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Here, you will find a list of useful reference documents from Government and 3rd party specialists on subjects such as standards and child development.
Please contact the nursery if you have any questions that can’t be answered by browsing this website.
Letter from LCC congratulating Cottam Nursery School’s OFSTED OUTSTANDING award (30th Oct 2018)
OFSTED Inspection Report – Cottam Nursery School (3 Oct 2018)
Cottam Nursery School revised Privacy Notice in line with GDPR (May 25th 2018)
Government document setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five.
Parents’ Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework which is how the Government and early years professionals describe the time in your child’s life between birth and age 5.
Non-statutory guidance from the British Association of Early Childhood Education in implementing the statutory requirements of the EYFS.
Our Quality award granted to Cottam Nursery School by Lancashire County Council.
Most recent publication of the Cottam Nursery School parent’s handbook.
For special educational needs in Lancashire
Read this if you have a child with special educational needs and/or disabilities and who lives in Lancashire.
Tables of important holiday dates and information about the Holiday Club
Sorry, due to current Government policy on restricted movement, we are limiting some publications until further notice. Please contact the Nursery if you have any further queries about this topic. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause.
This is a list of the most popular policy downloads that we follow at our nursery. For any specific issue that you cannot find here, please contact the Nursery Manager.
You can read or print any policy found here but it cannot be edited. From time to time, we may update or amend a policy, or add to this list. We will endeavour to keep these policies up to date.
Our policies are currently under review, check back later for up to date policies.
A set of the latest forms that are issued by our nursery. You will find an application form here.
Cottam Nursery School – registration form (pdf format). Please download and print. Then complete and return a signed copy to the nursery. Contact the nursery if you are unable to print the form.
Here is a table of standard fees Cottam Nursery School charges for looking after your child. Please note that Cottam Nursery School reserves the right to make amendments from time to time and therefore this fee table and/or its payment terms may vary. Please contact the nursery if you are unsure of the latest fee charges and how to pay.
A table of the session fees for Cottam Nursery School for the current/next academic year.
The fee payment terms of Cottam Nursery School.
From time to time, we will publish our latest promotional material in this section. Please note that we reserve the right to ‘weed’ old material that we feel no longer relevant.
Awating news of new events
Out-of-date documents which might contain useful information.
Our OFSTED inspection report (Nov 2010) for early years provision.
Summer 2018 information on the NEW Holiday Clubs at Cottam Nursery School
Holiday Club BOOKING FORM – Easter, May, Summer 2019
One of our promotional hand-outs from Cottam Nursery School issued in summer 2017.