Lane Green First School Nursery

Daily stories, practical number work and time in the forest area give Lane Green’s nursery its character. Play sits alongside activities led by adults, with language, independence and physical development woven through the early years programme. This is the nursery within Lane Green First School on Bilbrook Road in Bilbrook.

Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 25 and 26 March 2025. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together seven learning areas. In everyday terms, children develop conversation, movement and social skills alongside reading, writing, number, creativity and understanding their surroundings. Activities combine time to explore with teaching led by adults, so learning happens through both play and focused work.

Books have a regular place in that pattern. Children hear stories daily, explore a different focus text each week and visit the library weekly. Daily phonics introduces the foundations of reading and writing, while opportunities to write extend across the learning provision. Number work also happens daily, using practical equipment rather than relying only on abstract explanations.

Conversation is part of the activity itself. Adults introduce vocabulary and help children talk with partners, negotiate and organise their play. In March 2025, early years staff carefully taught unfamiliar words and encouraged children to build sentences with them. Sharing and taking turns were supported by routines children understood.

Creative activities include music, imaginative role-play and dance, with materials children can choose for themselves. Physical learning includes climbing and balancing. Forest School adds regular opportunities to use the forest area, with the school aiming to develop independence, cooperation and care for living things through manageable challenges outdoors.

The staffing structure includes a nursery teacher and a senior nursery nurse, alongside a school SENCo. Parents have several ways to stay involved: stay-and-play sessions, meetings with staff and opportunities to look through their child’s learning journey. The early years team also makes time for conversations with parents as needed, helping families discuss everyday concerns alongside more formal progress meetings.

Food allergies should be discussed with the school office. Ingredient and allergen information for lunchtime dishes is kept in the school kitchen, giving families a specific route for checking food concerns.

Additional needs. In March 2025, a school-wide improvement action concerned adapting learning for pupils with SEND: some work was insufficiently adjusted when pupils struggled. Families should distinguish that concern from the positive early years findings. A further school-wide action concerned children’s understanding of British values and different groups in society; neither action was identified as a nursery-only finding.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal local authority process and meet the deadline for their entry year. Staffordshire residents use Staffordshire’s application route; Wolverhampton residents use Wolverhampton’s. Treat the nursery choice and the later school application as separate decisions.

Morning and afternoon nursery sessions are offered. The morning starts at 8:50am; the afternoon runs from 12:10pm to 3:10pm. These session choices matter when planning work and collection arrangements.

For nursery enquiries, contact the school office at office@lgf.sslp.uk or telephone 01902 297920. The school address is Bilbrook Road, Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU.