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Nursery at Healdswood Infants' 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Familiar role-play resources, stories and conversation give this nursery its character. Play has a clear learning purpose: activities respond to children's interests while helping them develop language and the beginnings of writing. The emphasis is on feeling at home, then building the confidence to explore.
The early years provision met the Expected standard in January 2026. Children developed a sense of belonging and made strong progress from their individual starting points. For parents, that connects the nursery's homely character with learning, rather than treating comfort as an end in itself.
Purposeful play shapes the early years curriculum. In practical terms, children learn through activities chosen around what interests them and what they can already do. Familiar objects in role play give them something to talk about; carefully ordered writing activities help them build skills step by step. Play and teaching work together.
Stories also influence the activities children explore independently. Books introduce vocabulary and the language of storytelling, giving children words and ideas to use in their own play. This makes reading part of the learning experience beyond the time spent listening to a story.
Adults take an active part in children's thinking. They develop conversations, introduce more expressive vocabulary and support emerging language gently. Speech and communication receive particular attention, with staff trained to recognise difficulties and respond when support is needed. For a child still finding the words to explain an idea, that attention matters throughout their learning.
Relationships help children feel secure enough to take part. Staff establish positive connections with children, and the early years environment helps them feel that they belong. Settling into nursery is planned carefully, with parents treated as partners in the process. That gives the move into a new setting a deliberate structure.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, alongside vulnerable children, receive sensitive support. Staff adjust activities and use reassuring relationships to help them participate. The practical value is access to learning that takes account of the individual child, rather than expecting everyone to begin in the same place or need the same help.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately through the normal Reception admissions process.
Preparation for the next stage is a separate matter. Transitions into nursery and onwards to Reception are planned carefully, with parents involved as partners. In January 2026, children were well prepared for their next educational stage. That preparation supports the change in learning and routines; it does not secure admission.
The nursery is part of Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School on Barker Avenue in Skegby, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 3FQ. Families can contact the school by telephone on 01623462449.
Purposeful play, children's interests and their starting points shape activities. Role play, stories and early writing activities provide concrete ways to develop language and learning.
Staff extend conversations and introduce vocabulary. They are trained to recognise and address barriers to speech and language when needed.
Transitions into nursery are carefully planned. Positive relationships and a homely early years environment help children develop a sense of belonging, with parents involved as partners.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee admission to Reception, and families must make a separate application through the normal process.
Early years met the Expected standard in January 2026. This is the early years judgement within the school inspection, rather than a separate nursery rating.
