🐝🦋🦟Welcome to Nursery!

Hello and a very warm welcome to Nursery at Cottesbrooke!

In Nursery, we know that children learn best when they feel happy, safe and interested in the world around them. That’s why we follow the children’s interests and build learning experiences through play, exploration and meaningful relationships.

🧠 How We Learn

Each day includes a short teaching session focused on key areas of learning such as:

  • Communication and Language

  • Mathematics

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We also enjoy:

  • Singing our Nursery Rhyme of the Week

  • Practising our focus number, shape or sound

  • Sharing stories

  • Taking part in daily gross motor movement to music

The rest of the session is filled with purposeful indoor and outdoor play, supported by caring adults who extend learning through conversations, questions and shared discovery.

Children also have the chance to take part in individual and small group learning activities, based on their needs and interests.

👕 Please Name Everything!

As the weather gets warmer and layers come off, it can be tricky to keep track of cardigans and jumpers.
Please make sure all items of clothing are clearly labelled — it really helps us return lost items to the right child quickly.

📄 Curriculum Information and Documents

Below you’ll find all the key information about our Nursery provision, including:

  • The statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework

  • Non-statutory guidance to support learning

  • Our long-term overview of learning across the year

  • Half-termly themes and focus texts

  • Key cultural and religious events we explore with the children

We look forward to working in partnership with you to make your child’s time in Nursery a happy and successful start to their learning journey.

Nursery Curriculum Progression

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EYFS Statutory Framework

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Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage

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EYFS Policy

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Click here for a printable copy of our Nursery Application Form and Ethnic Monitoring Form

Click here for your child's Home Learning Challenge

Useful Booklets 

My Book of Traditional Nursery Rhymes

What to Expect in Early Years Foundation Stage Guide for Parents