Joining us at nursery

At St Mary's our Nursery runs morning and afternoon sessions for children once they have reached their 3rd birthday.

As a school based Nursery, we are able to support your child not only in play and learning socially and emotionally but also to get them ready for their Reception year.

Our setting is integrated, our Fledglings class having our Nursery and Reception children playing and learning together - there is always a new friend or activity to be busy with!

Nursery Sessions

Before children start Nursery at St Mary’s they will be offered 2 settling visits (of approximately an hour each) to support their transition from school to home. If your child needs longer to settle into school we can provide extra settling sessions.

We offer 3 different patterns of attendance which are expected to be kept regularly and can only be changed at the end of a long term (Christmas, Easter, Summer). This means our teachers can plan for careful provision and learning for your child within our Early Years class and, we believe, offers an enhanced service which is much more than child care.

Please note, children's attendance will be registered and monitored against whichever option they are signed up to.

Visit the Fledgling Class Page to see what we have been up to.

The pattern of attendance viable is below. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information, how to be added to our waiting list and opportunity to visit the setting.

We look forward to welcoming you to the St Mary's community.

-	Number of hours & funding	Pattern of Attendance	Notes
Option A	15hours, funded for all by the Government	Every Morning, 8:40 to 11.45pm	All children are entitled to this. Cannot be used for less than 5 mornings, cannot be used for afternoon sessions
Option B	15+15=30 hours funded by Government for eligible families	All day Every day 8:40am-3.15pm	Families in work who are eligible government through HMRC registration. Cannot be used flexibly; full days 5 days per week only. Ask in the office for details of how to check eligibility.
Option C	15+ TOP UP	Every Morning, 8:40am to 11.45pm + Afternoon sessions to be paid for at £15 per session.	This is the option for families looking for more flexibility or not eligible for 15+15. Afternoons must be fixed for at least one long term (e.g. September to Christmas). Attendance will be registered against this contract.