Nursery Admissions Policy
Nursery
The Nursery is open during term time only. We offer morning, afternoon and full day sessions.
| Session Type | Opening time | Closing time |
| Morning session | 8.45am | 11.45am |
| Afternoon session | 12.15am | 3.15pm |
| Full day session | 8.45am | 3.15pm |
| Lunch cover | 11.45am | 12.15pm |
If you wish to collect your children outside the designated pick up time you must use the ‘buzzer’ on the main school gates to speak to School Reception, who will then allow access to School reception to collect your child. Our fees are reviewed annually each September. The fees are different for children aged 2 years of age and 3 & 4 years of age due to the ratio of staff to children for their age.
| Session | 2 year olds | 3 & 4 year olds |
| Morning | £16.20 | £14.40 |
| Afternoon | £16.20 | £14.40 |
| Morning & Afternoon (including lunch cover) | £36.00 | £32.00 |
| Lunch cover | £3.60 | £3.20 |
From April 2026 –
At our nursery, sessions run in 3‑hour blocks:
- Morning: 8:45am – 11:45am
- Afternoon: 12:15pm – 3:15pm
We also offer a 30‑minute lunchtime session between the morning and afternoon sessions.
To ensure we can provide the maximum number of funded session hours, the lunchtime period is normally chargeable. However, families may choose to use funded hours to cover lunchtime instead.
If you would like to use your funded hours for the lunchtime session, please inform the school office before the deadline each term.
Please note: Using funded hours for lunchtime will reduce the total number of full sessions your child can attend each week. This means:
- Children using 15 hours of funding would not be able to access the full 5 sessions
- Children using 30 hours of funding would not be able to access the full 10 sessions
One of their funded sessions would instead be used to cover the lunchtime period.
Deadlines to change hours are as follows:
Friday 13th March 2026
Friday 3rd July 2026
Friday 4th December 2026
Friday 12th March 2027
Friday 2nd July 2027
Payment to Nursery for your child’s sessions must be made by he 1st of each month and will cover a full month. Without payment we reserve the right to withdraw our services.
Fees will be collected 1 month in advance using our payment system, School Money.
Invoices are available on request.
Funding
Eligibility for funding as per government guidelines. More information can be found on the Government webpage. The standard 3 year old, 15 hours funding for all children which you do not need to apply for:
| Child born between | Child eligible for grant |
| 1st January and 31st March | Summer term after 3rd birthday |
| 1st April and 31st August | Autumn term after their 3rd birthday |
| 1st September and 31st December | Spring term after 3rd birthday |
How to apply for free childcare if you are working –
You can apply from when your child is:
1 year and 36 weeks for 15 hours free childcare
2 years and 36 weeks for 30 hours free childcare
| Your child’s birthday | When they can get their hours from | Recommended time to apply |
| 1 September to 31 December | Term starting on or after 1 January | 15 October to 30 November |
| 1 January to 31 March | Term starting on or after 1 April | 15 January to 28 February |
| 1 April to 31 August | Term starting on or after 1 September | 15 June to 31 July |
More information is available on the link below
https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-childcare-if-youre-working
Other things you need to know about funding
- From the start of the term after your child’s 3rd birthday you are entitled up to 15 hours of free Early Education funding. Some families may be entitled to 15 hours for 2 year olds – through the 24U funding scheme. From September 2017 some working families may be entitled to 30 hours of Nursery funding for their child. From April 2024 some working families may be entitled to 15 hours of Nursery Funding.
- You can use none, some or all of your funded hours and can divide the hours claimed between 2 settings if desired.
- If you choose to use some or all of your Nursery Education Funding with any setting, you will be asked to sign a Parental Request form each term confirming the hours you have chosen.
