New Starter Info – Nursery
Information for new starters 2025/26
We’re delighted that you have chosen Marleigh Primary Academy Nursery for your child. Please take the time to read through all of the documents available to download below. The documents contain important information about the school day and a guide to ordering school meals.
If you have any questions please contact the office at enquiries@marleighprimary.org
Information about breakfast club and after school clubs.
Times
9am – Nursery opens
3pm – End of nursery day for all children
School Uniform
At Marleigh Primary Nursery uniform is option, if your child does wear uniform we strongly recommend that all clothing is named.
Absences
Illness
If your child is going to be late or absent through illness or medical appointments, please inform the school. If no explanation for absence is given, the school office will make contact with parents/guardians to establish a reason for absence. For cases of diarrhoea and vomiting, 48hrs absence must be observed after the last episode.
If your child has an infectious illness, please let the school know as soon as it is diagnosed. There are recommended guidelines from County and the NHS that school has to follow if a child has an infectious illness.
Holidays
Whilst nursery attendance isn’t compulsory, frequent and long term absence can be disruptive. Any absence for 30 days or more may impact your funding and your child’s place at nursery.
Please note, all unfunded sessions must still be paid for whether the child attends or not.
Changes to timetables can only be made a half term in advance.
End of School
Our nursery day ends at 3pm and children should be picked up from outside the nursery entrance. If your child is going home with someone other than yourself/usual person collecting them, please let the school office know, and if this is the case we will ask for a password. We also ask that anyone bringing a dog
should leave them outside the school premises.
Parking
Unfortunately, we do not have facilities for parent parking.
Mid-morning snacks
The Early Years and KS1 pupils are provided with a mid-morning healthy snack through the Government initiative. It is usually an apple, orange, carrot, tomato or banana. If your child would prefer to bring in a healthy snack from home that is also fine but it must be nut-free.
My Child At School
The school has an online payment system which parents should use to pay for trips, clubs and other school activities. We hope you find paying this way much more convenient and from the schools perspective it saves us time and reduces the chance of money being lost or stolen. We use a system called My Child At School (MCAS) which is very easy to use and you can make online payments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week safely.
Once your child starts you will be sent an invitation code to activate your child’s MCAS account.
Tapestry
Our nursery uses Tapestry to journal your child’s progress. More information and provide your consent.
Lunches and Free School Meals
Our nursery does not provide free school meals, but we’re pleased to offer a convenient paid lunch option through the Innovate online ordering system. All lunches must be booked in advance to ensure availability.
If you prefer, you’re very welcome to send your child with a packed lunch. We kindly ask that packed lunches do not include fizzy drinks, glass bottles, or any nuts or nut products, to help keep everyone safe.
Please note that we are unable to provide school meals to children who have not had a lunch booked in advance.
Private property
Personal and private property, e.g. toys, games, cards etc. should not be brought into school. We cannot take responsibility for any personal property should it be lost or damaged at school.
Medication/medical conditions
If your child has a specific medical condition requirement, please do let the school know in advance and include the details on the Admission Form. If your child is asthmatic please arrange with your GP to have an inhaler left in school at all times.
In accordance with County Council guidelines, our staff are not allowed to administer medicine, except in extreme exceptional circumstances. If your child is on antibiotics you, or an adult designated by you, can come in at break time or lunch time to administer the medicine. However, if the dosage is 3 times a day we
suggest you give one dose just before the child comes to school, another as they get home, and the third later in the evening. If the dosage is 4 times a day, then we will require you to complete a medical administer form, which are held in the school office. The school can only administer prescribed medicine from the doctor which has the child’s details on.
Computer data – personal information
You will be requested to complete a pupil data form (Admission Form). Please can you complete the form and return it to school as soon as possible. The forms are extremely important as they provide us with parent/guardian contact numbers, medical information etc. We also ask for additional emergency contact numbers, such as a neighbour, childminder or grandparents who would be willing and ‘fit’ to take your child home during the day if they are feeling unwell. Once again this information is Strictly Confidential and our office practices comply with the Data Protection Act.
Emergency closures
In the event of a school closure for snow or other circumstances we will communicate this information by the following means:
Parent mail, notice on the School Website and Social Media.