Acorns Nursery September 2025
*Please note this information is just for the Acorns pupils starting this September 25. If your child is starting in January 26 or April 26, we will send you information closer to the time*
Registration Next Steps
We are delighted that your child is joining our Acorns nursery class in September. Here are the next steps to register your child.
- Email us a copy of your child’s birth certificate: school@wps.org.uk or bring it in
- Complete the electronic registration form below before Monday 23rd June 2025: Registration Form PIF
- Complete the funding form if you are claiming 30hrs: Funding Form (30hrs)
Breakfast and After School Club - If you are interested in a place at Woodpeckers Breakfast or After School Club, please click here for more information and link to the booking form.
Useful Diary Dates
Stay and Play Sessions
Before the children start in Nursery we would like to invite you to attend a 'stay and play'/induction session to ease the transition into school and start to meet the team.
Two date options – You will be e-mailed with one of the sessions below:
- Thursday 4th September 2025 1.45pm to 2.30pm
- Friday 5th September 2025 1.45pm to 2.30pm
Please arrive at our daytime entrance gate in the road called Cedars. Parents stay in the nursery.
If you are unable to make your date, please do not worry, we are used to settling in children.
We would also like to invite Parents to a Parent Coffee Morning with us on Wednesday 10th September at 9am (younger siblings welcome)
Your child's first week
Your child will start normal sessions at nursery in the week commencing 8th September.
We would prefer you to bring your child in at 10am on their first day so it is less hectic time for us to settle them in, however, if you are dropping off siblings at school please feel free to bring your child at 8.50am when the rest of the school starts.
Many parents choose a staggered start for their child but please discuss this with nursery staff, for example mornings for the first week. Please note that if you are paying for your child’s sessions, full fees are payable from the day they start.
30 hour codes – action required before 31st August
Please note that if your child has a 30 hours fully funded space/working families entitlement, you will need to apply for or reconfirm their code by 31 August 2025 at the latest. You will need to give us this code in order to claim the funded hours. We ask all parents to provide the code in advance and then complete a funding declaration form on their child’s first day.
You will then need to reconfirm the code every 3 months in order to keep your child’s funding in place. The government should send you a reminder email but we recommend you make a calendar note yourself. If you do not confirm your code on time, you will need to pay for any hours previously covered by code until the next eligibility period.
If you have any queries about funding and codes, please give the office a call.
Coolmilk
We are part of the Coolmilk scheme, if you would like to register your child to have milk in school please register at www.coolmilk.com (free for under 5's).
Lunches
If you haven't done so already, please let us know if your child will be having school dinners or packed lunches in September. You can do this by emailing the office on school@wps.org.uk
Any Questions?
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call us in the school office here at Woodmansterne Primary on 01737 353120 or email school@wps.org.uk