Little PAWS updates
We are pleased to announce that Jackie Hance is our new Nursery Manager. Jackie is a very experienced Nursery Manager including working alongside a school. She is already working with the team at PAWS and has helped to recruit some of our new Little PAWS staff. Our final round of recruitment is taking place at the start of this term.
Having been successful in our funding application, we have secured plans for the redevelopment of the Old School Building. This should be completed during July and August. Any outstanding work will be completed during the October half term or over the Christmas holiday.
Jackie has finalised her furniture requirements and we are looking forward to receiving our Community Playthings order during the summer.
We continue to plan to be open from 8th September 2025 for children aged 2+, we hope to be able to offer some settling-in sessions for new starters during the week before.
As previously communicated for 0–2-year-olds we require a separate Ofsted registration for the school. We can only apply for this registration 12 weeks before we are due to open, and this process can take up to 10 weeks. Therefore, formal bookings for 0-2 year olds may be delayed.
Waiting list
We are now holding a waiting list for most age groups. There is potential that some applicants will still get a space for September as we are awaiting deposits from some families. We will keep in touch with these families individually.
Our next steps
- Final recruitment for nursery staff is already underway.
- We expect some external building work to the Old School Building to commence in June.
- In July we will send out information for how parents/carers should apply for their childcare voucher code for funded hours.
We may not yet be able to answer all of your questions but if you have something you would like to ask, please email the team at littlepaws@pevenseyschool.org.uk.
