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Nursery at King Charles 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Sustained play, books and conversation give King Charles’ nursery its character. The early years approach combines children’s own interests with adult teaching, rather than organising everything around fixed-length topics. Children have time to revisit an activity and practise what they have learned.
The nursery belongs to King Charles Primary School in Bentley, Walsall, where provision starts at age three. Morning and afternoon sessions give families two distinct parts of the day to choose between.
Play carries much of the learning. Resources remain accessible for children to pursue activities, with adults adding materials and guidance to develop their skills. Alongside this, teachers introduce knowledge directly when needed: an adult demonstrates, children practise together, then try for themselves. This gives child-led exploration a place alongside explicit teaching.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach here means learning through supported play, interaction and some adult-led activities. Birth to Five Matters informs staff’s understanding of how young children develop. Topics change in response to children’s learning, and books are selected around their interests and experiences. Reading therefore helps shape activities, rather than sitting apart from them. The school’s EYFS phonics approach uses Read Write Inc, introducing speech sounds before connecting them with written letters.
Outdoor learning has a concrete purpose. At the March 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that the substantial outdoor area supported early years children’s speech and movement skills. The youngest children also practised jumping and climbing safely. That gives physical exploration a learning role as well as an opportunity to move.
Early support begins with language. Children are assessed on entry using the Wellcomm toolkit, so speech and communication needs can lead to intervention. Within early years, staff check starting points, monitor progress and adjust activities or provide catch-up work. This makes support part of planning for the child’s next steps.
For children with additional needs, Stepping Stones provides a smaller teaching group for EYFS and Key Stage 1 children with communication, interaction and learning differences who are working substantially below age expectations. Its timetable includes time in children’s base classes for some lessons, social occasions and special events. Families can contact the SEND team directly or use its parents’ evening drop-in service.
ClassDojo connects nursery families with classroom learning through photographs, videos and messages. Parents can also send material and contact the class teacher through the app. Autumn and spring consultations provide scheduled opportunities for discussion; the autumn meeting includes how a child has settled.
Breakfast has a separate booking routine. Charlie’s Breakfast Buddies starts at 8am, serves toast and cereal, and requires advance registration for the chosen days. School and Charlies staff run it together.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Treat choosing a nursery session and applying for Reception as separate decisions.
Preparation for the change includes the school’s Reception readiness information, with summer preparation tips and links to targets from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. This supports preparation for starting school; it does not establish an admissions advantage.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am; the afternoon session runs from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Those times matter when arranging work and collection.
Charlies, operated by Bentley Child Care Services, provides wraparound care for ages three to eleven. Its offer includes 30 funded childcare hours for three- and four-year-olds. Keep that provider’s arrangements distinct from the nursery sessions. Contact Charlies on 01922 211252 for enquiries and the school for current nursery charges.
To discuss joining or arrange a school-day tour with a senior leader, call the school office on 01922 721368. General enquiries can also go to postbox@kingcharlesprimary.co.uk. For collection by another adult, the school asks parents to send the class teacher a note; notify the school if collection will be delayed.
The morning session is 8:30am to 11:30am, and the afternoon session is 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee Reception admission, and families must apply separately through the normal admissions process.
Nursery families use ClassDojo for learning updates and direct messages to the class teacher. The school also holds autumn and spring parents’ evenings.
Charlie’s Breakfast Buddies starts at 8am and offers cereal and toast. Children must be registered in advance for the days they will attend.
Call the school office on 01922 721368. School-day visits include a tour with a member of the senior leadership team.
