Florence Melly Community Primary School Nursery

Morning, afternoon or full-time attendance gives Florence Melly’s nursery three distinct patterns for family life. This is the nursery within Florence Melly Community Primary School on Bushey Road in Liverpool, with full-time places tied to parents or carers receiving 30-hour childcare funding. Additional sessions can also be purchased.

The choice matters: part-time attendance follows a morning or afternoon pattern, rather than a mix of shorter bookings. Families can therefore weigh a regular half-day routine against the funded full-time option.

Communication, physical development and creativity feature in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. Alongside these sit writing, understanding the world, and personal, social and emotional development. For parents, that means the learning remit extends beyond early writing to how children communicate, move and develop relationships.

Language has a clear place in the early-years leadership structure, with an EYFS lead responsible for oracy, meaning spoken communication. That gives talking and listening an explicit focus alongside the other areas of development.

Books, songs, stories and rhymes provide a concrete picture of early-years learning. At the January 2025 inspection, Ofsted identified children’s enthusiasm for these as a foundation for their education. The emphasis gives families a useful connection with home: sharing a story or singing together relates directly to this part of nursery learning.

Settling starts with support for the family. The school offers personalised transition help before children begin, involving parents and carers as well as their child. This creates an opportunity to discuss the move into school together.

For additional needs, the school has an online SEND Concern Form that goes directly to the special educational needs coordinator, who then contacts the parent or staff member. This provides a specific route for raising worries. The wider team includes pastoral, mental-health and safeguarding roles alongside inclusion support.

Children learning English as an additional language receive support through vocabulary modelling, visual resources and opportunities to practise speaking. Families are encouraged to keep developing their home language. Learning English alone is not treated as a special educational need, keeping language support distinct from SEND identification.

For Autumn/Winter 2024, school hot lunches came from Chartwells on a three-week menu cycle, with a Halal menu available. Ask the school about current nursery meal arrangements when choosing sessions.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and does not confer priority. Parents must make a separate Reception application online through Liverpool City Council, which allocates the places. Treat this as a separate decision, even when your child already attends nursery.

Transition support is a different matter from allocation. The school provides sessions when children change year groups to help ease worries about the move. Familiarity and preparation support the child; they do not change the admissions position.

Nursery applications use a form returned to the school office, either by email or in person. Contact the office on 0151 226 1929 or at schooladmin@fmp.liverpool.sch.uk for enquiries and current additional-session charges.

Availability. The school describes nursery demand as exceeding places each year and operates a waiting list. Families seeking a place can ask the office to add them if their application is unsuccessful.

Holiday planning. For the 2026/27 academic year, five INSET days are grouped together to create a two-week October half-term. That longer break deserves attention when arranging childcare.