Welcome and Key Information

Welcome to the Nursery, the first stage of Wedmore First School Academy.

Our aim is to make children feel nurtured as well as stimulated in a warm and friendly environment in which learning through play is the cornerstone of our ethos.

We offer a warm, calming environment within our own building. Our outdoor environment provides both a hard-standing and a natural area, where children can enjoy a range of physical, creative, and sensory activities. We make the most of our outdoor area and go outside everyday as we understand that a lot of children learn better in an outdoor environment and that all children’s wellbeing benefits from being outdoors. Our Nursery offers lots of opportunities for children to explore, investigate, and develop their creativity within a calming learning environment. We ensure that every day we provide a range of exciting activities that follow the early years foundation stage, based on the children’s interests and developmental needs.

Key Information

• Small class size of 24 children
• We take children from 2 years old
• Key worker system
• Online observational and communication tool – Tapestry
• Wrap-around care is available from 8.00am to 6:00 p.m
• Open 50 weeks of the year
• Professionally qualified and experienced staff
• Accepts 2 year olds, early years funding and 30 hour funding
• Child focussed learning

Learning Environment

When planning activities, we make sure that they stimulate and encourage learning whilst being age appropriate and fun. Running alongside our daily planning we have a half termly focus, so we can widen the children’s learning. We also have a ‘book of the week’ that compliments our half term focus. During each session we make sure there is a balance between adult and child led activities.

We use Tapestry, which is our online observational tool. We use this to communicate with you and it allows us to monitor the children’s development to make sure they are reaching their full potential.

We work closely with Wedmore First School Academy and as such we work together with the reception class on projects such as a half termly topic afternoons and our early years nativity. We also have use of the amenities within the school, this allows us to run sessions on music and movement, team games, and PE. We also use the large outdoor spaces and use our bikes and ride on toys on the school playground. This prepares your child for a smoother transition into the main school as they become familiar with the school environment and facilities.

Session Times