Midland Road Nursery School and Children’s Centre is one of seven nursery schools in the Bradford District.

We are situated off Midland Road, Manningham, near Valley Parade Football Ground.  The building is over 70 years old and was originally used as an infants school.  It became a nursery 26 years ago.  We have recently had new building work done as part of the Neighbourhood Nursery Initiative.

We have 3 well resourced rooms for children aged 2-5 and a special room for babies.  Our children come from both the immediately local communities around Cornwall Road and Queens Road, and from further afield (nursery schools do not have catchment areas).  We are a multi-ethnic nursery.

We offer free core provision for children aged 3-5 during school terms only.

We have extended provision for babies from 6 weeks old available for 50 weeks of the year. There is a charge for this provision. We also offer wraparound provision for 3 year olds who have a nursery school place.

As we develop into a Children’s Centre we will offer more facilities for families in conjunction with Manningham Surestart.

For many children, coming to nursery is their first experience of being away from home and family.  Our first priority is to help them feel happy and secure in this new environment, relate confidently to adults and work and play with other children. The many play activities offered in nursery promote children’s physical, emotional, spiritual, moral, language and intellectual development and lay the foundations for later learning in maths, science, technology, social studies and the arts.

The nursery curriculum follows the Department of Education and Science’s Birth to 3 Matters and we use The Foundation Stage Curriculum Guidance for children from the age of 3 until the end of Reception class in Primary School.

Please do not hesitate to contact myself of any member of staff if you have any cause for concern about your child or need more information  We are here to help.

Jo Dix ,Headteacher