Talbot First School Nursery

A rural school setting gives Talbot’s nursery its context: outdoor grounds, Forest School provision across the school and an Early Years area that families can tour. Children can join the nursery from age 3. This is the school’s own provision in Kingstone, on Church Lane, rather than a separate nursery setting.

Talbot belongs to The Moorlands Primary Federation, which it joined in July 2024. No Ofsted graded rating yet.

Outdoor space is a concrete feature here. Talbot has rural grounds and offers Forest School sessions across the school. The Round House opened in December 2025, with the school intending to use it for Forest School. That gives families a named outdoor facility to consider alongside the Early Years area, while keeping the school’s wider facilities distinct from the nursery’s daily activities.

Across Talbot, curriculum planning follows a rolling programme over two years because classes contain different ages. The school’s aim is to give children access to engaging learning throughout that cycle. For a parent considering the nursery, the useful distinction is between that wider school structure and the Early Years area itself: the nursery belongs within a school, with its own entry point for younger children.

Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities includes adjustments, targeted help and teaching adapted to children’s needs. Talbot welcomes children with SEND and aims for their participation throughout school life. Families can raise concerns with the school office, giving them a direct starting point for discussing their child’s support.

Child protection training applies to all school staff. Concerns about harm or neglect go to the designated safeguarding lead, and the school may work with other agencies over a child’s welfare. Talbot also participates in Operation Encompass with Staffordshire Police: information about police-attended domestic abuse reaches the school before the following school day. This allows staff to know about circumstances that may affect a child.

For communication, school updates follow a fortnightly pattern. Families can subscribe to receive uploaded letters by email, providing a practical way to keep up with school information.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. Treat the nursery decision and the Reception application as two distinct steps.

Talbot handles nursery entry through its own paperwork, supplied by the school office. That nursery process should not be mistaken for an application to Reception.

To request nursery application forms or arrange a tour, contact the school office. Talbot’s contact details are 01889 500273 and talbot@tmpf.staffs.sch.uk. A tour includes the opportunity to meet staff and ask questions, making it a useful next step before applying.

Before-school and after-school care are offered across Talbot. These are wider school arrangements; keep the nursery application separate from any additional care booking.