Merton Bank Primary School

Welcome to Nursery

Our excellent Early Years settings have successfully achieved the Curiosity Approach accreditation. The Early Years teams have made inviting, inclusive and aspirational changes to the setting spaces and the way we deliver our exciting curriculum. Our Early Years children are given the best start in their academic journey, enjoying the most magical experiences driven by curiosity, awe and wonder whilst using sustainable and natural resources.

Our Nursery Team

Teachers - Miss Lamb

Level 3 Learning Assistant - Mrs Hook

Attendance is key to academic success and social development. 

Please aim for your child to be in school EVERY day! 

Visit the bottom of the page to find our School Readiness guide which will help ensure your child is ready for Reception.  It's not too far away!  How exciting!

Our Nursery environment promotes curiosity and an excitement to explore! We offer children a wide variety of multi-sensory activities through quality indoor and outdoor learning experiences and opportunities. Our nurturing approach supports the well-being and emotional development of all children, ensuring every child feels happy, safe and confident. Our Curriculum is based around the understanding that children learn best through play and active learning. We have termly plans which show ‘Loose themes’ we will be working on throughout the year. Our planning is always centred around a high quality text. However, it is important to note that we also follow the interests of the children. Often, the direction for our continuous provision planning can happen in the moment. We believe that children will become more absorbed in their learning if they are excited and engaged by the content. 

Our Curriculum

Spring Term Learning:

The Natural World-  this spring term, we have been focusing on the natural world and understanding how plants grow. One of our exciting projects has been creating our very own cress seeds. As a part of our lessons, we planted cress seeds and are taking care of them as they grow. We have been observing their progress and learning about the conditions that help them thrive.

Physcial Education - during spring term we have loved using a parachute to help our muscles grow! Nursery have played lots of games to support listening and attention. We played a game that involved flipping a teddy bear off the parachute, we had to work as a team to achieve this - lots of fun! 

Science - during spring term nursery have been exploring the change in seasons and weather. Nursery loved having the special experience of playing in the snow. We used all of our senses and explored the changes in our outdoor area. We also experimented by putting water in our outdoor tray, we checked on it the next day to see if it had turned into ice! 

Understanding the world - This term, our nursery class has been exploring birds and their habitats. We discussed various aspects of birds, including what they eat and how we can help them thrive in our own gardens.

As part of our project, we decided to make bird feeders using bird seeds and coconut oil. Once completed, we tied the bird feeders to our tree in the outdoor area, providing a wonderful source of food for our feathered friends.

Nursery have been actively exploring the fascinating theme of seasonal changes, particularly focusing on how flowers grow. 

Using paint, the children have printed beautiful flower patterns and creations. We have taken nature walks spotting signs of spring, giving the children the chance to observe flowers and plants in their natural environment.Using loose parts, the children have created their very own flower patterns. 

During the spring term, our nursery children have been exploring the fascinating subject of life cycles, focusing on chickens. We were so lucky to have the opportunity to observe and hold baby chicks. This experience not only captivated the children but also provided them with a hands-on understanding of how life cycles work.

General Information

Times of the school day

Doors open 8:45am, registration closes at 8.55am.  Your child must be in school by 8.55am.

The nursery session ends at 11.45am

Your child will enter and leave school via the Merton Bank Road Nursery gate.

Daily Routine

In Nursery, we are building up our stamina for learning, building an exciting and purposeful routine allows children to develop their skills ready to continue their Early Years journey into Reception. We come in to Nursery and sit at 'talking tables' where we have discussions around themes with the option of enjoying toast for breakfast, followed by structured short learning sessions as a whole class and in groups. Then children explore well thought out continuous provision areas both inside and outside for even more adventures. After tidy up time, we then sit at talking tables again to enjoy milk and a fruit snack before we join together again for further whole class learning sessions, singing, stories and calm down sensory time before we are collected by our families.

Collecting your child

Please queue by the fence opposite the front door to collect your child from the Nursery entrance, where you will be greeted by a member of the Nursery team. Safeguarding is high priority at Merton Bank so please understand we may need to check if someone else is picking your child up.  Please always inform the office if someone new is collecting.  Thank you for your understanding with this.

What a Nursery child needs

Black joggers, black leggings or black shorts with a white polo top and a blue school jumper or sweatshirt. Shoes should be comfortable, practical and ideally velcro so children can develop the skills of independently dressing. Please note that Nursery children will have sessions outdoors in all weathers and we provide waterproof suits and boots.
School provides all children with a school water bottle. Nursery staff attach a photograph of each child to easily identify their own bottle.
All children need a full set of spare clothes including socks and underwear, getting messy is all part of our learning journey!

Parental Engagement In Nursery we regularly update children's Class Dojo accounts with snippets of their learning at school. We ask all families to engage with these posts and to send their own photographs of learning and experiences from home. Please speak to a member of the Nursery team if you have any difficulties accessing your child's Class Dojo account. 'Stay and play' workshops will be held once a term, these will be offered currently to one family member per child due to the space in the Nursery and the sessions will have a new focus each time with activities and ideas to take away and try at home.

Please see below our Autumn overview for our current learning this term.

We are delighted to share with you our Autumn Term book list....enjoy!

Autumn 1 2025 Learning Overview

Take a look at some of the exciting learning during our time in Nursery!

Maths - Children have enjoyed exploring larger loose parts using the vocabulary bigger, smaller, taller, shorter. We explored how to put them in order from the shortest to the tallest, we compared them with our own heights and worked together to build taller stuctures with resilience.

Understanding the world - Children have enjoyed exploring the natural world and learning about season change. We have loved jumping in muddy puddles, going on leaf hunts and exploring all of our senses in messy play. Children have also loved understanding different celebrations such as bonfire night and Christmas.

Preparing your child for the next stage in their education

Your child will soon be ready to start Reception.   

Ever wondered what you can do to help to your child to prepare?

Look no further! Take a look at our school readiness guide below for some useful tips.