At Huntingdon Academy, we encourage all children to foster a love of reading. Our class ‘F1C’ is named in honour of one of our favourite authors! Eric Carle who you might know for the following stories:
We have a morning group that runs from 8.45am-11:45am and an afternoon group from 12:30pm – 3.00pm. We can have a maximum of 26 children in each session. We also accept 30 hour codes, providing we have the space in both sessions.
We run a lunch club that is available to all day children and children who attend afternoon sessions. Please talk to the nursery teaching staff if you are interested in your child attending at lunch times.
Our curriculum and provision is guided by the prime and specific areas of development:
| Prime Communication and Language Physical Development Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
Specific Literacy Mathematics Expressive Arts and Design Understanding the World |
Each of these areas are reflected in our learning areas both indoors and outside. The children will have the opportunity each day to explore the different learning areas independently, as well as take part in guided groups with an adult.
Each half term we have carefully chosen different topics that will provide the children with lots of opportunities to develop in the prime and specific areas. These include: Colourful, Wonderful Me! My Celebrations and Me! The Animal Kingdom and Me! The Great Outdoors and Me! A Grand Adventure and Me! My Superpowers and Me!
At Huntingdon Academy the safety, happiness and wellbeing of our children is paramount within our ethos.
For more information, please refer to our EYFS policy.
Each day the children have the opportunity to explore the different learning areas within our continuous provision and can choose to enjoy their learning within our classroom or our courtyard. We have milk and fruit time together and also enjoy listening to a story and taking part in circle time activities as a group. We all spend time on the large playground together once in the morning and once in the afternoon, where the children will have access to the climbing frame, large sand pit, bikes and lots more! In the Spring and Summer term, the N2 children will start to have focused group activities, to prepare them for their learning in F2.
| AM | F1 Timetable |
| 8.45am | Welcome, registration and morning routines |
| 9.00am | Small focused carpet sessin including hello song, days of the week and small thematic input |
| 9.15am | Children access continuous provision in the classroom and courtyard. During the time children engage in child initiated play, 1:1 impact with their key worker and focused activities in small guided groups |
| 10.15am | Chidlren tidy away resources |
| 10.30am | Milk and fruit and shared story time |
| 10.45am | Play time on the large EYFS playground |
| 11.30am | Home time routines |
| PM | F1 Timetable |
| 12.30pm | Welcome, registration and morning routines |
| 12.45pm | Small focused carpet sessin including hello song, days of the week and small thematic input |
| 1.00pm | Children access continuous provision in the classroom and courtyard. During the time children engage in child initiated play, 1:1 impact with their key worker and focused activities in small guided groups |
| 2.15pm | Milk and fruit and shared story time |
| 2.30pm | Play time on the large EYFS playground |
| 3.00pm | Home time routines |
| Additional activities |
| Make and bake – 3 per half term |
Seesaw – Each parent is given a seesaw log in that they can use at home to see photos of activities that the children have taken part in. These will include a description of the activity and next steps for learning. Key messages and information will also be available to view on seesaw. Parents can comment on the posts with a message to their children, or ask any questions they have for the teachers.
Parents’ evenings – We have 3 parents’ evenings each year, one at the end of each term, where parents can book an appointment with their child’s teacher.
Newsletter – Each half term, we will be sending out a sway newsletter which will inform you of information relating to the learning for that half term, alongside key messages and dates.
We know that after a half term break, coming back to nursery can seem quite overwhelming for our nursery children, we therefore welcome parents and carers to stay for the first hour to support this transition back into the provision for their child.
The admission process
Children may join our nursery the term after they turn 3. Their parents/carers can collect and complete an expression of interest form from the office team and we will keep their details on our waiting list, until they turn 3.
Parents/Carers and their children are then invited to attend a group welcome event after school either in July, December or March, ready to begin the term after. Here they will be able to meet the teachers, collect the admissions paper-work and explore the environment.
Sometimes we receive expressions of interest from parents/carers, whose child is ready to start with us. In this instance, we may do an individual welcome session, either within the school day or afterwards.
Usually, when children start with us, their first 3 sessions will be 1 hour long. The first two will be with their parent/carer staying within school and then if they are ready, they will come to nursery for an hour on their own. After this, the child’s time will build up gradually, at a pace that is right for them.
Each child will then receive a welcome booklet, with key teacher information, routines and key log in information. They will also receive this half terms newsletter.
Government funded hours
We offer both 15 hour and 30 hour funded places depending on which you are entitled to.
All parents of children aged three to four can access 15 hours of free childcare per week, and those with working parents are eligible for 30 hours. Find out more and check your eligibility for free childcare.
Government funded hours
We offer both 15 hour and 30 hour funded places depending on which you are entitled to.
All parents of children aged three to four can access 15 hours of free childcare per week, and those with working parents are eligible for 30 hours. Find out more and check your eligibility for free childcare.
Kind Regards,
The Foundation 1 Team
