About Us

Welcome to our nursery.  Since opening in September 2016, our nursery has gone from strength to strength.  Children can start as soon as they are three and are immersed into school life right from the beginning.  Nursery and reception children are educated together for the large part of the day and spend much of the time learning indoors and outdoors.

Many parents choose our school for our outdoor environment and the provision we offer in it.  Children can spend much of the day outside (whatever the weather) as we have a covered area as well as a playground for larger construction and water play. Our woodland offers opportunities for many adventures and even our youngest children can often be seen cooking on a camp fire, building dens or using sharp tools.

Our Nursery children have a variety of attendance patterns during the week, ranging from 2.5 to 32.5 hours. We are registered to offer the Government’s 15 ‘universal’ funded hours of childcare and, subject to eligibility, the 15 ‘additional’ funded hours of childcare, as well as privately paid hours. We are open term-time (equivalent to 38 weeks per year) from 8.45am to 3.10pm, in line with the school day. We also have wrap-around care provided on site by our Kipling Club (subject to separate charge).

If you would like to come and visit please call the office and we would love to show you round.

 

 

EYFS Curriculum including Nursery Phonics - Year A

EYFS Curriculum including Nursery Phonics - Year B

Sessions and Price List 2023-24

 

Look at us learning and having fun!

“Imelia has grown so much in her time in nursey and reception. Her confidence has increased tremendously from when she first started, her reading is coming along brilliantly. She enjoys the different topics and I am constantly amazed by what she has learnt! She especially enjoyed the experience of watching the caterpillars grow into butterflies. She has formed some lovely friendships, even with the older children in the school.” Sally Moss July 2024

“Megan has made so many brilliant friends and developed her phonics and writing before she’s even in reception! She skips in every morning, barely remembering to say goodbye to me.” Hannah Sykes July 2024

‘Since starting James has come on leaps and bounds with his talking. He often talks about his day and his friends. He particularly loves his outdoor play time and assembly… we often have outbursts of ‘Sing Hosanna’ around the dinner table!’ Rachel Finney July 2024

‘Danny went from crying about having to start at nursery to crying about not going there on weekends in a matter of days! His confidence has grown enormously and he’s made some great friends. It’s just lovely to listen to him talk about ‘my school’ as he calls it.’ Anelia Romova July 2024

For more information or to arrange a visit, please call us on 01538 306278 or email us at office@hortonstmichaels.co.uk.

Nursery Admissions

If you’re considering our Nursery for your child and would like to register your interest please complete an Expression of Interest form (click on the link below) and return it by email to office@hortonstmichaels.co.uk. We will be in touch in due course.

If you have any questions or would like to check availability please do get in touch on 01538 306278 or by email.

Expression of interest form 2023-24

 

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We are proud to be a part of SUA Trust

SUAT supports and leads in the set-up of new academies joining the partnership. The services provided by the central support function cover both educational and non-educational support. In terms of educational support, SUAT is linked to the School of Education of Staffordshire University, which is an outstanding ITT provider.