School Information

1. I can put my own coat on and off

2. I can put my own shoes on and off

3. I can open my own packed lunch

4. I can use a knife and fork

5. I can sit at a table when I eat.

1. I can interact and play games with others

2. I try to be a good friend

3. I can problem solve

4. I have persistence

5. I am willing to try

6. I am able to turn take and share

7. I am confident being away from Mummy and Daddy

8. I am able to express my emotions, thoughts and needs.

Admissions to our nursery are made through Caerphilly Council. The easiest way is to fill out the online application form, click here

Once your child has been allocated a place in our Nursery, Caerphilly Council will write to you to confirm your child’s place and they will also inform us.

When we have received our complete Nursery admission list at each admission round during the year, we will write to parents to invite you and your child to an information session. This information session will give you the chance to meet key staff as well as receiving important information ahead of your child starting with us. Your child will also have the chance to explore our nursery, play with some of our toys and meet new friends who will be starting at the same time as them.

Ahead of your child starting with us we will also ask you to do three things:

• Complete a Data Collection Form to provide us with information about your child and emergency contact information. You can either do this online or complete a paper form.
• Send us a copy of their Birth Certificate. You can either email a photograph/scan of this to us or bring it into the office for us to copy.
• Complete all for the following consent forms, ICT Consent, GDPR Consent and Photos/Video Consent.

For children starting at the beginning of an academic year in September, we usually stagger their starting days during the first week – meaning your child would attend nursery once as part of a small group for a reduced session between Monday – Thursday and they would then stay for their full session from Friday onwards. This helps us to get to know your child really well and helps them to settle in quickly without feeling overwhelmed.

For children starting in our nursery as an in-year transfer (not at the start of an academic year or as a Rising 3 in January or April), you will receive a notification from Caerphilly Council that your child has been allocated a place.

Your child should bring a coat to school – we spend lots of time outside!

They can bring their own water-bottle if they choose but we have plenty of cups for children to drink water when they’re thirsty.

A spare change of underwear can be helpful in case your child has an toileting accident.

In Summer months, please make sure your child wears sun cream and brings a sun hat to school.

Yes, we expect all children to wear our school uniform, though please don’t worry if there are odd days where you. haven’t managed to wash it and need to send your child in wearing something else. You can find out more about our school uniform and where to get it from here. We also have some uniform available from school.

At Abercarn Primary, we communicate with parents in a variety of ways.

Text Message: We often send text messages to update parents on school events or various matters.

Telephone: For more urgent issues, we will contact you via telephone.

SeeSaw App: We will upload some of your child’s work to the SeeSaw app. You can also upload images and videos of your child’s work/achievements outside of school to share with us.

School Website/Newsletters: Each week (Friday), we send out a newsletter to update parents on all that’s been taking place in the school.

Child’s Annual Report: At the end of the school year, parents are provided with a written report summarising what their child has covered and achieved during the year.

Young children love it when you chat, play and read with them!

Read together
Reading is a fundamental part of education and reading on a daily basis greatly helps your child in all areas of learning. Reading is also a great opportunity to wind down and relax in between other activities. Picture books introduce your child to new things they may not have seen yet. Try to use the same book because children learn from repetition.

Talk
Switch off the television and talk to your child about everything. When talking to your child you are teaching them what communication is about. Remember to listen to what they are saying and respond.

Imaginative play
Imaginative play is a great way to get children to express their creativity. You could create a scene such as setting up a shop with tins from the cupboard. You could set up a pet shop using soft toys or a farm using animal figures.

Replicate activities
Repeating activities or tasks your child has carried out at nursery can help to reinforce the things they have learnt. You will learn directly from your child what they have enjoyed and things they might like to do more of. You can find what we have been up to in nursery on Seesaw.