Admissions
You are welcome to apply for a place in our Nursery once your child has reached his/her first birthday. Your child may take up their place once they have turned two– if we are able to offer you a place you will be notified a term in advance.
You may take up your place in several ways- through receipt of government funding or through payment for your child to attend.
Some children entitled to 15 hours universal funding entitlement per week. This entitlement may be taken flexibly over 5 mornings, 5 afternoons or by using the entitlement over 2.5 full days. The 15 hour universal entitlement can only be used for core learning sessions and not for breakfast, lunch or after school sessions.
Parents also have an option of paying for extra sessions over the 15 hours if they wish to do so. This is dependent on availability.
In addition parents can now also apply for a 30 hour funded place made up of 15 hrs universal and 15 hrs extended. The extended hours can be used for any of the sessions and not just the core learning sessions.
We have a minimum booking requirement of 3 core sessions per week for all children.
Session Times
Please see the table below for an overview of sessions and costings-
2-year-olds (pricing changes the term after the child’s third birthday)
Please note that wrap around care will provided by EYFS professionals.
Session | Time | Cost Per Session | Number of Hours |
Breakfast | 8.00am-9.00am | £6.00 | 1 |
AM Session | 9.00am-12.00pm | £18.00 | 3 |
Lunch Supervision with hot lunch provided by School | 12.00pm-12.30pm | £6.00 | 0.5 |
PM Session | 12.30pm-3.30pm | £18.00 | 3 |
After School Care | 3.30pm-5.00pm | £9.00 | 1.5 |
A full day 8:00am- 5:00pm with 15 hours funded will cost £39 per day / £195 per week. £57 per day without funding
A school day 9:00am – 3:30pm with 15 hours funded will cost £24 per day / £120 per week. £42 per day without funding
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3-4-year-olds (Term after the child’s third birthday)
Session | Time | Cost Per Session | Number of Hours |
Breakfast | 7.30am-9.00am | £7.50 | 1.5 |
AM Session | 9.00am-12.00pm | £15.00 | 3 |
Lunch Supervision with hot lunch provided by School | 12.00pm-12.30pm | £5.00 | 0.5 |
PM Session | 12.30pm-3.30pm | £15 | 3 |
After School Half | 3.30pm-4.00pm | £5.00 | 1 |
After School Full | 3.30pm-6.00pm | £12.50 | 2.5 |
A full day 7:30am- 6:00pm with 30 hours funded will cost £25 per day / £125 per week. £55 per day without funding
A school day 9:00am – 3:30pm with 15 hours funded will cost £5 per day / £25 per week. £35 per day without funding
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Lunch Session
Nursery's Lunch Session links our morning and afternoon sessions. The session runs from 12.00pm – 12.30pm. The cost is £5 for three year olds and £6 for 2 year olds. School Lunch Charges are now inclusive of supervision charge and a hot dinner will be provided for all children at no additional cost. If you wish to provide a packed lunch for your child, you can, but the full amount will still be charged.
All payments are to be made via ParentPay. www.parentpay.com When your child starts Nursery they will be issued with a username and password which will then enable you to pay for sessions and any other payments that need to be made. We have lunch in the school hall which is attached to nursery. This helps them to become totally familiar with this experience before they start ‘big school’. Selections are made from a weekly menu.
Breakfast and After School Club Care
Nursery Children can also access our breakfast and afterschool club for children. This runs alongside our morning and afternoon sessions and is held within the Barn Owl Club in the School Hall. Breakfast club operates daily from 7.30am – 9.00am and afterschool club operates from 3.30pm-6.00pm.
Our Daily Routine
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8.55 am—9.00am | Doors open Pre-welcome—music and movement |
9.00am—9.05am | Welcome/ Hello Song |
9.05am– 9.15am | Phonics group activities |
9.15am - 11.20 am | Continuous provision Rolling snack
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11.20- 11.35 am | Singing & rhyme time/ Dough Disco |
12.00pm - 12.30pm | Lunch Time |
12.30pm - 12.55pm | Afternoon welcome Theme/ story |
12.55pm - 1.05pm
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1.05pm– 3.00pm | Continuous provision Rolling snack |
3.00pm - 3.25pm | Story time / singing |
3.25pm—3.30pm | Home time |
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Funded Places
At Barnacre Nursery we offer both paid and funded places. There are lots of different ways in which you may be able to receive funding for your your child’s nursery place.
15 & 30 Hour Funded Place & Tax Free Childcare
Working parents may be entitled to 15 or 30 hours funded childcare at your chosen provider or to sign up to the tax free childcare scheme which will cover up to 25% of the costs. Please use the link below to check your eligibility for either of these schemes.