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Nursery at St George's 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A school-day nursery with a choice between shorter sessions and full days, Foundation 1 at St George's Primary School serves three- and four-year-olds. Its provision sits within the school's EYFS building. Capacity is expressed as up to 76 full-time-equivalent places or 152 places on the 15-hour pattern, so the number of children depends on how places are used.
Children can begin in the term following their third birthday. September is the main intake; January and April starts depend on space. That gives families several possible starting points, with availability determining the later intakes.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers children's learning alongside their health and care. Its learning areas include language, physical development, relationships, early literacy and mathematics, creative expression and understanding the world. For parents, this means looking beyond letters and numbers to how a child communicates, moves and joins in with others.
Stories have a place in that learning. At the March 2023 inspection, Ofsted found that early-years children enjoyed adults reading stories to them. It also found that children in the early years enjoyed attending and behaved well, allowing them to use their learning time.
Practical work also features in the EYFS fine-motor support programme: dough, blocks, threading and scissors help children practise hand movements. These are skills used in dressing and eating as well as writing. This is targeted developmental support, rather than a promise that every child follows the same intervention.
Early support has named routes. WellComm checks communication development and helps identify language concerns; Listening for Sounds addresses pronunciation. Families start with the class teacher, who can involve the Early Years Lead or Early Intervention Lead. This gives parents a clear first conversation when something worries them.
Settling is among the pastoral team's responsibilities, alongside helping families with home routines and supporting children through changes of class. For children needing SEND support, parents contribute to plans and receive termly reviews. Support can therefore be discussed and adjusted with the family involved.
Lunch occupies the middle of the full day, between 11.30am and 12.30pm. Families using the 30-hour provision pay a separate lunch charge through Compass Wallet; ask the school for current charges when planning the place.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no priority under the admissions criteria listed for Foundation 2. Families must make a separate application through Wirral Council's primary admissions portal. The application period begins in September before entry and ends in early January. Keep this application separate from the nursery booking.
Transition support is a different matter. For children with SEND moving between classes, staff pass information and support plans to the next teacher and arrange extra transition activities where needed. That supports continuity of care; it does not change how places are allocated.
Morning sessions run from 8.40am to 11.40am; afternoons run from 12.30pm to 3.10pm. Full days run from 8.40am to 3.10pm. Nursery operates during term time for 38 weeks annually.
The universal 15-hour offer uses either mornings or afternoons. Families cannot combine those funded sessions into full days; a charged extension may be possible when space permits. Eligible children using the 30-hour entitlement receive five full days unless funding is shared with another provider. Parents provide their funding code and reconfirm eligibility every three months.
Dragon Club requires a separate booking and sits outside the 30-hour offer. Before-school care runs from 7.30am to 8.30am, with after-school care from 3.10pm to 6pm; access, including holiday club, is for toilet-trained children.
Apply through the nursery's online Google form. For nursery place enquiries, email schooloffice@stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk. Foundation 1 uses the playground for the morning start, with full-day collection through the car park entrance onto the playground. The Lower Site has restricted access points and limited communal playground space, so following the collection arrangements matters.
Children become eligible in the term after their third birthday. September, January and April intakes are offered, with January and April admission dependent on available space.
The universal 15-hour place uses either mornings or afternoons. These cannot be combined into full days, although a charged extension may be offered when spaces are available.
Lunch carries a separate charge for families accessing the 30-hour provision. Payment is through Compass Wallet; contact the school for current charges.
No. Attendance does not guarantee a place or confer priority under the listed Foundation 2 criteria. Apply separately through Wirral Council's primary admissions portal, which opens in September before entry and closes in early January.
Start with your child's class teacher. The teacher can involve the Early Years Lead or Early Intervention Lead, with SEND support coordinated through the school's support arrangements.
