Early Years at Longlands

Building strong foundations from age two to five

At Longlands Primary School and Nursery, we believe every child deserves the strongest possible start. Our Early Years Foundation Stage welcomes children from the age of two and provides a carefully sequenced journey through Nursery and Reception, preparing them to flourish in Year 1 and beyond.

Our children learn in a warm, nurturing and ambitious environment where communication, relationships, curiosity and purposeful play are at the heart of each day. Skilled adults know the children well, model rich language, extend thinking and help every child to become increasingly confident, independent and resilient.

Our curriculum is built around a simple learning journey. Children explore new ideas through play, sensory experiences, movement and relationships. They experience carefully planned teaching, stories, discussion, investigation and real-life opportunities. They then embed knowledge and skills by revisiting, practising, explaining and applying their learning with increasing independence.

What makes our Early Years special

• A seamless curriculum from age two to the end of Reception.
• Communication and language at the heart of learning.
• Daily stories, songs, rhymes and carefully chosen high-quality texts.
• Read Write Inc. Phonics to teach early reading systematically.
• Pathways to Write to enrich talk, storytelling, vocabulary and early writing.
• Number Sense Maths to deepen children’s understanding of number.
• Purposeful continuous provision indoors and outdoors.
• Regular learning in our Forest School and Wild Woods, social farm and allotment.
• Healthy Movers and a strong focus on physical development.
• Brilliant Brushes to support good oral-health habits.
• Close partnership with parents and carers.

Choose a section below to explore our Nursery, Reception classes, curriculum, outdoor learning and support for families.

Interested in joining our Nursery?

We were proud to achieve a ‘Good’ rating in all areas of our recent Ofsted inspection – we were praised for our school leadership, early years curriculum, reading and phonics support, and promoting personal development through varied extracurricular activities.

Children are welcome to attend Nursery on a part-time or full-time basis (2-4 year olds):

• 3 hour morning sessions 9am-12pm
• 3 hour afternoon session 12pm-3pm

15 hours across 2.5 days

• Monday and Tuesday 9am-3pm then Wednesday 9am-12pm or

• Wednesday 12pm-3pm then Thursday and Friday 9am-3pm

30 hours across 5 days 9am-3pm

15 hour and 30 hours per week available for 3-4 year olds and eligible 2 year olds via the 24U funding.

To find out if you qualify for 30 hours or 15 hour free childcare, please visit  www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Book a tour! 

If you would like to arrange a tour of our Nursery or school, or just need more information, please reach out to our friendly EYFS team by contacting our school office: 01630 652312 / [email protected] – we look forward to meeting you!