Little Oaks

Welcome to Little Oaks. Mile Oak Primary School has grown roots! We are very excited to warmly welcome you to Little Oaks Nursery.

It’s been a long-term vision for the school to provide the youngest members of our community with a permanent and dedicated Early Years space, where they can access the wealth of opportunities, extensive grounds and facilities afforded by being part of a school setting. Little Oaks Nursery is an extension of our learning community and a place where, through nurturing and responsive interactions and expert provision, the critical foundations to children’s learning and development, are laid.

‘We cannot recommend Little Oaks Nursery and Mile Oak Primary School highly enough. The team are so friendly, kind and caring. They create a warm and welcoming environment that’s a fun and happy place to be.’
(Little Oaks family)

At Little Oaks Nursery our vision and values promote inclusion and equality for all pupils, staff and families. We embrace every child’s unique learning pathway and make a positive difference to children’s educational and wellbeing outcomes. We create a nurturing and open culture, where all children and adults can learn about and celebrate the wonderful diversities in our community.

At Little Oaks, our values and pledge are enacted through the delivery of the of the Early Years Foundation stage and our extended curriculum. We are driven by the Characteristics of Effective Learning and Teaching to achieve our whole school vision -  even our littlest learners ‘THINK BIG’

We explore, smile, sing and learn every day at Little Oaks. What will we be getting up to?

Purposeful play in our continuous provision: We carefully consider the learning opportunities available through our continuous provision; ensuring challenge and progression across the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Think, construction, sensory exploration, role play, small world, creativity and more!

Guided play: Our skilled adults will focus on specific knowledge and skills that can be achieved through play and across multiple contexts – meeting each child where they are and harnessing their unique interests

Enhanced environments: Quality books and key themes drive our provision. This is reflected through enhancements designed to develop specific knowledge or skills.

Bikes, trikes and physical play: We ensure timetabled time to use our bikes and physical resources on the playground and, in favourable weather, enjoy the school field.

Group times: Adult led, group learning with the intention of progressing in specific knowledge and skills across the EYFS. Think, story comprehension, early number, nursery phonics, mark making, singing and rhyme, circle games and more! Group times are for all, but especially our school starters.

Quality books, rhymes and poetry are part of everyday life at Little Oaks. We understand the central role reading aloud has in the development of the whole child but especially for communication and language skills – you can always find us with our nose in a good book!

In addition to our private nursery outside area, we have a large playground for bikes and physical play, an expansive field and running track and a designated forest school area. We also plan for regular visits to our school garden to explore the seasonal changes and care for our plants, fruits and vegetables.

If your child stays all day or you pay for the additional lunch period hour (12-1pm), you will need to send a packed lunch or order a hot lunch. Hot lunches are provided by Caterlink; they can be ordered on the day but must be paid for in advance through your Parent Pay account. If you state any allergies or intolerances on your registration form, Caterlink will require a full allergens declaration, signed by your doctor, before they can provide your child with meals.

The children also enjoy a healthy snack at our sharing table, during both the morning and the afternoon sessions. Milk will be provided by the school, through ‘Cool Milk’. As your child will not yet be 5, there is no need to sign up for this service, however, you must make it clear, on your registration form, if your child is unable to drink cow’s milk.

At Little Oaks Nursery we ensure that the knowledge, skills and experiences pertinent to our community are part and parcel of nursery practice and provision. What’s important to us?

Talking, listening and the world of words
Getting outside for whole body learning
Baking, making and exploring
Stories, singing and dancing
Learning about our community and world

What else will be planned?

Specialist teachers will be invited to work with groups of nursery children
Regular cooking experiences
Time in our school garden, forest school and beautiful green spaces
Community visitors and experiences
Welcome our families to the nursery to play and learn with us