Fordbridge Community Primary School
Fordbridge Childcare Plus
Welcome to Fordbridge Early Years Foundation Stage
At Fordbridge Community Primary School, we believe that every child deserves the very best start to their educational journey. Through our vision of Achieving Excellence Together, we provide a nurturing, ambitious and inclusive environment where children feel happy, safe and ready to learn.
Our Early Years Curriculum
Our Early Years curriculum is carefully designed to develop children's social, emotional, physical and academic skills through a balance of purposeful play, exploration and high-quality teaching. We inspire curiosity, encourage independence and help children develop a lifelong love of learning.
Our Values
The values of Respect, Responsibility, Reliability and Resilience are at the heart of our daily practice. From their very first day, children learn how to work and play positively with others, make responsible choices, persevere when faced with challenges and become dependable members of our school community.
Supporting Every Child
We value the unique strengths, interests and experiences that every child brings to Fordbridge. By working in close partnership with parents, carers and other professionals, we ensure that learning is personalised and that every child is supported to achieve their full potential.
Learning Through Exploration
Our indoor and outdoor learning environments provide rich opportunities for children to explore, investigate, create and problem-solve. Through these experiences, children develop the confidence, independence and resilience needed to succeed in school and beyond.
A Positive Start to School Life
We are committed to ensuring that every child feels valued, included and celebrated. Careful transition arrangements help children settle confidently into Nursery and Reception and continue their learning journey successfully as they move through the school.
Our Community
At Fordbridge, we are proud of our diverse community and the strong relationships that enable us to work together to achieve excellence for every child.
2-Year funding: Children can be admitted the term after they become 2 years old, as long as you have applied and been approved for 2-year funding. Please contact Fordbridge Childcare Plus Office should you have any questions regarding 2-year funding.
3-Year funding: Children can be admitted in the term after they become 3 years old (funding is Universal, no need to apply).
30-Hour 3-Year funding: Children can be admitted in the term after they become 3 years old as long as you have applied and been approved for 30-hour 3-year funding. Please contact Fordbridge Childcare Plus Office should you have any questions regarding 30-hour 3-year funding.
We have three intakes per year and admit children at the beginning of each term: September, January and April.
Before Applying for your Nursery Space, We recommend and welcome Parents/Carers to request and arrange to come and visit the setting, prior to applying for a space. This enables you to be sure this is the right setting for you and your child. You can speak with Mrs Berry in the Office on 0121 779 8040 ext 3 to arrange your visit.
We try our best to meet parents’ request, however, sometimes there may be more applications for a particular intake than there are places. If this happens, we will use the oversubscription criteria to decide who is offered a place.
Oversubscription criteria
Priority 1 – Siblings of children already attending the Setting or Main School.
Priority 2 – Looked after children or children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
Priority 3 – First come, first served basis. Will be in waiting list order.
How to apply
Contact the Fordbridge Childcare Plus Office and leave your details over the phone or via email.
Phone number: 0121 779 8040 ext. 3.
Email: childcareplus@fordbridge.solihull.sch.uk
The office will place your details on a waiting list. You can add your child to the waiting list at any point from birth and the office will advise you over the phone what term/year your child would start based on their date of birth.