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Nursery at Whitburn Village 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three nursery patterns give families a choice between a morning, an afternoon and a longer funded day. Whitburn Village Primary School combines its nursery class with Whitburn Village Daycare on Cleadon Lane. Provision includes children aged two to three and three to five, with paid places alongside funded places for eligible children.
The distinction between nursery sessions and daycare matters for family planning. Nursery has its own session timetable; daycare runs for 50 weeks, excluding bank holidays and Christmas, and also provides paid holiday childcare. Families needing care beyond a nursery session therefore have another arrangement to consider within the school.
Learning starts from the individual child. For two to three year olds, activities are planned around their developmental starting points. Children aged three to five use the same learning environment, with learning adjusted to individual needs and developed around their interests. Sharing an environment does not mean following identical learning tasks.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) connects early education with care and development. Its learning areas bring language, physical development and emotional and social development together with literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts. For parents, the useful emphasis here is on development across several areas, rather than treating early learning simply as preparation for reading and writing.
Early identification shapes the school's approach to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Staff working with young children are expected to respond to emerging difficulties, listen to parents' developmental concerns and monitor children's progress. The school aims to include children with SEND in activities alongside their peers.
Support follows a cycle of assessing needs, agreeing a plan, putting support into practice and reviewing progress. Parents are informed when special educational provision is made for their child. For children receiving SEND support, regular discussions with parents cover intended outcomes and progress, giving families a role in reviewing how support develops. A SENCO coordinates provision and liaises with parents and other professionals.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and confers no priority under the admission criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application using the Common Application Form through South Tyneside Local Authority, by the normal closing date. Treat that application as a separate task, even if your child already attends nursery.
Tyne and Wear Learning Trust is the admissions authority. When applications exceed places, the criteria prioritise looked-after and previously looked-after children, then eligible sibling links, followed by other children; distance resolves ties within a category. Separately, children with Education, Health and Care plans have their plans reviewed and amended before moving between key phases so support can be prepared.
Morning nursery runs from 8:45am to 11:45am; afternoons run from 12:15pm to 3:15pm. The government-funded 30-hour pattern runs from 8:45am to 2:45pm. Children using that provision can take additional paid childcare from 2:45pm to 3:15pm, extending collection time by half an hour.
Daycare also has half-day sessions from 8:00am to 1:00pm or 12:45pm to 5:45pm, plus a full-day option. Its intakes fall in September, January and April. Before-school and after-school daycare for children attending Whitburn Village Primary is paid and available up until the age of five, subject to available places and the child's school times. Arrange it through the school office.
Nursery application forms come from the school office, with a birth certificate required when applying. Daycare enquiries use a childcare request form, followed by contact from the daycare office. Ask the school for current charges. Tax-free childcare vouchers are accepted for daycare wraparound and holiday care.
The childcare offer includes two to three year olds and three to five year olds. Daycare can provide care until the term after a child's fifth birthday.
Morning sessions run from 8:45am to 11:45am and afternoons from 12:15pm to 3:15pm. The government-funded 30-hour pattern runs from 8:45am to 2:45pm.
Yes. Children accessing the government-funded 30-hour provision can use additional paid childcare from 2:45pm to 3:15pm.
No. Nursery attendance confers no priority under the admission criteria and does not guarantee admission. A separate application through South Tyneside Local Authority is required by the normal closing date.
Yes. Whitburn Village Daycare offers paid holiday childcare and operates for 50 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays and Christmas.
