College Green Nursery School & Services
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Please check below for our Neighbourhood Nursery Offer and our Pre-School Offer for September 2023.
Neighbourhood Nursery Offer
IF YOUR CHILD TURNS 3 AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023 OR WILL BE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OLD BY 30th NOVEMBER 2023
- Core Day - (Offered Monday to Friday). Charged at £71.90* per day, a Core day starts at 9:15am and finishes at 3:15pm. Lunches are included in the cost.
- Extended Day – (Offered Monday to Thursday - Friday Core Day only). Charged at £113.06* an Extended day starts at 8:00am and finishes at 5:30pm. Breakfast, Lunch and a light tea are included in the cost.
- Combination – Combinations of Core and Extended days can also be accommodated
Pre-School Offer
IF YOUR CHILD TURNS 3 BETWEEN 1ST SEPTEMBER 2022 AND 31ST AUGUST 2023
Our Pre-School cares for children aged 3 to 4 (the pre-school year). We offer several different patterns of hours. You will be required to put down your preference on the registration form. We cannot always guarantee that we are able to offer your preferred option.
Universal Free Entitlement (UFE) 15 Funded Hours -
At College Green, all children are eligible to begin their free nursery entitlement (15 hours) the September after their third birthday. – The 15 hours are offered will be
Monday - 9am to 3pm (6 hours)
Tuesday - 9am to 12pm (3 hours)
Wednesday - 9am to 12pm (3 hours)
Thursday - 9am to 12pm (3 hours)
All children attending College Green Pre-School will attend these core hours.
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Additional hours options
We offer 4 options to top up your free 15 hour entitlement with either the additional free hours entitlement or additional paid for hours. These are the only additional hours options available. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any other combinations. A booking fee and or deposit will be required.
Option 1 - 30 Hours Free Childcare
As from September 2018 the government introduced a new initiative where working parents may be entitled to up to 30 hours of free Nursery Education for the academic year. The full entitlement is made up from the UFE entitlement (as above) plus an additional 15 free hours. The additional free hours are offered on the following days and times -
Tuesday - 12pm to 3pm (3 hours)
Wednesday - 12pm to 3pm (3 hours)
Thursday - 12pm to 3pm (3 hours)
Friday - 9am to 3pm (6 hours)
These hours in combination with the UFE make up the full 30 hours free entitlement.
CHECK YOUR FREE ENTITLEMENT HERE- https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
If eligible parents/carers will receive a code which they must present to the school in order to allocate and plan for the 30 Hour Places.
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Option 2 - Paid Top up to 3 full days
- This is made up of 6 additional paid for hours over and above the UFE.
- We offer this paid top up option over the following days/hours –
Tuesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Wednesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
- Your child will attend 9am to 3pm Monday to Wednesday and 9am to 12pm on Thursdays.
- Lunches are £4.00 per day (3 days) = £12.00 per week.
Full weekly charge (including lunches) = £82.56
This part time top up option cannot be extended to include any hours on Fridays.
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Option 3 - Paid Top up to 4 full days
- This is made up of 9 additional paid for hours over and above the UFE.
- We offer this paid top up option over the following days/hours –
Tuesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Wednesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Thursday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
- Your child will attend 9am to 3pm Monday to Thursday.
- Lunches are £4.00 per day(4 days) = £16.00 per week.
Full weekly charge (including lunches) = £121.84
This part time top up option cannot be extended to include any hours on Fridays.
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Option 4 - Paid Top up to 5 full days
- This is made up of 15 additional paid for hours over and above the UFE.
- We offer this paid top up option over the following days/hours –
Tuesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Wednesday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Thursday 12pm to 3pm – 3 hours = £35.28
Friday 12pm to 3pm – 6 hours = £70.56
- Your child will attend 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday
- Lunches are £4.00 per day (5 days) = £20.00 per week.
Full weekly charge (including lunches) = £196.40
These places are offered with certain conditions -
1) Eligibility - where applying for a funded Nursery place (30 Hours Free), parents must provide proof of eligibility, please either see our registration form or contact the school office for further information.
2) Proof of address - Parents must provide proof of their home address. A Council Tax Reference number will be required on application followed by a current Council Tax bill as one of the proofs of address.
2) Settling - where a child is unable to settle successfully it may be deemed in the best interest to withdraw the additional hours and revert to your free 15 hour entitlement only. This option will be subject to availability in the part time group.
3) Booking fee & Deposit – additional hours options will require payment of a booking fee and deposit. Booking Fees and deposits are refundable at the end of the school year under qualifying terms and conditions.
4) Availability- places are offered in strict priority and are limited to availability of places within each group.
*Prices shown are correct for September 2023, this includes the annual increment. Due to the current fluctuation in cost of living, the Annual increment has been based on current RPI + 2% therefor prices for September 2023 will increase by 12%.