Welcome to Enfield Academy Nursery
Our School
Our Values
Enfield Academy is proud to be a part of the Enquire Learning Trust and is strongly shaped by the values and ethos of the Trust. Enfield is a school with ‘care and nurture’ at the heart of all we do.
Welcome from Mrs Lowe
Enfield’s nursery truly is a special place to be. We believe that children learn best when parents and school work together to ensure that our youngest learners thrive in our care. We look forward to welcoming you into our school and working in partnership with you in the future.
Mrs J Lowe- Principal
Meet the Team
Mrs A Johnson
Early Years Leader
Mrs D Croudson
Early Years
Practitioner
Miss C Oliver
Early Years Practitioner
Miss N Wilkinson
Early Years
Practitioner
Miss L Carstairs
Early Years
Practitioner
Mrs N Huddleston
Early Years
Practitioner/ Induction Lead
Our School Day
Our morning session begins at 8.45am and ends at 11.45pm.
The afternoon session begins at 12.15pm and ends at 3.15pm.
We offer 30 hour provision for those eligible. There will be an additional charge for the lunchtime session.
We offer paid for top up sessions but these must be booked in advance and depend on availability.
Funding
Enquire now about funded places for your
All children aged 2 are entitled to 15 hours free Nursery care per week for 38 weeks per year. This is increasing to 30 hours per week from September 2025
All children age 3-4 are entitled to 15 hours free Nursery care. However, some working families are eligible to 30 hours funded places which we offer at Enfield Academy. Find our if you are eligible at
Learning Through Play
Play is often viewed as a simple pastime for children, but its significance in early childhood education is profound. Play-based learning fosters essential cognitive, social, and emotional development in young learners.
Play-based learning is an educational approach that uses play as the primary mode of learning. Children engage in structured and unstructured play to explore concepts, solve problems, and develop skills. This method is rooted in the understanding that children learn best when they are actively involved and having fun.
Our highly skilled team provide a learning environment that enables children to explore, create, experiment and play! Our resources,equipment and activities are all set up in a way that meets the developmental needs of each child. Our staff will regularly play with the children because it is our skilled questioning and support that helps them to progress.Throughout each day the children will play independently, in groups, with an adult, at a table, on the floor, writing in a book, writing in the mud! We encourage all of our parents to play with their children at home too. You will be amazed at what children are capable of when we meet them at their level.
Indoor Environment
Outdoor Environment
School Uniform
In Nursery, we often learn through play and sometimes that can get a little messy so please be prepared!
Our uniform consists of a red jumper/cardigan, white polo-shirt, and grey trousers, skirt or shorts. Girls can also wear the re gingham dress suing the warmer weather
We have a pre-loved uniform shop where many items of uniform are available to you for collect immediately.
When Will My Child Start?
Enfield Academy offers places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
2 year old’s can start the term after their 2nd birthday
3 year old’s can start Nursery the term after their 3rd birthday
What Can I do to Prepare?
Encourage Independence
Encourage your child to independently go to the toilet and put on their shoes and coat. It’s also a great idea to teach them how to ask an adult for help if they need it.
Develop their Communication skills
Practise greetings, simple questions and have lots of conversations. Speaking and listening is a core skill that we teach through our Oracy curriculum.
Encourage your child to talk in full sentences
Talk to your child about Nursery
Talk to your child about what to expect at school. Talk to them about how much fun Nursery is and all the great things to look forward to.
Communication
We use an App called Class
Dojo to share some aspects of your child’s learning, letters and updates
The My Child At School (MCAS) App is where lots of important information is shared which as attendance, payments, trips, clubs, school dinners and school reports
We post photos regularly on our school Facebook page which is linked to our new Instagram page. Make sure you follow us to see the learning that happens in our school.
