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Nursery at Winsford High Street Community 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play moves between indoors and outdoors here, with curiosity setting the direction: children ask questions, explore ideas and practise solving problems. Winsford High Street Community Primary School runs its own nursery, with two nursery classes alongside the main school. Children can start from the term following their third birthday. This is an early introduction to school life, with learning organised around play.
A class teacher and teaching assistants make up the nursery team. The emphasis is on developing independence and confidence as well as knowledge, so the nursery's purpose extends beyond getting children ready for classroom tasks.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) takes shape through practical play inside and outside. Its focus here includes asking questions and working through problems, giving children opportunities to investigate rather than simply follow instructions. In February 2023, Ofsted found that early-years activities developed number understanding, early literacy and social skills, and that children learned successfully.
Stories have supplied starting points for imaginative and practical work. During spring 2020, nursery children practised pencil control and making marks, shared books outdoors and explored a Space theme through role play. A Manchester Airport visit included exploring an aircraft and learning about airport jobs. These are dated examples of learning through experiences, rather than a promise of a particular trip for today's children.
The spring 2019 programme included a cafe role-play area, comparing what different containers could hold and making books and masks linked to Rainbow Fish. Those activities connected storytelling, imaginative conversation and early mathematical ideas. The physical setting mattered too: a treasure hunt took children through the woods, bringing a pirate story into outdoor exploration.
Confidence and independence grow alongside learning. At the February 2023 inspection, the care received by nursery and Reception children was found to support both. Parents can follow their own child's progress through Tapestry: the learning journey combines work samples, photographs and staff observations. Families can also add achievements from home, making communication a two-way exchange.
For children with special educational needs or disabilities, nursery staff invite families to discuss concerns during the transition into nursery. The wider school's support process involves parents in decisions; at SEN Support, a Child Profile and Individual Education Plan set out additional arrangements, with targets reviewed each term. This gives families a defined role in planning support.
Lunch needs planning for a full day. Children are asked to bring their own unless they qualify for a free lunch through the Free School Meals Service. Snacks carry a separate charge, while consumables carry none.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal Cheshire West and Chester local-authority admissions process and meet the deadline for their child's entry year. Treat the nursery place and the Reception application as separate decisions.
For September 2024 entry, the on-time application deadline was 15 January 2024. That cycle has passed. The nursery's curriculum aims to develop the confidence and independence children will use in Reception; this educational preparation does not secure admission.
The nursery offers 15 funded hours during term time from the term following a child's third birthday; eligible children may receive 30 hours. Additional three-hour sessions are chargeable, booked through school and paid through the Arbor Parent Portal or App. Before- and after-school care is also chargeable and booked through Arbor. Refer to the school for current charges.
September, January and Easter are the nursery's intake points. Application forms can be downloaded from Nursery Admissions or collected at the office, and families are contacted in the term before the proposed start. Session availability. Joining the waiting list guarantees neither a place nor the requested sessions, so childcare plans need to allow for that uncertainty.
For nursery enquiries, call 01606 668066. School visits can also be arranged through the office.
Children can start from the term after their third birthday. The nursery has September, January and Easter intakes.
It offers 15 hours during term time from the term following a child's third birthday. Eligible children may receive 30 hours.
Children staying for a full day are asked to bring lunch unless they qualify for a free lunch through the Free School Meals Service.
Tapestry holds photographs, observations and examples of work. Parents can view these and contribute achievements from home.
No. Families must apply separately through the Cheshire West and Chester local-authority admissions process by the deadline for their child's entry year.
