Welcome to Little Harriers Nursery at Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy

Visit our wonderful woodland and read with our Little Harriers.

Our teaching team is:

Mrs Blackshaw- Nursery Manager, Mrs Buckley- Nursery TA, Mrs Nawaz – Nursery TA, Miss Qureshi – Nursery TA

We offer funded early years provision for 3 and 4 year olds, based in our purpose-built nursery within Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy. We focus on fun yet meaningful learning through play that nurtures curiosity, creativity and independence throughout the early years and beyond!

We are able to provide provide a caring and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to be independent and successful. The Nursery staff recognise the importance of play for children’s learning and plan experiences and activities accordingly to suit the children’s needs and interests.

Our termly themes are broad to allow us to respond to the current cohort’s needs and interests. Books are always a central part of this planning and we believe reading stories is an essential tool to support our children’s development.

Our learning

To find out more about what we are learning, please view our curriculum plans:

Summer Term – Down at the botton of the garden

Please click on the link to access our Little Harriers Handbook Nursery Parent information booklet Nursery-Parent-information-booklet-2025 (2)

Supporting your child’s learning

Tapestry Online Learning Journal:

We capture lots of your child’s learning on an online learning journal called Tapestry. You can also upload photos, videos and comments on there too to let us know what they have been doing at home. Please click on the links below to find out more and how to get the app on your smartphone:

Tapestry Parent/Carer information: https://tapestry.info/parents-carers.html

Information on how to get the app: Tapestry Guide For Parents Android A5 Booklet

Tapestry Parents Guide iOS A5 Booklet

Nursery open times:

Morning Session: 8:30am – 11:30am

Afternoon Session: 12:15pm – 3:15pm

All Day: 8:30am – 3:15pm

30 Hour Funding Agreement

If you have a 30 hour code there is still a charge for our lunch club. The cost is £5.95 per day, this amount will be loaded onto ParentPay as two separate payments, one for school meals and one for nursery lunch club. This is not covered by early years funding. It is the parents’ responsibility to renew the code every 3 months to prevent it from expiring and your child losing their 30 hour place.

Nursery Funding Dates:

If your child turns 3 between:
• 1 January – 31 March: funded places can start in the
summer term (from 1 April)
• 1 April – 31 August: funded places can start in the autumn
term (from 1 September)
• 1 September – 31 December: funded places can start in
the spring term (from 1 January)
• All places subject to availability/our Admissions Policy
criteria.
• Funded places may be withdrawn if children fail to attend
regularly.