Nursery 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the St. Matthew's Primary School Nursery Class Page

Welcome everyone!

At St Matthew's, we value all our children as individuals and we aim to celebrate their unique qualities through our school core values so they can really 'let their light shine'. We believe children are learning all of the time and we know through their play children are thinking deeply and learning about themselves, the world and others.

Nursery offer 
Our 15 hour offer runs on Mon (full day), Tues (full day) and Wed (half day), we are pleased to announce that we are also offering 30 hour provision. Whether you are eligible to funding or would like to access payable top-up sessions for those who are not eligible. To check eligibility please click here

You could also be entitled to Free School Meals in Nursery, this means that if your child is staying for the full day you could also have lunch provided if entitled. To check please click here

Communication and photos 

• At St Matthew's, we use School Spider as a parent/school communication tool. It will have all the most recent class work, updates, news and events. Please check this regularly. 

PE

• PE day is Tuesday morning, please come dressed in PE kit, this is a white plain top, black joggers, leggings or shorts, trainers and the school jumper. Please don't send your child to school in jewlery. This is provided by a sports coach with a member of the EYFS team to support.

Reading

• Book bags should be brought into school regularly so we can read with children, however books are changed once a week on Wednesday. You will receive a Monster Phonics book, a library book and when your child reaches this point in their learning journey a banded book also.

Snack

• Everyday school will provide a healthy snack, this is a piece of fruit and an additional item which varies daily. Examples include cheese and crackers, soft cheese and cucumber, yoghurt, houmous, crossiant and breadsticks. We use this as a teaching opportunity and a chance to try something new with our friends. We also use snack time a time to talk and share stories to develop communication and language.

Lunch

• Nursery is not currently included in the governments universal meal offer, therefore you can either order a school dinner at £2.73 or provide a packed lunch.
  If you are entitled to free school meals you may be able to get free school dinners, apply at the below link to check.
  https://www.stockport.gov.uk/start/free-school-meals-application-form

Wraparound care

• Nursery can access our wraparound care offer at St. Matthew's we provide breakfast club from 7.45am and after school provision (Rainbow club) from 3.20pm - 6pm, click here for further information.

Please click here for information about ‘what to expect, when’, which is in relation to your child’s development.

Please click here for information on supporting your child with toilet training with the ERIC website.