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Nursery at Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Nurture Breakfast gives Eastfield’s nursery a shared start to the school day: everyday care sits alongside early learning. The nursery belongs to the school’s early years provision at LaceyField in Louth, rather than operating as a separate setting.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding following the inspection on 6 and 7 June 2023. That judgement covers the early years as a whole. It should not be read as a separate nursery rating.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the curriculum framework. Here, early learning includes movement, number work and the beginnings of reading. Read Write Inc. is the named phonics programme used from nursery, giving children a structured introduction to the relationship between letters and sounds.
Outdoor learning has a practical purpose. In June 2023, adults selected movement activities that developed children’s physical control, then increased the challenge as their skills grew. This gives outdoor practice a teaching role, rather than treating it simply as a break from learning.
Number work also connects to things children can do and discuss. During a June 2023 early years activity, children recognised that their vote involved 12 counters. Questions encouraged them to explain their thinking. The useful point for parents is the connection between handling objects, recognising quantities and talking about an answer.
Settling was a strength in June 2023: early years children became familiar with routines promptly, while staff developed a detailed understanding of children and their families. Snack time brought opportunities to share personal moments with other children. These ordinary exchanges helped make routines social as well as practical.
Nurture Breakfast is offered to every child in EYFS at the beginning of the school day. On the infant side, the National School Breakfast programme supports this provision. LaceyField aims to help children feel secure and prepared for learning through this shared start.
Additional support includes a Care Team whose work extends to EYFS. Sensory circuits, Lego therapy and support with managing big emotions are among its interventions. Across LaceyField, SEND support and inclusion teaching assistants work with children individually and in groups, liaising with families, class teachers and the SENCO.
Support planning. In June 2023, some school-wide SEND plans needed more exact learning targets. Attendance also required attention, and activities in some developing subject curriculums needed to build knowledge more effectively. These were school-wide concerns, rather than separate nursery findings; precise next steps remain a useful focus for conversations about additional support.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process by the applicable deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for school as two distinct decisions.
Nursery applications use an online application form. The infant office can be contacted at infants@laceyfieldlouth.co.uk or on 01507 603376. This gives families a direct route to begin an application and communicate with the school.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place, and families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process.
The Early Years Foundation Stage provides the framework. Read Write Inc. is the named phonics programme used from nursery.
Nurture Breakfast is offered to every EYFS child at the start of the school day, with infant provision supported by the National School Breakfast programme.
The Care Team supports children from EYFS onwards, with interventions including sensory circuits, Lego therapy and help with managing big emotions.
Use the nursery’s online application form. The infant office’s contact details are infants@laceyfieldlouth.co.uk and 01507 603376.
