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Nursery at Gateford Park 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Five mornings or five afternoons give Gateford Park Nursery its practical shape. The nursery belongs to Gateford Park Primary School in Worksop, and its children are in Elf Class. Families can take a 15-hour funded place or, where eligible, a 30-hour funded place. The distinction matters: the shorter pattern means a consistent morning or afternoon commitment, while the longer one allows additional sessions around that regular base.
Elf Class has combined physical activity with hands-on experiences. In June 2023, children had a Worksop Town Football Session; fruit kebabs and encounters with rabbits and guinea pigs also featured that spring. These are concrete examples of activities that bring movement, food and animals into children's learning, rather than a promise of a repeating programme.
During the 2023–24 year, experiences included investigating fish, visits to Cooplands and a Fire Service Visit in March 2024. A Guide Dog visit followed in April. The variety gives parents a sense of the subjects children have explored through direct experiences: living things, familiar local places and people with practical roles.
Sessions themselves last from 8.40am to 11.40am or from 12.20pm to 3.20pm. For children taking a 30-hour place, lunch club bridges the interval. That makes lunch arrangements part of planning a day that includes both sessions.
Lunch offers a choice for children using the lunch club attached to a 30-hour place: bring food from home or buy a hot school meal. Meals are paid for through a cashless School Money account. Lunch club and hot meals carry separate charges, so funded sessions and lunchtime costs need to be considered separately. Contributions towards snacks are voluntary.
For additional needs, the school aims to identify children needing support early and adapt learning to their individual needs and abilities. Regular discussions with an experienced member of staff give parents a route to talk through their child's needs and receive referrals or suggestions for relevant services. Nottinghamshire's Local Offer provides another route to support beyond school.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place, and it carries no priority in the school's oversubscription criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal Nottinghamshire school admissions process by the applicable deadline. Choose the nursery for the experience and session pattern it offers; treat the Reception application as a separate decision and task.
A 15-hour place uses five morning sessions or five afternoon sessions. Eligible children taking 30 hours need not use every session, but must attend every morning with afternoon top-ups as required, or every afternoon with morning top-ups as required.
Children attending for 15 hours can also have paid extra sessions arranged week by week. This gives families a way to increase attendance when extra childcare is needed. Contact the school for current charges. Nursery application paperwork includes an Elf admission form and a parent declaration form; the school office is also a contact route for admissions enquiries.
Morning sessions run from 8.40am to 11.40am; afternoon sessions run from 12.20pm to 3.20pm.
Children attend five mornings or five afternoons.
No. They must attend every morning with afternoon top-ups as required, or every afternoon with morning top-ups as required.
Children accepting a 30-hour place can use the charged lunch club from 11.40am to 12.20pm. They can bring lunch or purchase a hot school meal for an additional charge.
No. Nursery attendance confers no oversubscription priority, and families must apply separately for Reception through Nottinghamshire school admissions.
