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Latest Home Learning Activities
During more normal times, our headteacher, Sarah, would be welcoming parents and carers of our new children face-to-face. This year, however, Sarah and the Filton Avenue Nursery School and Children’s Centre team have created a video to welcome to you all to our school and to allow you to meet our amazing team.
The video explains the procedures we have in place around keeping everyone safe during COVID-19, how to get the latest news about FANS, points of contact, our learning and more! If you have any questions, please do post them below in the comments and we’ll respond to you there.
If you have any questions, please do post them here. Of course, you can also contact us through the website.
Welcome from our Headteacher
A warm welcome to Filton Avenue Nursery School (FANS) and we hope you find our website useful, informative and inspiring. Here at FANS, we are proud to have served our local community for over 80 years as a Nursery School.
It is a privilege to take over as the Headteacher having been here for over 11 years as a room teacher, Assistant Head and SENco. I am passionate about continuing our work to provide an outstanding teaching and learning environment for your children and to ensuring our dedicated and experienced team offer you all the support you need in these challenging times.
I look forward to welcoming you all to our outstanding Nursery School whether you are returning or totally new to us – it is an exciting moment for you and your children.
With very best wishes,
Sarah Woodfield
Headteacher
Welcome to Filton Avenue Nursery School and Children’s Centre
This is an aspirational place built on love, courage and respect. Together we are the heart of the community. Please come and take a look and see what a great place this is
We recognize the power in working together throughout your child’s formative years and are happy to hear any suggestions, feedback and comments that look to build on this great Nursery School and Children’s Centre.
This is a lovely place for children to start their school experience.
Positive learning experiences mean that children are enthusiastic and confident young learners… Their happiness and confidence shone!

News from Filton Avenue Nursery and Children’s Centre
FANS Re-opening Next Steps
Dear Parents/Carers, I trust you are all getting through this lockdown and thank you for your continued patience in life returning to more normal times. It has certainly been one of the most challenging times in the life of our school and for many of us in our...
Change of Inset Day
I hope you are all well and doing ok at the moment. We do miss you and trust you are feeling connected through our website, Facebook page, key people emailing and phoning you. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if there is anything we can help with...
COVID-19 Update from our Headteacher – January 12th 2021
Hello Parents/Carers Just an update from FANS and to send all our best wishes to all our children and families as we enter another difficult week. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have reopened to as many Key worker/vulnerable children as our...
Applying for a Primary School Place
If your child is starting Primary School this September, please remember to apply for a place. You have until Midnight on Friday 15th January 2021. Please go to https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/primary-apply.
Closure due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – January 2021
Dear Parents and Carers, Following the government’s announcement about lockdown, staff shortages, and to enable us to continue to support the health and wellbeing of our community, we have made the decision to offer restricted numbers of places until the end of Term 3...
COVID-19 Update – January 2021
Dear Parents/Carers Happy New Year to you all. Just a quick update to inform you we have had no reported cases of COVID-19 from anyone in our immediate school community over the holidays. As you are aware from the news there is growing concern at the spread of...

Acorns
Acorns room provides high quality early learning and care for children from 2 to 3 years. This provision is to support working parents or those returning to education or training. We also have free places for eligible children. These free places are allocated through a city wide referral system.

Beech and Willow
We provide two classrooms (Willow and Beech) for 3-4 year old pre-school children providing high quality learning and care.
Each child has an entitlement to 15 hours a week. We also provide paid wrap-a-round sessions for working parents.