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Nursery at Teignmouth 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Journey sticks in the woods and marshmallows over a fire give this nursery a distinctly outdoor character. At Teignmouth Primary School on Mill Lane, provision starts at two and continues to age four, with separate classes for two-year-olds and children aged three to four. That age grouping gives families a clear picture of how the nursery is organised within the primary school.
Early years provision received a Good judgement at Ofsted’s June 2022 inspection. The judgement covered the school’s early years provision, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Outdoor Learning is a weekly lesson for nursery children, led by a specialist teacher. The spaces include a purpose-built Outdoor Learning hub, woodland, a garden and the school field. Sessions run throughout the year, giving outdoor exploration a regular place in the week rather than reserving it for occasional outings.
Activities follow children’s interests and are adapted to their ages. Nursery examples include making journey sticks with tape to record a woodland outing and toasting marshmallows while learning about responsibility near fire. These are practical opportunities to observe, talk and work together. Waterproof clothing and suitable boots matter: inadequate kit limits which activities children can join.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the learning framework, with play adapted to individual children. Daily storytelling and planned EYFS core texts give familiar stories a recurring role. In June 2022, children used carpet talk partners confidently, followed routines that encouraged independence and had opportunities to practise earlier learning. However, curriculum delivery varied, and adult conversations sometimes did too little to check understanding or develop learning. Ask during a visit how staff extend children’s ideas during play.
Lunch can be a packed meal or a school-cooked meal. For children attending from noon, parents requesting a cooked meal must tell the school by 9am that morning. Families supply nappies or pull-ups, wipes, any required nappy cream and nappy sacks; children learning to use the toilet need spare clothes. If changing causes distress, parents are contacted and asked to change their child.
Before starting, families share health concerns, food preferences, fears and nap habits. The school’s approach to joining includes home and setting visits, plus stay-and-play opportunities with parents. This gives staff information about the child alongside opportunities for families to become familiar with school.
Additional needs support follows an Assess-Plan-Do-Review cycle, with parents involved in agreeing support and termly reviews of My Plans. The school can draw on Speech and Language Therapy, Nursery Plus and the Early Years Complex Needs Team. These provide routes to specialist advice where a child needs more individual support.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority; Devon residents use Devon’s online admissions service or a paper application. The normal primary application closing date is 15 January.
For the 2025-26 intake, nursery attendance did not confer admissions priority. That position belongs to that intake’s arrangements. Familiarity with the school remains separate from entitlement to a place. For children with additional needs, transition support can include classroom visits, transition books and extra meetings with parents and staff, helping prepare for a change of setting.
Childcare runs Monday to Friday during term time. Families choose sessions under a contract covering the school year, and changes depend on availability. Purchased sessions require advance payment and remain chargeable when a child misses them. Withdrawal requires four weeks’ written notice, with funding claims and additional payments continuing during that period.
Funded and paid sessions are offered, including two-year-old funding, the 15-hour entitlement for three- and four-year-olds from the term after their third birthday, and extended funding subject to eligibility. Additional time can be purchased when space permits. Contact the school for current charges.
To arrange a nursery tour or make an enquiry, call 01626 772333. The nursery manager and Early Years coordinator are the relevant team contacts.
Children can start at two and attend up to age four. There are separate classes for two-year-olds and three- to four-year-olds.
The core offer includes 8:45am to 3:15pm, 8:45am to noon and noon to 3:15pm. The session-choice form also gives an 8:40am morning start. Childcare is term time only.
No. A separate local authority application is required. Nursery attendance did not confer priority for the 2025-26 intake.
Old clothes, a warm layer, waterproof trousers and coat, and wellies or waterproof walking boots. Sessions take place throughout the year.
Yes. Children attending an afternoon session can bring a packed lunch or have a school-cooked meal, requested by 9am that morning.
