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Nursery at Crowland 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Counting through play, songs with movement and a clear emphasis on conversation give Crowland’s nursery its character. This is the school’s own nursery on Crowland Road, with a nursery teacher and nursery nurse forming the named team structure. Crowland offers 52 free part-time nursery places for children who live or are cared for locally, with a paid option to extend to a full-time place.
Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 8 and 9 October 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection. Communication was a strength: children developed attentive listening and learned to respond to instructions and questions. For a young child, those are useful foundations for taking part in group learning.
Play and adult guidance work together here. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the nursery integrates maths into everyday play, alongside an activity guided by an adult each day and teacher-led whole-class maths twice a week. Development Matters and the Early Learning Goals guide planning, with the White Rose Maths Hub Scheme of Learning providing additional support. In parent language, number learning has both everyday practice and planned teaching.
Sorting shapes, matching them and counting in different steps were features of early years learning in October 2024. These give children concrete ways to explore number and recognise similarities. Early reading uses RWI in EYFS, while reading was already a priority from children’s entry into early years.
Music adds a different kind of participation. Early years children learn through rhymes, singing and movement, with opportunities to explore sounds and express themselves. The emphasis extends beyond listening: moving, dancing and using their voices are part of the learning.
Settling begins with an open day for new nursery children and their parents. In some cases, the SENCO and nursery teacher or EYFS lead visit a child’s existing nursery setting. That gives staff a way to learn about the child before the move, rather than relying solely on the first days together.
ClassDojo connects nursery families with classroom learning through pictures, videos and messages. Its messaging translation covers 35 languages, helping parents follow communication in a language they understand. Teachers respond during school hours; serious concerns go through the front office.
The school’s SEND support uses an Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle involving parents, the class teacher and SENCO. Its September 2024 policy provides for prospective children with SEND and their parents to meet the SENCO and class teacher before starting. Physical access includes a ramp at the main entrance and a lift serving the upper floor. These are school facilities, useful considerations for families with mobility needs.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Haringey Council’s normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year. The school’s admissions page directs applicants through Haringey’s website or eAdmissions. Its listed priority criteria do not include nursery attendance, so choosing the nursery brings no priority under those criteria.
Familiarity is a separate benefit from admission. Towards the end of the summer term, children meet their next teacher in the classroom. Those needing extra help can have additional classroom visits and visual transition resources, while teachers exchange information about support plans. This prepares children for change; it does not determine who receives a place.
The booking model combines free part-time provision with a paid full-time top-up. Contact the school office at frontdesk@crowland.haringey.sch.uk or 0208 800 4553 for nursery enquiries and current charges.
Accent Catering supplies the school’s meals, with advance payment handled through Parentpay. Meal arrangements and nursery attendance should be considered separately from the free part-time place when planning childcare.
No. Reception requires a separate application through Haringey Council, and nursery attendance is not among the priority criteria listed on the school’s admissions page.
Crowland offers free part-time nursery places for children living or being cared for locally, with a paid top-up to full-time attendance.
New nursery children and their parents are invited to an open day. In some cases, nursery and SEND staff also visit the child’s existing setting.
ClassDojo is used from nursery onwards for classroom updates and messages. Serious concerns should go through the school office.
At the inspection on 8 and 9 October 2024, early years provision was judged Outstanding. This is a school early years judgement, not a separate nursery rating.
