Please find below the Nursery Frequently Asked Questions. If you are unable to find an answer to your question, please contact our Admissions team, who will be able to help.
During the 34-week term-time period, the Nursery Class is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm. If you need childcare in the School holidays, we have a holiday care provider based on the Prep School campus. Therefore, it is simply one drop-off and pick-up location throughout the year.
We ask for a minimum commitment of five Nursery sessions. You can choose whichever sessions you want and book additional ones as and when you need them.
The Nursery Class at Wycliffe is based on introducing educational content in a play-centric way. We begin their learning journey in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework within a nurturing environment. We start to teach literacy, phonics, sounds and mathematics in an age-appropriate way. Children who attend the Nursery Class will be confident when they start their Reception class, with a seamless transition into mainstream education.
We provide a strong foundation to your child’s educational journey by providing highly individual attention from our Early Years Foundation Stage experts. The Nursery Class teacher and teaching assistant take time to understand your child’s character and personalise their learning approach to each individual.
As many as we and you believe is necessary to settle in your child.
Other than the termly Fee, the only other items you will find on your bill will be optional classes that involve an external teacher, e.g. ballet. All meals and snacks, as well as swimming lessons, Forest School and music are included within the Fee.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum with activities planned to support children’s individual needs, to enable them to make good progress in all seven areas of learning and development including Mathematics and Literacy. In addition, the children have lessons in PE, Dance, French and Forest School.
The children participate in Forest School sessions every other week throughout the year in all weathers (except for extremely bad weather).
In their bag, the children need a change of uniform including underwear and socks/tights – please can these be named. They also need to bring a named water bottle each day. If children are not toilet trained, please provide nappies, wet wipes and nappy sacks.
We provide a calm, nurturing environment, with the emphasis on exploring, building friendships and having fun to make your child’s first day at Nursery a positive experience where they can begin their learning journey.
The Nursery and Reception classrooms are in their own Early Years Foundation Stage building. The Nursery Class spends time with the Reception teacher in her classroom for some sessions during the week. Therefore, the Nursery children are very familiar and comfortable with the Reception classroom and staff. The Nursery Class participates fully in the wider School Community, attending Pre-Prep assembly (for Nursery to Year 2 pupils) once a week where they celebrate achievements and join for annual events such as Harvest Festival, the Nativity and Speech Day. The transition to Reception is seamless and the children look forward to being the ‘big’ children in the building.
Get in touch with prepadmissions@branch-solutions.com/wycliffe
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