Nursery Intake at Spencer Nursery School

Number of places available, hours of operation and minimum days of attendance

Ladybirds

We offer 12 full day places from 8am until 6pm, on a year-round basis, each day for children aged three months to two years and a term. Places are available for between 1 and 5 days a week on a fixed pattern of attendance and determined by school capacity. All places in the room are on a year-round basis only.   

Bumblebees

We offer 12 full day places from 8am-6pm, on a year-round basis, each day for children aged 2 years and a term to 3 years and a term. Places are available for between 1 and 5 days a week on a fixed pattern of attendance and determined by school capacity. All places in the room are on a year-round basis only.   

Fireflies

We offer 24 places per day for children aged three years and a term until the end of the term before they start Reception – 8 places are offered on an 8am-4pm day length and 16 places are offered on an 8am-6pm day length. Children are required to attend for a minimum of 3 days a week; many attend for 4 or 5 days. All places in the room are on a year-round basis only. All children aged 3 and 4 years automatically receive 15 hours Free Education Funding for 38 weeks (term time) per year. Some families may be eligible for 30 hours extended entitlement.  Please speak to our Nursery Manager for more information.

Starting Nursery

The nursery will be a new environment for your child who will need to adjust to the new people, experiences and a change in their normal routine. This can sometimes cause anxiety for you and for your child. All children are individuals and may take some time to settle. We try to make the adjustments as easy as possible for everyone – this sometimes involves making arrangements for your child to settle at their own pace. We ask all families to work in partnership with us to ease this transition from home to school in the best possible way that meets your child’s individual needs.

Your child’s Key Person

In the room that they attend, your child will be allocated a named Key Person who will support you and your child whilst they are with us. Your Key Person will get to know you and your child and will be your first port of call should you or your child need particular support.