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Nursery at Hazelbury 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Water ramps, stories chosen by children and a nursery phonics programme give Hazelbury’s early years a practical, talk-filled character. Little Berries Nursery sits within Hazelbury Primary School in Edmonton, alongside its Terrific Twos provision for two-year-olds. The focus is on children exploring, making choices and finding words for their ideas.
Families can choose morning or afternoon sessions, with a longer session offered for eligible children taking a 30-hour nursery placement. That gives this school nursery more than one attendance pattern, an important practical distinction when fitting early education around family life.
Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), using Development Matters alongside it. In parent terms, children investigate through play, practise staying with an activity and work out ways to put their ideas into action. Themes incorporate their interests, while staff adjust learning to children’s starting points. Activities take place indoors and outdoors.
Speaking and listening run through the curriculum. Adults demonstrate language, ask questions and organise learning with partners and groups, giving children opportunities to explain themselves and hear other ideas. In October 2024, Ofsted found that nursery staff encouraged communication through songs, games and pretend play. Talk has a practical purpose here.
Monster Phonics begins in Nursery with its Foundations Programme. Children also vote each day for the story their teacher will read. The Early Years library welcomes parents with their children at the start and end of the school day, making books something families can share together.
Outdoor play supplies concrete early maths experiences. In June 2026, Terrific Twos children filled and emptied containers, changed the speed of water along ramps and played in paddling pools. Scooping and pouring give ideas about capacity a physical form. The Edible Playground also connects science learning with growing and eating food, with curriculum links extending to Nursery.
Early writing. In October 2024, opportunities to practise writing were insufficiently precise. Work on hand strength had begun in early years, but its effect was too recent to assess. The same inspection identified occasional school-wide gaps in checking retained knowledge and vocabulary, including for some pupils with SEND. These are useful teaching issues for parents to keep in view.
Tapestry connects classroom learning with home. Staff record observations, share them with parents and use them to plan what a child learns next. This gives families a view of learning beyond the finished picture or activity. Arbor carries school information and regular messages.
Support begins with early identification. Hazelbury uses a graduated approach to special educational needs and disabilities, with targeted help according to need. Parents raise concerns first with their child’s class teacher; the inclusion and SEND team can also be reached through the office. In October 2024, additional support needs were being identified from the beginning of early years.
Magic Breakfast provides the school’s morning food, rotating cereal, porridge, bagels and toast. For medical needs, the Welfare Team works with parents on a care plan. Giving medication requires a request form beforehand, so care arrangements involve an explicit handover of information.
Attending Hazelbury’s nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route. For September 2026 entry, this was an online application, with a deadline of 15 January 2026. That cycle has passed; it should not be treated as the deadline for a later intake.
Little Berries Sessional Nursery and Terrific Twos run morning sessions from 8.30am to 11.30am and afternoon sessions from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The 30-hour session runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm. Hazelbury offers 15-hour nursery placements and 30-hour placements for eligible families; its two-year-old provision includes Early Learning and 15-hour funded childcare for working families, subject to eligibility.
Nursery uniform combines a purple Little Berries cardigan or sweatshirt with a white polo shirt, black jogging bottoms and black shoes or trainers. Enquiries go to the school office at office@hazelburyprimary.org or 0208 807 3140. School tours require advance booking through the booking form and take place on designated dates.
Yes. Hazelbury has a Terrific Twos provision alongside Little Berries Nursery, and offers places for two-year-old children.
Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The 30-hour session is 8.30am to 3.30pm.
Staff share learning observations through Tapestry and use them to plan next steps. School information and regular messages also come through Arbor.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions route. The online application deadline for September 2026 entry was 15 January 2026.
Monster Phonics starts in Nursery with the Foundations Programme. Early years children choose their daily shared story by voting, and parents can use the Early Years library with their children at the beginning and end of the school day.
