White Laith Primary School Nursery

Balance and coordination give White Laith’s nursery learning a practical starting point. In May 2022, children used an adult-built assault course to practise these physical skills. It is a concrete example of learning through activity: children work on controlling their movements through something they can actually do.

The nursery belongs to White Laith Primary School in Whinmoor, Leeds. Children can join at three years old.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the curriculum framework. Staff plan and track learning using Development Matters, statutory Foundation Stage guidance and the school’s Early Reading policy. For parents, this means activities sit within a planned programme of development, with early reading guidance informing the work alongside it.

Physical learning has a clear example in the assault course described at the May 2022 inspection. Adults prepared the course for children in the early stages of nursery, giving balance and coordination a practical purpose. The activity links movement with learning rather than treating physical development as a separate extra.

Special events add another dimension. The calendar included a nursery ballet workshop on 24 April 2025. That is a dated example of an additional activity, rather than a promise about the regular timetable.

Families have a role in planning additional support. The school’s SEND arrangements use Individual Provision Maps, developed with families to bring together a child’s interests, difficulties and support. The assess, plan, do, review cycle runs at least termly, allowing provision to change as needs develop. For some early years children with complex needs, reviews bring parents, key staff and the special educational needs coordinator together to discuss progress and next steps.

Speech and language support includes additional therapy bought in by the school. Foundation Stage families can also contribute examples of learning at home to their child’s profile. These are practical ways for parents to help staff understand a child beyond the classroom.

Lunch can be a school dinner or a packed lunch. Taylor Shaw Catering works with the school on meals, and parents can consult the weekly menu. A medical-diet request process covers allergies, intolerances and conditions requiring an adapted menu. Nursery meals carry a charge; contact the school for current charges.

Safeguarding procedures apply to volunteers and supply staff as well as school employees. Welfare concerns can involve other agencies, with parents consulted first unless doing so would conflict with the child’s interests or safety.

Attending White Laith’s nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the normal deadline.

For some children with SEND, the school plans individual transitions between year groups. This concerns support for the move, separately from admission to Reception.

Nursery enquiries go through the school office by telephone on 0113 2930280 or by email. Families can register their interest through that route.

The school uniform policy centres on clothes suitable for activity: black bottoms, white tops and a bottle-green sweatshirt or hoodie bearing the school logo. Trainers are specified for active play, with black pumps kept at school for indoor use.