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Nursery at Cledford Primary & 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Morning and afternoon sessions give Cledford’s nursery and pre-school a clear daily shape. This is the academy’s own early years provision on George VI Avenue in Middlewich, with a Nursery and Pre School Team alongside the wider school’s pastoral and SEND support. The practical distinction for families is between choosing a nursery session and applying separately for Reception.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) organises learning around seven connected areas. Communication, physical development and personal, social and emotional development form the foundations. For parents, that means learning encompasses how children communicate, move and build relationships, alongside the beginnings of reading and mathematics.
Literacy and mathematics sit alongside expressive arts and design and understanding the world. These areas connect rather than operating as separate school subjects. The academy describes the foundations as supporting relationships and later learning, so the emphasis reaches beyond early academic skills to children’s social and physical development.
Across the academy, curriculum planning can begin with a text or a theme that interests children. Its broader curriculum approach treats the grounds and local community as places for active learning and includes Forest Schools. These are academy-wide features; the nursery’s learning framework is the EYFS.
A Nursery and Pre School Team forms part of the staffing structure. Families can also approach the academy’s SENDCo or Pastoral Manager about additional needs. They work with parents, the class teacher and the child, involving outside agencies where this would help. Some children with higher levels of need may receive a personalised curriculum.
Tuesday mornings provide a direct opportunity to raise concerns: the SENDCo drop-in runs from 8:45am to 9:15am in the Dane meeting room beside the main office. No appointment is needed. A telephone conversation or longer meeting can be arranged through the office, giving families another way to discuss their child’s needs.
The Pastoral Manager helps communication between families and professionals, offers advice on behaviour and routines, and can refer families to services including Health Visitors and CLASP. This gives parents a school contact for concerns that extend beyond learning alone.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal local authority route. Those living in another English local authority must apply through their home authority, even when choosing Cledford.
For the application round opening on 1 September 2025, the Reception closing date was 15 January 2026. That deadline has passed. Treat the nursery decision and the Reception application as separate steps in planning your child’s education.
Nursery and pre-school hours are 8:50am to 12:00pm and 12:00pm to 3:00pm. The midday boundary matters when planning collection around work or other children’s schedules.
Contact the school office to arrange a tour or discuss joining: telephone 01606 663667 or email admin@cledford.cheshire.sch.uk. The academy is on George VI Avenue, Middlewich, CW10 0DD.
Nursery and pre-school sessions run from 8:50am to 12:00pm and from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.
The Early Years Foundation Stage covers seven connected areas, including communication, physical development, relationships, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts and design.
No. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal local authority route, using their home authority if they live elsewhere in England.
Contact the SENDCo or Pastoral Manager through the school office. A Tuesday SENDCo drop-in takes place in the Dane meeting room from 8:45am to 9:15am, with no appointment needed.
Yes. Contact the school office on 01606 663667 or at admin@cledford.cheshire.sch.uk to arrange one.
