Colleges Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
Location
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Colleges' two main spacious Nursery rooms, Sunflower and Daisy Room and a large outside play area are run by a team of highly experienced Teachers, Nursery Nurses and Teaching Assistants. Each child is welcomed as part of a Key Group. Their Key Person is responsible for building a relationship with your child and with you.
Their mission is to understand your child's interests and ways of learning to better plan and enable your child's development of skills and knowledge through play. Children who have additional educational or health needs are also offered individualized specialist support from trained staff under the guidance of our SENDCO.
Colleges' curriculum is based upon the Early Years Foundation Stage and each child's development is observed, planned for and evaluated on a daily basis. Parents are invited to access an online Learning Journal which staff use to capture and track your child's progress. Please read our Learning and Teaching (Curriculum) Policy to find out more.
We offer a variety of different sessions for 2, 3 and 4 year olds with session options to suit the needs of all our families. We recommend that children attend a minimum of 2-3 sessions per week.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 110597
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Purser Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Celia Roberts | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Oliver | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gill Learmond | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ysanne Austin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Louise Bedford | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Padmini Radhakrishnan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Anne Crick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Janey Morrison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ruth Holman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Veronica Sharpe Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
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