Faq

General

Morning Sessions

8.40 am — Gates open
9.00 am — Free play
9.15 am — “Good Morning” time & Morning activities
10.15 am — Rolling snack begins
11.25 am — Tidy up time
11.40 am — Phonics, singing, or story
12.10 pm — Morning session end / Home time

Afternoon Sessions

12.10 pm — “Good Afternoon” & register
12.15 pm — Lunch time
12.45 pm — Story time / Music / Relaxing
1.00 pm — Afternoon activities (inside and out)
2.40 pm — Tidy Up Time
3.00 pm — Carpet time, stories, singing
3.00 pm — Gates open
3.10 pm — Home time

Afterschool Care (Mon–Thu)

3.10 pm – 4.15 pm — Wrap-around care with lighter activities/snack

Enrichment Activities (Example Schedule)

Monday: Wild Garden Adventures & Woodwork (Staff-led)
Tuesday: Marvellous Minds – Relaxation & Wellbeing (Voluntary charge £2.75)
Wednesday: Treble Music Sessions – OCC Music Service (Voluntary charge £4.00)
Thursday: PE (Staff-led)
Friday: Cooking (Staff-led)

Note: We rotate Cooking and PE every term. Woodwork is offered to children aged 3 and over.

We encourage children to come and look around at the initial setting visit. Once we receive an application, we will be in touch the term before to arrange a home visit and talk about their first session. The first session is very relaxed, and we can go through any outstanding paperwork with the manager/ key person. Parents can stay for an initial period ( usually 30 minutes) then depending on the child we may suggest leaving them for an hour to see how they get on or it maybe they stay for the whole session if they are happy to do so. If they struggle or become upset the setting will call you.

We use the Famly app to manage our setting and invoicing.

Invoices: You will receive a notification via Famly when your monthly invoice is ready to view.
Payment: We prefer parents to pay directly through the Famly app for ease and security.
Tax-Free Childcare: We also accept payments via the government Tax-Free Childcare scheme. These will be credited to your account within Famly once received.

Note: Funded hours will always be listed clearly on your invoice as free of charge (£0.00).

Faq

Costs and support

Yes, for any hours not covered by government funding, our session rates (effective September 2025) are:

Children Aged 2.5 to 3:

Morning: £31.50
Afternoon: £26.50

Children Aged 3 & 4:

Morning: £26.50
Afternoon: £21.50

Afterschool Care (Mon–Thu only):

3.10 pm – 4.15 pm: £11.00

Please note: Funded hours are provided completely free of charge. You will only be invoiced for non-funded hours and optional voluntary contributions (such as the £7.50 monthly consumables charge or specialist activity charges).

Government funding generally starts the term after your child reaches the eligible age:

Turn 2 or 3 by 31st August: Funding starts in September (Autumn Term).
Turn 2 or 3 by 31st December: Funding starts in January (Spring Term).
Turn 2 or 3 by 31st March: Funding starts in April (Summer Term).

The setting will provide you with all the necessary forms and information to claim your entitlement before the term begins.

We are eligible to accept 30-hour funding codes; however, due to the small size of our setting and to ensure fair access for local families, we cap our funded offer at 18 hours per week per child.

If you are eligible for the full 30 hours, you can:

Split your funding: Claim up to 18 hours with us and use the remaining hours at another provider.
Additional Paid Sessions: Use 18 funded hours with us and pay for additional sessions at our standard rate.

Faq

General

Costs and support

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