Nursery

It is always an exciting time for us when children in nursery begin their educational journey here at Lantern Academy. Children can start with us, in nursery, the term after their third birthday. This means we have new children starting in September, January and after Easter. Our early years environment is a stunning place to learn with carefully planned areas allowing children to immerse themselves in their learning. Our dedicated team of staff are nurturing, caring and friendly. As a small setting, all children spend time together at certain times of the day and we pride ourselves on being a big family. This approach allows us to provide a seamless transition for the children as they progress through our academy.

For those children entitled to a 15-hour nursery provision we encourage them to attend daily from 8.50am until 11.50am. This method instils good habits ready for the transition into our reception class. If there is capacity, and after discussion, we can offer a more flexible provision if parents need this. For children with a 30-hour code they can attend the setting for the full school day. There is an additional payment for lunchtime cover here.

A typical day in our early years and foundation stage setting is filled with engaging activities that promote holistic development, including child-led and adult-led learning sessions, outdoor learning in the early years garden and forest school areas.