that play, they lead activities with individual children and small groups. The balance gives children time to pursue an interest as well as work directly with an adult. Thursday mornings also include PE with a sports coach, adding a scheduled opportunity for physical activity.
In May 2025, Ofsted found that early years children developed secure communication and language foundations through rhymes, singing and play. That finding supports the emphasis on talking and shared activity in the nursery morning; it is an early years finding, rather than a separate nursery grade.
Fruit is provided through the free fruit scheme at morning break, and nursery children have the opportunity to drink milk during the morning. Water bottles have their own storage trays. These are concrete parts of the care routine within the morning session.
For new starters, the school aims to arrange several sessions with their teacher before they begin. Familiarity with an adult is the purpose of those introductory meetings, giving families a way to prepare for the change together.
Parents can discuss their child's additional needs with the school's Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo). Contact is through 01473 310386 or admin@capel-st-mary.suffolk.sch.uk. Suffolk SENDIASS also provides confidential, impartial advice and support for children with SEND and their families, offering a further route for help with questions about support.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal Suffolk County Council admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. The local authority manages the school's admissions centrally.
The school's aim to give new entrants several sessions with their teacher concerns preparation for starting school. It should be understood separately from the allocation of a place: becoming familiar with staff does not secure admission.
Nursery runs from 8.50am to 11.50am, with mornings only this academic year. Collection therefore falls before midday, an important point when planning work or other childcare.
EYFS staff take nursery children inside from the playground. Parents say goodbye at the playground line and enter the early years garden only when invited by staff. At the end of the session, children are brought to the green electric gate and released individually to their parent or carer.
Children are entitled to 15 hours of free early education from the start of the term after their third birthday. For nursery enquiries, contact the school on 01473 310386 or email admin@capel-st-mary.suffolk.sch.uk.
The school provides nursery education for three-year-old children.
Sessions run from 8.50am to 11.50am. Nursery opens mornings only this academic year.
During continuous provision, children can choose activities across the early years areas, including the outdoor classroom and garden.
Children can have fruit through the free fruit scheme at morning break. Nursery children also have the opportunity to drink milk during the morning.
No. A separate Reception application is required through Suffolk County Council's normal admissions route, by the applicable deadline.
