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Nursery at Lake View Primary and Nursery 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play indoors, room outdoors and a refurbished extension for younger children give Lake View’s nursery its shape. Foundation 1 is part of the school’s Foundation Unit in Rainworth. The nursery combines learning through play with activities guided by adults, so children have opportunities both to explore and to take part in planned learning.
Little Ducklings extended provision to two-year-olds from Easter 2026, with placements for 15 or 30 hours in the refurbished extension. Across the Foundation Stage Unit, children are aged two to five. This places the youngest children within the school’s early years provision while giving them accommodation created for the expansion.
Outdoor play areas and indoor learning space support a mixture of play and adult-led activity. The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework shapes the curriculum across seven learning areas. For children, this includes developing communication and language alongside the first steps in reading. Learning to distinguish sights and sounds is part of that early reading work, within a curriculum covering seven areas of learning.
Early literacy has a specific starting point. Lake View uses its own systematic phonics programme, beginning with games that help children distinguish similar sights and sounds. These activities prepare children to recognise differences between letters and their sounds. Teaching moves on to individual sounds when children are ready, with actions and letter-formation rhymes providing memory prompts. Readiness matters here: the later steps are conditional, rather than a timetable imposed on every nursery child.
Reading is an explicit school priority from the early years onwards. Lake View aims for children to enjoy books as well as learn to read, connecting the practical work on sounds with its wider ambition for reading.
An EYFS Key Worker forms part of the staff team. Beyond the early years team, the school’s Student and Family Support service covers family needs, SEND, physical health, wellbeing, behaviour and attendance. Its graduated response allows support to develop as needs emerge, with outside services involved where appropriate.
Speech and language support has a concrete resource: the school funds a therapist who works with children and develops programmes, linking with any ongoing NHS speech and language work. Families can contact the SEND co-ordinator through the office. This gives parents a direct route into discussion about additional needs.
Food rules apply across the school: nuts and foods containing traces of nuts must stay out of packed lunches. Containers should be labelled and unbreakable. These are practical points for families preparing food to bring in.
For day-to-day contact, parents can email, text or telephone the school office, or arrange a face-to-face meeting. Regular Have Your Say meetings give families a way to discuss particular aspects of school life and forthcoming developments. This provides a route for raising questions beyond the classroom.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place at Lake View. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and securing a school place as two separate decisions.
Foundation 1 has a morning session from 8.40am to 11.40am and an afternoon session from 12.25pm to 3.25pm. These are distinct sessions, so the choice affects both collection arrangements and the rest of the family’s day.
From the term after a child turns three, Lake View offers 15 hours of free early education each week; eligible children can receive 30 hours. Breakfast and After School Club is run by school staff and accepts children aged three to eleven. It operates five days a week in term time, within an 8am to 6pm day, with bookings subject to availability. New users must contact the office before booking through School Gateway.
To arrange a nursery visit, telephone 01623 401404. General enquiries can also go to office@lakeview.notts.sch.uk. The school is on Rainworth Water Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0DU.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process, by the applicable deadline.
The morning session runs from 8.40am to 11.40am; the afternoon session runs from 12.25pm to 3.25pm.
Yes. Little Ducklings expanded provision to children aged two from Easter 2026, offering placements for 15 or 30 hours in a refurbished extension.
Children can receive 15 hours of free early education each week from the term after turning three. The school also offers 30 hours for eligible children.
Breakfast and After School Club accepts children aged three to eleven, five days a week during term time, within an 8am to 6pm day. Bookings depend on availability, and new users must contact the office before accessing School Gateway booking.
