About Lydalls Nursery School

Lydalls Nursery School is a Local Authority maintained nursery school, which has existed on its current site for over 60 years. The current building was opened in 1995 and it was further developed in 2001 to provide a wide range of extended services.

Lydalls Nursery School receives a regular full school Ofsted inspection. Our most
recent inspection graded all areas of provision as outstanding.

The Nursery School offers a funded education place for children aged 3 to 5 years. Children's names may be placed on the waiting list from their 2nd birthday.

The Nursery provides 60 places per session. It is an inclusive school with 10 of these places prioritised for children identified as having Special Educational Needs.

The Nursery is open from Monday to Friday during term time. Term dates and holidays are displayed in the entrance hall and on this website.

Initially children are offered a part time place of either 5 mornings or 5 afternoons per week. From September 2009, children will receive an additional 2½ hours per week. During the academic year when children turn 5, they will be offered a full time place.
Full time children will receive a school meal, which is cooked on site. There is a charge for this.

Additional sessions, breakfast club, after school club and holiday clubs are provided
in an integrated way by our Chameleon Club. There is a charge for these sessions.

There is no charge for Nursery School sessions, although we do request a weekly, voluntary donation of £1 to help purchase expendable resources.

We work closely with, and receive regular visits from a range of support agencies,
including educational psychologists, speech and language therapists and Oxfordshire's
early years advisory team.

The school works in partnership with local
pre-schools and the Didcot Partnership of Schools to ensure continuity of provision.

The Nursery is used as a training placement
for teachers, nursery nurses and work experience students. We are also used as a model of good practice by the Local Authority and provide and/or host a wide range of
training events.

Parents and members of the local community
are encouraged to come in to school to support our work.