Hunslet Moor Primary School Nursery Review

A name card, a coat to hang up and activities to choose: independence starts with small tasks at Hunslet Moor Nursery. This is Hunslet Moor Primary School’s own provision on Fairford Avenue in Leeds, welcoming children after their third birthday. Its character comes from learning through play and keeping families involved, with a key person for each child and ClassDojo linking nursery experiences with home.

Children practise doing things for themselves. Hanging up their coats and finding their name cards gives them a part in the session’s opening routine; parents can help with registration, supported by the nursery team. Children then choose from learning areas where staff have prepared activities to develop particular skills. These everyday tasks put growing independence into practice.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the curriculum framework used here. The nursery’s approach centres on learning through doing, trying things out and following children’s interests. Families contribute by sharing what their child enjoys beyond nursery, giving staff something familiar to build on. Free play continues through the learning provision, rather than being confined to a separate playtime.

Language deserves attention here. Vocabulary and communication are explicit early years priorities, including for children beginning to learn English. Learning English through participation in activities also supports the social language children need to join in with others.

A home visit comes before the start date. It gives children an opportunity to meet their teachers and allows the team to check paperwork with the family. Parents may stay briefly to help their child settle, and staff discuss individual needs with them. That makes settling a shared task, with contact beginning before the first nursery session.

Each child has a key person who builds a relationship with both child and parent. ClassDojo provides another connection: children have individual profiles for sharing learning, while the app also carries class information. Parents can contribute experiences and interests from home. The teacher sends an invitation link when the child starts, and the nursery team helps families connect.

Food provision includes a breakfast snack offered across the school to all children. For safeguarding concerns, families can contact the school’s Safeguarding and Wellbeing Team through the office or its team email. Operation Encompass connects the school with police notifications about domestic violence affecting its families, giving staff information relevant to supporting children.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Leeds City Council’s online school admissions route, even if their child already attends Hunslet Moor Nursery. The school gives 1 November as the opening date for September Reception applications. Treat that application as a separate family task, rather than assuming nursery registration carries forward.

Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am; afternoons run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The booking options also include attendance over two and a half days each week and 30-hour places. These patterns give families different ways to organise attendance.

For the morning session, gates open at 8.40am and reopen for collection at 11.40am. Afternoon gates open at 12.25pm, then at 3.25pm for collection. Tell staff before collection if someone different will collect your child; an unfamiliar adult needs confirmation from someone the school knows.

Register interest by visiting or phoning the school office on 0113 271 7257. The office also arranges nursery visits. When a waiting list applies, older children have priority, followed by registration order.