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Nursery at Chaddesley Corbett Endowed 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Forest school sessions and an outdoor classroom give this nursery a clear outdoor thread. The pre-school nursery sits on the Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School site in Lower Chaddesley. Children can join after their third birthday during the term in which they turn three, subject to space. Early years provision was judged Good at the school's Ofsted inspection on 25 and 26 February 2025. That judgement covers the school's early years, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Exploration, conversation and play shape the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach. In parent terms, learning brings together talking, managing feelings, movement, early reading and number, understanding the world and creative expression. Children have opportunities to choose activities and contribute to decisions about their learning. The school aims to develop independence through those choices, alongside teaching boundaries and recognising hazards.
The Primary Knowledge Curriculum adds topics with substance: children learn about space, dinosaurs, their community and how bodies grow. Song of Sounds is the named phonics programme across EYFS. Stories, role play and conversations give children opportunities to practise language, while adults add vocabulary to what children say. These experiences connect speaking with the beginnings of reading.
Outside, the environmental area supports exploration, and forest school sessions take place during the week. A marked playground encourages children to play together or individually; the field, climbing frame and wooden apparatus trail provide further opportunities for movement when used. This gives physical learning space beyond the classroom.
In February 2025, early-years children sustained attention while exploring and worked cooperatively in play. However, some independent tasks needed better design to extend learning and build foundational skills. School-wide concerns about inconsistent phonics delivery and insufficiently precise assessment checks also accompanied the early-years judgement. Families should weigh the positive picture of engagement alongside those teaching weaknesses.
Relationships support the early-years experience. In February 2025, staff helped children form close connections and encouraged them to expand their conversations. A pre-school class teacher also holds a first-aider role, giving the provision a teaching post with that additional care responsibility.
Before starting, children due to join Nursery are invited to parent-accompanied play sessions, alongside prospective families. These offer a chance to become familiar with the setting together.
For additional needs, the school's Graduated Approach follows an assess, plan, do and review cycle, with parents involved in monitoring progress. The SENDCo offers Thursday drop-in sessions from 8.30 to 9.30am and 2.30 to 4pm. That gives families a regular opportunity to share concerns or successes.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Parents must make a separate application through the local authority's school admissions process, returning its application form to the authority or applying online. For September 2027 entry, the deadline is 15 January 2027.
There is a specific, conditional priority: children eligible for the early years pupil premium who attend the on-site nursery at application have an oversubscription criterion. Nursery attendance alone does not confer that priority. The criterion comes after those covering looked-after children, catchment residence, siblings, significant reasons and qualifying children of teaching staff. Families should therefore treat choosing Nursery and securing Reception as separate decisions.
Sessions run Monday to Friday, from 9am to noon or noon to 3pm. Full-day places may be possible, subject to discussion with the school. For families planning work around attendance, the distinction matters: a full day is a possibility rather than an assured booking option.
Funding starts from the term after a child's third birthday. Subject to a place being available, it can cover five sessions, and nursery funding operates over 38 weeks. Non-funded hours are invoiced each half term; contact the school for current charges.
Enquiries go through the school office on 01562 777312. Parents can telephone for the next nursery play session, and visits can also take place outside those sessions.
Nursery parents may park on the lower playground with an office-issued permit and accompany children to the outdoor classroom entrance. Morning parking requires a prompt departure: the lower-playground gates close at 9.05am, and parents must leave the site before then.
Subject to space, children can join during the term in which they turn three, once their third birthday has passed.
Morning sessions are 9am to noon and afternoon sessions are noon to 3pm, Monday to Friday. Full-day places may be available.
Funding begins in the term after a child's third birthday. Subject to availability, funded hours can be taken as five sessions over a 38-week funding year. Non-funded hours are invoiced half termly.
No. A separate application is required. Children who qualify for the early years pupil premium and attend the on-site nursery when applying have a conditional oversubscription priority. Attendance alone does not provide it. The deadline for September 2027 entry is 15 January 2027.
Yes. Parent-accompanied nursery play sessions welcome prospective children and those due to start. Telephone 01562 777312 for the next session; visits can also be arranged outside these sessions.
