• A Typical Day in Nursery
• Contact with parents and frequently asked questions
• Letters, News and Stay and Play details
• No Outsiders
• Nursery New Starter Meeting
• Planning 2024-5
• School Readiness
• September 2024 - Welcome back
• Session times, charges, uniform, admissions policy
• Teaching Literacy and Numeracy at Duddon
• The Chatty Plan
• The Early Years Foundation Stage
• Welcome to Nursery and Reception film by Mrs Knight
• What to expect in the Early Years

Welcome to our Nursery class! We have a small and friendly group of children whose learning is planned and lead by a highly qualified Early Years Specialist teacher.  Our primary focus is learning through play and exploration. We strive to create a warm and stimulating environment where learning is fun. We engage in activities that promote and extend children's curiosity and awareness of their world and we encourage children to grow in confidence, self-esteem and independence. Every child receives an enjoyable yet challenging experience, tailored to meet their own individual needs. We feel very strongly about this and communicate regularly with you, as parents or carers, so we can deliver personalised learning suited to your child's individual development.

Our planning is based on the children's interests and follows the The Early Years Foundation Stage which is the statutory curriculum for all children up to five.  The curriculum not only sets the educational criteria for the learning and development of children up to the age of 5 years but also shapes the high standards of practice.

We do Forest School on a Thursday afternoon and have a PE specialist who works with us on a Friday morning.

Our team includes:

Mrs Claire Knight – Specialised Early Years Teacher. Claire is a highly experienced teacher who has a PGCE specialising in   Early   Years teaching and a Masters in Education, focusing on early   literacy and   writing development. Claire works closely with her team  and our parents to   ensure the smooth running of the unit.

Miss Katy Studley – Specialist Early Years Apprentice

Mrs Katherine Rees - HLTA with a wealth of experience working with children across the year groups.

Mrs Cathy Davies - Teaching Assistant. Cathy is highly experienced working with children across the school.

Mrs Lynne Barlow - Teaching Assistant with lots of experience working with children across the school.