Application

We currently accept 2, 3 and 4 years olds into our Nursery. If you are interested in your child attending our Nursery then we would love to show you around, and answer any questions you may have. You can book an appointment, and pick up an application pack from the school office.

 

Session Times

The Nursery is open Monday to Friday during term time. Term time dates are on the Hampshire County Council Education website.

We aim to be as flexible as we can, so we have multiple pick up and drop off times as shown below. If your child is aged 3 years and over, they are able to attend from 7.30am until 6pm which can be included in their funded hours. Children who are 2 years old can attend between 8.30am and 3.30pm. 

If your child will be with us between 12:00 and 12:30pm they will need a packed lunch, or you can pay for and order them a hot school meal. This order needs to be made and paid for by 9am as the food is freshly made to order by the school kitchen. Please see the school lunches page for more information, including information about provision for children with food allergies.

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Payment

We accept payment directly from parents, childcare vouchers, or government funding which depends on parental eligibility.

 

Government Funding

All children are entitled to 15 hours funding per week the term after they are three. This is for a maximum of 570 hours over the year.

Some 2, 3 and 4 year olds will be entitled to 30 hours funding, depending on an eligibility check. Please see the childcare choices website for more information and a helpful calculator.

Ask in the office, or contact us on the link below if you need any help with the checks or have any other queries.

 

Nursery Fees and Charges from September 2025

Below are details of our Nursery charges.

The Nursery is open from 08:30-3:30 Monday to Friday during term time and we also offer wrap around care from 07:30-6:00 for children aged 3-4.

We have no limit to our funded spaces and we accept shared funding with other settings.

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Free entitlement hours – maximum 30 hours per week dependent on eligibility. Term time only in line with the school. The funded sessions calendar will be published annually	Weekly	Free	Free
Additional hours purchased –maximum of 35 hours per week if self funding	Hourly	£6.00 (3-4 year olds) £8.00 (2 year olds)	Based on take up of hours
Meals – cooked lunch	Daily	£3.20	£ 3.20
Consumables – snacks, emergency spare nappies and emergency sun cream. These are charged on a per session per ½ term basis – at a cost of £2.00 per day attended per ½ term (i.e. if your child attends on  Mondays and Tuesdays it will be a cost of £4 per ½ term)	Per session per ½ term	£2.00	£10.00 maximum per ½ term
Additional wrap around care (if not using free funded hours): Breakfast club: 07:30-08:30 07:45-08:30 08:20-08:30   After School Club: 3:00-4:00 3:00-5:00 3:00-6:00 3:00-5:00 and 3:00-6:00 sessions include a high tea	Ad Hoc	£ 4.50 £ 3.50 £ 1:00     £ 5.00 £10:00 £13:00	Based on take up

• Charges for non funded hours and consumables will be raised ½ termly in advance.
• Wrap around care is inoiced monthly in advance and funded hours can be used for this.
• Meals are ordered on a daily basis and we ask that there is money in your account on Arbor before you order. Should you not wish to pay for a school meal your child is welcome to bring a packed lunch. Those eligible for pupil premium funding are entitled to a free school meal.
• Payments for any additional hours can be made either online ia Arbor ( our school information system) or via Tax Free Savings Account.
• You may also be eligible to claim back some of your payments if you are in receipt of certain benefits – isit www.childcarechoices.go.uk for more information.

If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please advise the school office so next steps can be discussed.

 

Nursery Handbook

Please download the Nursery Handbook below.