Thank you for taking the time to visit our Nursery School page - we hope that
you will find it interesting and informative.
If you would like to come and have a look at the Nursery, please phone the main school office and we can arrange a date and time. We hope that the information on this website gives you a feel for our wonderful setting. If you have any questions please contact the main school office who will pass on your query to Clare Farion, our Nursery leader and Early Years lead.
Our Federation includes the Nursery the Infant School and the Junior School. We work collaboratively to ensure that all of our children are happy, develop a love of learning, make friends and have smooth transition from Nursery right through to Year 6.
The Early Years of Education are the foundation for children’s future development, providing a strong base for lifelong learning and learning abilities, including cognitive and social development.
We are committed to providing a high quality curriculum that enables children to acquire the skills represented in the EYFS Framework (2021) through meaningful learning opportunities. We have crafted the curriculum to include a balance of adult-directed and child-initiated activities, considering the intellectual challenge in all that the children experience.
We work hard to build positive and respectful relationships with the children, their families and their community – working in partnership to ensure all children are confident, happy, self-assured and successful.
For more information about the Early Years Curriculum, please read the documents below.
Our dedicated and experienced team provide a warm, safe and welcoming environment for all children and their families. We are a fully inclusive Nursery and nurture each child at every stage of their learning journey.
Clare Farion
Clare is the Nursery teacher and leader and has been teaching in the Nursery for ten years. She has a passion for the early years of education and is inspired by the Reggio Emilia way of learning and exploring. See the link below for some more information about Reggio Emilia.
Laura-Jane Channing
Laura-Jane leads the creative learning in the Nursery and develops the children's imagination through projects and discovery. She believes that every child is an artist in their own unique way.
Kaley Giongo
Kaley has a specialism in the early years of education and works part-time in the Nursery . She is pleased that both of her own children came to the Nursery. Kaley is particularly interested in learning through quality play and through the environment.
Janine Bowker
Janine is passionate about the early years and has a love of the outdoors. Both of her children attended the Nursery and she delights in working with young children.
Gemma Down
Gemma supports the children over the lunchtime period, serving their delicious hot lunches and exploring with them when they have finished.
Lisa Sinclair
Lisa manages the extended schools provision and she is supported by a team of qualified play assistants who ensure that the children enjoy their time at breakfast and after school club.
Nursery Sessions
Our Nursery sessions run in line with the school term. We offer morning and afternoon sessions as well as a full day.
We have wonderful extended hours provision which is located at the Junior School and managed by Lisa Sinclair. This is a welcoming and nurturing environment for the children in the Nursery, Infant and Junior School - please have a look at the photographs to see the great environment.
Breakfast club starts at 7.30am and after school club is open until 6pm. Please contact Lisa directly for more information 01392 667830 / 07906 815479 or email: lisa.sinclair@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
In the Nursery, a morning session is from 9.00am-12.00pm and an afternoon session is from 12.30pm - 3.00pm.
We open the gates at 8.50am in the morning and we encourage all children to arrive by 9.10am. At the end of the day, we open the gate at 2.55pm.
A full day is from 9.00am-3.00pm and children bring a packed lunch from home or you can purchase a school meal if you prefer for £2.
Your child may be entitled to a free school meal, please speak to the admin team about this. Please have a look at the attached menu to see what delicious food we have to offer!
All families can access their 15 hours Early Years entitlement and some families may be eligible for 30 hours of funding. Speak to our administrator for more information and advice.
We highly recommend that families access their full 15 hours of funding at Stoke Hill Nursery where possible as this gives the children time to really get to know the other children, staff and get really involved and engaged in what the Nursery has to offer.
‘Children in the Nursery are looked after extremely well and their behaviour is outstanding’.
Parental comment, 2020
