Thank you for choosing Hamstel Infant School and Nursery!

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We would like to warmly welcome all new families and the children who will be starting with us in 2026.

We hope that the information on this page will answer some of your questions you may have about your child starting school in September.

 

Transitions from Pre-schools and Nurseries

We will be visiting many pre-schools and nursery settings to find out a little bit more about your child and where they are with their current learning.

 

Your will receive a letter in June 2026 to let your child know who their new teacher will be, which class they will be in as well as dates and times for all our transition events.

 

Transition Events:

 

Induction Meeting for Parents: We will be holding an induction meeting for new Reception parents on Wednesday 24th June at 1.45pm or Thursday 25th June at 6.45pm in the school hall.

 

Stay and Play sessions: In order to get to know our new families and for the children to have an opportunity to meet each other before the summer break we are inviting parents/carers to attend a stay and play session with their child. These sessions will take place on Friday 26th June and Thursday 2nd July and will be held in the Children and Family Centre. Exact timings will be confirmed closer to the event.

 

Talking Transitions: We will be holding a Talking Transition event in early July for all new children and parents starting Reception. This will take place on Friday 3rd July with the exact timings to be confirmed closer to the event. 

 

Open Evening: All new families are invited to our whole school open evening where you can come and meet your new class teacher and visit your new classroom on our open evening on Monday 13th July. 

 

Home Visits: Home visits will take place on Wednesday 2nd September, Thursday 3rd September or Friday 4th September 2026.

 

Stay and Play Sessions: We will be inviting every child to two short stay and play sessions. The first session will take place on Monday 7th September, 9.00am to 10.30am or 1.30pm to 3.00pm, parents and carers are welcome to join their child for this session. The second stay and play session will take place on Tuesday 8th September, 9.00am to 11.30am or 12.30pm to 3.00pm, we will be encouraging children to stay for this session without their parent/carer.

 

Reception Curriculum Meeting: We will be holding our Reception Curriculum Meeting for parents during the second stay and play session on Tuesday 8th September at 9.10am or 2.15pm. This meeting will last approximately 40 minutes.

 

Starting School Full Time: ALL children will start in Reception on Wednesday 9th September, 2026

 

Facebook: We are very keen to get to know the children as much as possible and have therefore set up a Facebook page just for parents with children joining us in September 2026. We would love you to share photographs and information about what you have been up to and we will be posting ideas of activities you can do at home in order to prepare them for reception. The Reception teachers will be part of this group and will be responding to your posts as a way of getting to know you all before the summer.

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To join our Facebook group Hamstel Infant School – Reception 2026 please click the link below:

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Join our Facebook Group

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