Acorns Nursery January 2026
*Please note this information is just for the Acorns pupils starting this January 26. If your child is starting after this, we will send you information closer to the time*
Registration Next Steps
We are delighted that your child is joining our Acorns nursery class. Here are the next steps to register your child.
- Email us a copy of your child’s birth certificate: school@wps.org.uk or bring it in
- Complete the electronic registration form below by 10 Dec : Registration Form PIF
- Complete the Universal Declaration form 15hrs: Universal Declaration Form (15hours)
- Complete the funding form if you are claiming 30hrs: Funding Form (30hrs)
Breakfast and After School Club - If you are interested in a place at Woodpeckers Breakfast or After School Club, please click here for more information and link to the booking form.
Useful Diary Dates
Stay and Play Session
Before the children start in Nursery we would like to invite you to attend a 'stay and play'/induction session to ease the transition into school and start to meet the team on:
- Monday 5th January 2026 1.45pm to 2.30pm
Please arrive at our daytime entrance gate in the road called Cedars. Parents accompany their child and stay in the nursery.
If you are unable to make your date, please do not worry, we are used to settling in children.
Coffee Morning Invite
We would like to invite you to a new parent coffee morning on Wednesday 14th January 9.00-9.30am. Babies and younger siblings also welcome. Please come to the school office after drop off if you can attend.
Your child's first week
Your child will start normal sessions at nursery either on:
Wed 7th January (If a Wed-Fri pattern or a Mon-Fri pattern)
or:
Monday 12th January (if a Mon-Wed only pattern)
We would prefer you to bring your child in at 10am on their first day so it is less hectic time for us to settle them in, however, if you are dropping off siblings at school please feel free to bring your child at 8.50am when the rest of the school starts.
Many parents choose a staggered start for their child but please discuss this with nursery staff, for example mornings for the first week. Please note that if you are paying for your child’s sessions, full fees are payable from the day they start.
30 hour codes – action required before December
Please note that if your child has a 30 hours fully funded space/working families entitlement, you will need to apply for or reconfirm their code before they start. You will need to give us this code in order to claim the funded hours. We ask all parents to provide the code in advance and then complete a funding declaration form on or by their child’s first day.
You will then need to reconfirm the code every 3 months in order to keep your child’s funding in place. The government should send you a reminder email but we recommend you make a calendar note yourself. If you do not confirm your code on time, you will need to pay for any hours previously covered by code until the next eligibility period.
If you have any queries about funding and codes, please give the office a call.
Coolmilk
We are part of the Coolmilk scheme, if you would like to register your child to have milk in school please register at www.coolmilk.com (free for under 5's).
Lunches
If you haven't done so already, please let us know if your child will be having school dinners or packed lunches in September. You can do this by emailing the office on school@wps.org.uk
Any Questions?
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call us in the school office here at Woodmansterne Primary on 01737 353120 or email school@wps.org.uk