Admission Arrangements
Please click on the Admissions link below to find out how to apply for a space in our Nursery
Important Changes to Funded Places in the Nursery
We offer all children a place in our Nursery, starting from the term after their third birthday when the 15 hour and 30 hour funding begins.
We offer 15 hours free funding for all children and 30 hours free funding for those families that are eligible.
Following recently updated guidance from the Department of Education, in relation to Early Years Education and Childcare Entitlements, we will be altering our session times slightly. This action is required in order to ensure that free, unbroken access is available to government funded hours for children in pre-school education settings, where they are accessing 6 hours a day (30 hours a week)
Therefore, our bookable hours will now be as follows:
| A | 30 Hours | 8.30am - 2.30pm | 30 hour week, fully funded |
| Additional Hours | In line with our existing charges and remissions policy - the additional hour from 2.30pm - 3.30pm will cost £5 | ||
| B | 15 Hours | 8.30am - 11.30am | 15 hour week, funded place |
| C | 15 Hours | 12.30pm - 3.30pm | 15 hour week, funded place |
| D | Additional hours for Lunch (for 15 hour funded children) | If your child is eligible for 15 hours and would like to stay for lunch following the morning session, or arrive for lunch before the afternoon session, then this is charged at £5 | |
| E | Regular additional hours (for 15 hour funded sessions) | If your child is eligible for 15 hours, and you would like to purchase additional morning or afternoon sessions (3 hours) - this will be charged at £15 on top of the lunch. Due to the demand in places, this will be subject to availability - please contact the School Office to discuss. | |
Beyond these hours provided by our Nursery staff, the existing wraparound care offer remains. Please refer to our Wraparound Care terms and conditions, found on the website.
These new changes are aligned with the new guidance and have been approved by our Trust. If you have any questions, do contact the School Office in the first instance.
Please collect an application form from our School Office in order to apply for your child's place.
Late Collection Charges
From September, the school will be bringing into effect a late pick-up charge for children not collected on time. This will incur at all pickups - 11.30am, 2.30pm or 3.30pm. This will be at the rate of £5 for the first 10 minutes and then additional 10 minutes thereafter.
The booking system will reflect these changes after Easter 2025, and the new additional hours will be available to book via your MCAS account.
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