Welcome to Luston Nursery

Our aim is to provide a caring, stimulating, and happy environment where children from the age of two can begin their exciting journey into education. We believe that early learning should be filled with curiosity, creativity, and joy. Through play, exploration, and gentle guidance, we help each child develop confidence, independence, and a love for learning that will support them as they grow.

I would like to introduce the nursery team...

My name is Stacey Mills, and I am the Nursery Manager. I have been part of the school community for many years and have had the pleasure of leading the nursery for quite some time. With over 20 years of experience in childcare, I am passionate about providing a loving, caring, and nurturing environment where every child feels safe, valued, and happy. I take great pride in helping children grow, learn, and develop at their own pace, ensuring they feel confident, supported, and ready for the next stage of their journey.

I work in close collaboration with Mrs. Hullah and Mrs. Moriarty, whose dedication, expertise, and warmth make them tremendous assets to our nursery. Their professionalism, creativity, and genuine care for the children greatly enhance the quality of our provision and contribute to the positive, supportive atmosphere that defines our setting.

Mrs Mills Mrs Hullah Mrs Moriarty

We also work very closely with the Cherry Class team (Reception) enabling us to strengthen our links with the school.

Mrs Moore and Mrs Jones are the class teachers and Mrs Mantle is the classroom teaching assistant.

Mrs Moore Mrs Jones Mrs Mantle

At Luston nursery, we take great pride in creating a rich and stimulating learning environment where every child feels valued, curious, and inspired to learn. Our planning is carefully designed to balance structured, purposeful activities with opportunities for free-flow, child-initiated play. This approach allows children to follow their own interests, make independent choices, and develop confidence in their abilities.

Our dedicated staff observe and listen closely to the children, using their interests and developmental needs to shape meaningful experiences that promote exploration, creativity, and problem-solving. Through this responsive approach, children are encouraged to take the lead in their learning, while being gently guided and supported by skilled practitioners.

We follow a topic-based approach to learning, providing a broad and engaging framework that introduces new ideas and concepts in a way that is relevant and exciting for young minds. However, we remain flexible and adaptable, allowing children’s curiosity to steer the direction of learning. This ensures that every child’s unique strengths, needs, and interests are nurtured, supporting their holistic development—socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively.

Our ultimate goal is to create a warm, inclusive environment where children develop a lifelong love of learning and the confidence to explore the world around them.

The nursery is one room with an joining outdoor under shelter area and have access to the school's forest school, playing field and large playground.

At Luston Nursery, we believe that parental involvement is a cornerstone of a child’s early education and development. When parents actively participate in their child’s learning journey, it strengthens the connection between home and nursery, creating a consistent and supportive environment where children can flourish.

We recognise that parents are a child’s first and most influential educators. By working in partnership, we can share insights, celebrate achievements, and ensure that each child’s individual needs and interests are fully understood and supported. This collaboration allows us to extend learning beyond the nursery setting, reinforcing key skills and concepts through everyday experiences at home.

Parental involvement also contributes to children’s emotional well-being. When children see their parents engaged and interested in their nursery life, they feel valued, confident, and motivated to explore and learn. This sense of security and encouragement helps to build self-esteem, resilience, and positive behaviour.

Furthermore, strong relationships between parents and staff create a nurturing community built on trust, respect, and open communication. Together, we can provide the best possible start for every child, ensuring they develop a strong foundation for future success.

We operate from 8:45-2:45 Monday to Friday. Term time only.

Wrap around care:

Breakfast club - 8:00-8:45

After nursery club - 2:45-4:15

Childcare choices- apply for your child's funding here:

www.gov.uk/free-childcare-if-working/apply-for-free-childcare-if-youre-working

Through careful observation and assessment , we can establish each child's next steps. We use a platform called seesaw to communicate with parents and share activities. We encourage parents to share their adventures via seesaw, this helps support those positive relationships with parents and supports strong connections between each child's home and school life.

Every child’s happiness is our priority. We want each child in our care to feel happy, safe, and secure, with experiences that nurture their confidence and curiosity, guiding and supporting them as they move forward on their educational journey.

Ofsted Report – Luston Nursery

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Luston Primary retained our GOOD status!

"From the start, there is a well-resourced approach to teaching reading. Beginning in the Nursery, adults provide a language-rich environment. Staff share songs and rhymes that get children excited about the rhythm and patterns of language. Staff also teach children about the importance of careful speaking and listening. This helps prepare them well for when they start formal phonics in Reception. ".

Our Busy Day

Curriculum Goals

Read Write Inc

At Luston nursery, we use a phonics and reading programme called Read Write Inc (RWI). The Read Write Inc. programme, developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a whole-school approach to teaching literacy that creates fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers. We want to develop the skills children need to learn to read, as well as promoting a love for books and a love for reading.

Watch the videos below to find out more about RWI

What is RWI?

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herefordshire Local Offer

Herefordshire Local Offer provides details on support, services and information for families with children and young people with SEND, including early education and childcare options.

If you would like support or advice please take a look at Hereford's Local offer for guidance:

Herefordshire Local Offer

Information from NSPCC- under 5's online safety

nspcc parent resources 2025.pdf

Summer 1 2026

The very Hungry Caterpillars story

What happens to a caterpillar?

Andy's wild adventures- Monarch Butterflies

Spring 2 2026

Handa's Surprise

Andy's wild adventures- Ostrich

(Some of us didn't know what an Ostrich was so we did a little investigating.)

Spring 1 2026

Autumn 2 2025

Cbeebies Remembrance

Bringing down the moon

Autumn 1 2025

Our farming activities

A visit from a local pig farmers

Our trip to Kington small breeds farm 2025

Leavers trip 2025

Summer Term 2

We're going on a lion hunt Gingerbread man story Subitise up to 5 Number pairs that make 5

Summer Term 1

That's my flower The very greedy bee

Spring 2-2025

Goldilocks song Bear hunt yoga

Spring 1 - 2025

Andy's Adventures with Emperor penguins

Hybernation song

Autumn 2 2024

Diwali story The polar Express Reindeer pokey dance

Bonfire

We have made some lovely bonfire night pictures using different materials. We also discussed how to keep ourselves safe on bonfire night.

Diwali

We have been celebrating Diwali, we made our very own candles to take home.

Our visit to Croft Castle

We spent the day at Croft Castle with Cherry class, it was a little chilly but we had great fun exploring the chapel and both play areas. We were fantastic at climbing and balancing.

We Love Snow!

We explored the snow on the playground using all our senses, we also made a snow bear!

Forest school with Redwood class

We loved spending the morning playing and exploring the forest school area with Redwood children. Mrs Talboy and Miss Turner even helped us roast a marshmallow on the fire.

Christmas

We love celebrating Christmas!

We have decorated Christmas trees, had Christmas lunch and party food, had a party and made some beautiful and unique art work, loved taking part in a reindeer run, watched a pantomime, made Christingles and met Santa. We also joined Cherry class and performed the Nativity "Away in a Manger".

Autumn 1- 2024

JoJo and Gran Gran The Gruffalo Story Free downloadable Gruffalo colouring pictures

Summer 2-2024

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Medium term plan-Summer 1

Spring Term 2 Activities

Medium term plan- Spring 2

Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Ballet

Medium term plan- Spring 1

A Dot In the Snow Number songs

Medium Term plan- Autumn 1 2023-2024

Old Mc Donald song The Little Red Hen story Tractor Ted- Baby animal names

Medium Term plan- Summer 2

10 Little Pirates StorySubitise with a PirateSea Shanty Song to learn

Pirate treasure map pizza

Safari park visit

All of the pre-school children and nursery staff really enjoyed our trip to the safari park. We loved looking at all the different animals but especially enjoyed visiting the dinosaurs and digging for fossils.

It was a great way to finish our journey together before they all move on to reception. What great memories we have made together.