Our provision
Our Nursery offers provision from when a child turns 2 years of age until they enter Reception in the September after they turn 4 years of age.
For 2 year olds we offer paid places (full days, mornings or afternoons) and Local Authority funded places (mornings or afternoons, top up options available). For 3 and 4 year olds, places are full day and free of charge (8.20 - 3pm).
Exceptional Nursery provision
We have invested significantly in ensuring our Nursery children get the very best start to life at KSA.
The building is purpose built as our nursery, co-designed with Early Years specialists to ensure it is the most enabling environment for our primary users: your children! Every decision about every piece of furniture, every peg and every light switch was made with your children in mind. We invested in high quality Community Playthings resources and furnishings, so the environment is inspiring, comfortable and safe.
Children free flow every day into our extra-ordinary outdoor learning environment. Designed by our team and Early Years experts, we created an amazing space for children to exercise and learn across all seventeen learning areas and develop their independence, imagination and self-confidence. Children have access to a woodland space with a tree house, sand pits, sensory and mud kitchens, climbing frames, water features and even a performance area.
Age 2+ provision
We opened our provision for 2-year-olds in September 2021. We are delighted to seize the opportunity to build relationships with our families from such a young age, building the foundations that will help our pupils to be happy and nurtured in the nursery years.
Our 2-year-old provision:
- Provides a loving, caring and safe environment for your child to grow and flourish
- Benefits from a specially designed nursery building and an exceptional outdoor learning environment across three different spaces
- Fully integrates into our long-term curriculum vision for 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and into Reception and beyond
The timings of the day are set up so that siblings can conveniently attend the 3-year-old and primary school day. Pupils who attend the 2-year-old nursery retain their nursery place when they become 3 years old, when full time (8.30-3pm provision) is available - without cost - to all families.
Age 3+ provision
Our Nursery environment is characterised by the formation of extremely positive and influential relationships between the school, pupils and their parents. We aim to support the development of the whole child, including their upbringing at home. Our curriculum is rich and varied teachers are encouraged to dream big in their curriculum choices to inspire and engage pupils.
Our 3-year-old provision:
- Has opportunities to learn more formally including the foundations of phonics where initial sounds are learnt in a fun and interactive way
- A curriculum which supports language, vocabulary and number development so that children are well prepared for learning in reception.
- A rich, stimulating and inspiring indoor and outdoor environment where there is space to learn and children can follow their own interests in play. We believe our ‘integrated day’ supports children to become confident, curious learners!
- Our 3-year-old provision is available full time (8.30 – 3pm) without cost to all families
Rise Reception Network
RISE Reception Networks: King Solomon Academy is a Lead School
The RISE Reception Networks bring together Reception practitioners and leaders to strengthen early years practice through collaboration, reflection and shared learning.
The Department for Education have set a target of 75% children to reach a Good Level of Development by 2028.
As a Lead School, King Solomon Academy coordinates opportunities for schools to connect, explore effective Reception practice and support continuous improvement.
Which Lead School?
We are one of five Lead Schools across Greater London. Below you can find which boroughs each Lead School support:
Ark King Solomon Academy:
Brent, Camden, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames, Westminster, City of London
Charles Dickens Primary and Nursery School:
Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth
Davies Lane Primary School:
Barnet, Enfield, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Haringey
Tollgate Primary School:
Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets
Rockmount Primary School:
Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Merton, Sutton,
What more can I learn?
This webpage provides a central access point for resources, examples and links that support Reception improvement and complement the work of the RISE Reception Networks.
The networks are intended to act as a supportive professional community where schools can:
- Share and reflect on evidence‑informed Reception practice
- Explore practical approaches to curriculum, provision and routines
- Develop confidence in assessment, observation and transition into Key Stage One
- Learn from each other’s experiences and share examples of strong practice
- Support schools to develop action plans and goal setting
Get involved!
Schools involved in the RISE Reception Networks benefit from:
- Half-termly online meetings for discussion, reflection and shared learning
- Termly in-person events at King Solomon Academy, where practice can be seen in action and explored through professional dialogue
- Our reception network supports schools across 12 London boroughs, working alongside local and national early years initiatives.
Who Can Take Part?
The RISE Reception Networks are open to:
- Reception class teachers
- Early Years leaders
- Senior leaders responsible for Reception provision, and headteachers
Schools can join at any point and engage in ways that best suit their context and priorities.
To join our network fill in the online form
Want to learn more? Here are some links for further reading:
RISE Reception networks – Department for Education
Help for Early Years practitioners
Have a question?
Get in touch at ksa.office@kingsolomonacademy.org