Our staff are committed to creating a welcoming and safe environment where children are well cared for and their individual needs are supported. There are a rich variety of learning experiences and activities that are centred around the individual child and their interests.

Our setting has a free-flow approach, however within that we also offer structured play activities and directed group time in which we support the children's learning and development across all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Our high quality indoor and outdoor spaces , as well as access to additional rooms such as the Academy library and small hall allow us to offer the children a variety of environments in which to play and learn.

The nursery is open 7:45am right through until 6:00pm.

We welcome open and honest conversation with parents and carers and use many forms of communication. 

Our staff are committed to creating a welcoming and safe environment where children are well cared for and their individual needs are supported. There are a rich variety of learning experiences and activities that are centred around the individual child and their interests.

Our setting has a free-flow approach, however within that we also offer structured play activities and directed group time in which we support the children's learning and development across all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Our high quality indoor and outdoor spaces , as well as access to additional rooms such as the Academy library and small hall allow us to offer the children a variety of environments in which to play and learn.

The nursery is open 7:45am until 5.15pm.

We welcome open and honest conversation with parents and carers and use many forms of communication. 

Hedgehogs	Squirrels	Badgers
Accommodates babies from three months old.	Accommodates children from two to three years old.	Accommodates children from three to four years old.

 

Description	Unit	Charge
Funded Entitlement Hours – Universal offer for 3 & 4 year olds (term time only – 38 weeks)	15 hours	Free
Funded Entitlement Hours – 9 months old plus for working parents (term time only – 38 weeks)	30 hours	Free
Funded Entitlement Hours – Universal offer for 3 & 4 year olds (full year care 47.5 weeks)	12 hours	Free
Funded Entitlement Hours – 9 months old plus for working parents   (full year care 47.5 weeks)	24 hours	Free

 

Session Times	Unit	Hedgehogs (3 months - 2 Years)	Squirrels (2 - 3 years)	Badgers (3 - 4 years)
07.45 - 08.00  (paid only)	Per session	£2.20	£2.10	£1.50
08.00 - 13.00  (paid or funded)	Per session	£44.05	£41.95	£30.00
13.00 - 16.00  (paid or funded)	Per session	£26.40	£25.15	£18.00
08.00 - 16.00  (paid or funded)	Per session	£70.45	£67.10	£48.00
16.00 - 17.15  (paid or funded)	Per session	£11.00	£10.50	£7.50

Fees and Funding

The 2 Year Funding and Early Years pupil premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years’ settings to improve the outcomes for disadvantaged 2 - 4-year olds.

We can use the extra funding in any way we choose to improve the quality of the early years education that we provide for your child. This could include for example, additional training for our staff on early language, investing in partnership working with our colleagues to further our expertise or a hot meal every day, 1:1 support for your child or to support our staff in working on specialised areas such as speech and language.

It is well documented that high quality early education can influence how well a child does at both primary and secondary school so we do want to make the most of this additional funding. You may be aware if you have older children that a pupil premium has been available for school age children and it has proved to have given a real boost to the children receiving the funding. We want to do the same for our early years children entitled to this funding.

How can you help us?

When you fill in your Parental Declaration claim form, please ensure you provide us with your national insurance number so that we can claim this additional funding on your child’s behalf (subject to eligibility).

Tax-Free Childcare

Tax-Free childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare.

You’ll need to set up a childcare account, which both you and the government will pay into. You can then use this money to pay your childcare provider.

For every £8 you pay into the account, the government will top it up by £2.

The total top up you can get for each child is £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year). This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if your child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

You’ll usually need to be working and your child must be 11 or younger

Click here to check if you're eligible.

 

Nursery Pricing

 

Hedgehogs, Squirrels and Badgers using the 12/24 hour Stretched Funding Offer

Children using this funding scheme will not be funded from the 14th of August 2026.

Using the stretched funding offer means that it will cover all other holidays throughout the year excluding the Christmas Holidays.

Hedgehogs, Squirrels and Badgers using the 15/30 hour Flexible Funding Offer

Children using this funding scheme will not be funded on the following dates:

• 1st September - 5th September 2025
• 27th October - 31st October 2025
• 22nd December 2025 - 2nd January 2026
• 16th February - 20th February 2026
• 30th March - 10th April 2026
• 26th May - 29th May 2026
• 20th July - 28th August 2026

If you would like your children to attend the Nursery on the above dates, please email the nursery detailing your request. The number of places available during each holiday period may fluctuate and are dependent upon the numbers of staff available to work during that period.