West Park Primary School Nursery

Big arm movements become small marks on paper in West Park’s nursery: Write Dance gives a concrete flavour of learning here, linking music and movement with the beginnings of writing. Play and adult-guided activities sit alongside one another, with the school aiming to help children become increasingly independent.

The nursery belongs to West Park Primary School on Devon Road in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, and takes children from three years old. Its early-years curriculum draws on children’s interests, experiences and cultural backgrounds. The intended starting point is the child, with practical experiences used to build knowledge and confidence.

Play provides opportunities to explore and practise, while focused activities give adults a more direct teaching role. In the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), that means learning through experiences rather than relying solely on formal tasks. West Park aims to develop independence through this combination, with staff and parents working together to support children’s learning.

Write Dance makes the approach tangible. In November 2024, nursery children danced to music, moving their arms broadly before transferring those movements onto paper. Lines running across and down the page, circles and dots became practice for early writing and fine motor control. Movement comes first; mark-making follows.

In July 2024, the early-years curriculum had a clear sequence, using books and stories to organise learning. Activities gave children opportunities to use language and maths while practising independence. English language and communication received particular attention because many children entered with language levels below those typically expected.

Adult interaction. The July 2024 inspection identified missed chances to develop children’s talk. Some children consequently had fewer opportunities to practise unfamiliar vocabulary or expand what they said. For families, the important distinction is between providing language activities and making each conversation count: the latter was the specific area requiring attention.

Support includes a school Sensory Room for children with differing needs, alongside help with learning and regulation. This provides a physical resource within the wider school’s SEND provision; it should not be read as a separate nursery facility.

Safeguarding concerns are discussed with parents unless this could expose a child to significant harm, put a vulnerable adult at risk of harm, or compromise enquiries by children’s social care or police. Operation Encompass also enables the school to receive information following police attendance at domestic abuse incidents, helping staff understand a child’s circumstances. Information is shared only with those who need it.

MiQuill Catering supplies the school’s meals. The menu rotates over three weeks, combining vegetarian and meat hot dishes with options such as jacket potatoes, sandwiches, fruit and yogurt. These are school meal arrangements, rather than a description of a nursery snack routine.

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. Choosing this nursery therefore needs to be a decision about the nursery experience itself, with the Reception application treated as a separate step.

For nursery enquiries, contact the school office on 01902 558238 or email office@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk. Telephone and email enquiries are handled initially by the office team, and the SENDCo can also be reached through the main school contact details.