Early Years Education & Childcare Directory

Cradley C of E Primary School,
Buryfields,
Cradley,
Malvern,WR13 5NG

Not Available

01886 880315

Term Time Only

2 years to 4 years, 11 months

*CL - Cognition / Learning
*CI - Communication / Interaction
*SEMH - Social, Emotional & Mental Health
*SP - Sensory / Physical

A very warm welcome to Cradley Nursery @ Cradley CE Primary School. In February 2012 the governors at Cradley took the bold decision to take on the running of its own nursery within the heart of the school.
On setting up, we learned this was something rare in Herefordshire, with only a handful of other rural schools having taken on the same challenge. So strong was the feeling in the community to have its own pre-school, that in true Reggio Emilia style, the people of Cradley rallied to set up and resource the beginnings of a nursery in the space of six weeks! We started with the bare minimum, a lot of imagination and determination, and within a short space of time, the Nursery flourished and was providing a much longed-for pre-school education in Cradley.
We are proud of what we have achieved and learned over the years we''ve been operating and will remain forever grateful to the few governor-run nurseries who supported us. In the past we''ve been used as a beacon nursery within Herefordshire to support other schools who wish to set up their own governor-run nurseries, in order to allow a seamless transition into school. We pride ourselves on the strong partnership we have with these schools. Under new Ofsted regulations, we are now joined with the Primary School for inspection purposes. We hope to continue to share good practice with our cluster schools.
As a parent, the most important thing is to be able to leave your child in a safe environment. At Cradley, all of our staff, students and management team have had DBS checks. All staff are at least Group 3 trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection. All paid staff are paediatric first aiders. Our indoor and outdoor areas are risk-assessed on opening up and staff are fully aware of all risks to all areas and how to minimise them. All daily activities are risk assessed and evaluated. Our accident/incident book forms the basis of all risk assessments and is evaluated once a month to inform staff of any new risks. Our Nursery foyer has a CCTV entry system and doors to the outside are fitted with finger guards. Harry and Sally, our Persona Dolls, frequent our Circle Times to talk to the children about how to stay safe and keep our friends safe and sometimes the children invite them if they have something they wish to talk about.
Happiness comes a close second to safety. Staff at Cradley Nursery are happy staff and therefore the children who spend time with us are also happy. We want our parents to also feel happy when they leave their child in our care. For this reason, we have no set period of time for settling in and parents can stay and play before, during and after admission if the need arises. Staff here are highly trained and have a sound theoretical knowledge of how children learn and develop. They are excellent role-models, imaginative, calm and caring. Our staff are our best resource in Nursery. Kindness matters here at Cradley. Kindness breeds happiness and happy children make effective learners. Good manners and behaviour is rewarded with praise and encouragement, stickers and Star of the Week.
Learning from something you love doing is the best way to learn and we love doing lovely things! We put great effort into making our environment and activities as stimulating and as sociable as they can be. We learn to play and we play to learn. Daily planned activities are led by a different member of staff each day and they are differentiated to allow 2- 5 year olds take part and learn from them. The messier it is, the more fun we have!
Children at Cradley make good progress in the seven areas of Learning and Development. Whilst all staff get to know all children really well, we operate a Key Person system, whereby one member of staff is responsible for communicating with parents through writing daily Home Liaison entries on Tapestry. Your child’s Key Person will observe and plan for the particular needs of your child and will summarise their development each term, taking into account their weekly observations recorded for their Learning Journey on Tapestry. Each half term our learning is loosely based on a theme to encourage new concepts and ideas and our display boards and learning tables reflect this theme, as well as current interests. The room layout allows your child to take the lead in their own learning through choice and personal interests. The room layout changes according to needs and planning is flexible, to allow for maximizing unexpected opportunities, such as snow for example. We have a team approach to planning, a good understanding of how children learn and excellent resources which we use on a daily basis to support teaching and learning. Our routine has grown organically to suit our day and access to our outdoor area at all times promotes the feeling of well-being and allows for a healthy development. We encourage the children to be as independent as possible in the environment and to always have a go.

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