Children join Hydesville Tower Nursery when they are age three. Children can join us as soon as they have celebrated their third birthday and almost all progress into our Reception when they are 4+. Children with autumn birthdays will spend almost two years with us, joining Reception just prior to their 5th birthday. Children who turn three in July or August enjoy our nursery for just over a year. Wherever their birthday falls, you can be confident that your child will have an exceptional start to their educational journey.
We are open for a maximum of 49 weeks a year, dependent on demand. We are open from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm during term-time (38 weeks). In addition we offer Fun Clubs. Fun Club hours are 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.
During term time school is open from 7.30 am, for which there is a small additional charge (£1.00 for 7.30 am – 8.00 am). We are closed for a fortnight at Christmas, one week at the end of the Summer holiday, all Bank Holidays and INSET training days.
Please contact Marketing & Admissions Manager Ms Sarah Archer on 01922 624374 to discuss your needs or to book a Nursery show round.
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Term Time Provision – 38 Weeks
From Sept 2023 – £3,998 per term (£11,994 annual fee)
Includes hot lunch, a healthy afternoon snack and milk.
Breakfast and a light tea are available at an additional termly cost of £75.
Breakfast is served at 8.15 am and typically consists of cereal or toast and water.
A light afternoon tea is served at 4.30 pm and typically includes sandwiches, vegetable sticks, crisps, cake and water.
Nursery Attendance
Attendance is expected during the Nursery teaching day (8.45 am and 3.25 pm). Places are offered on a full-time basis. However, on application we may consider part-time attendance, at three days a week in the first term, for settling in purposes. This will automatically increase to full-time in subsequent terms. No allowance is made for Bank Holidays or INSET training days from pro-rata fees for any part-time children.
Free Early Years Education
All three & four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early years funding (EYF) for education for 38 weeks a year starting from the term after the child turns 3.
For eligible parents we also accept 30 hours of free early years funding (EYF) for education for 38 weeks a year starting from the term after the child turns 3. Parents must apply for this grant via the GOV.UK website here and provide their unique code in good time to allow for the grant to be claimed.
Any applicable discount is applied to the balance of the charged hours after the 15 or 30 hours of free provision has been deducted.
Termly Nursery Fee Full Time = £3,998.00
Termly Nursery Fee balance with 15 hours free = £3,050.30
Termly Nursery Fee balance with 30 hours free = £2,102.60
* EYF grant at 2022-23 rate. We are awaiting confirmation of the grant rate for 2023-24.
Our Nursery is very much a part of the school and has close links with Reception. As a result the Nursery follows the termly pattern of the school. This means that during term time the Nursery day is made up of:
| Time | Title | Description of Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am-8:45am | Early Birds Club | Early risers join the fun at Nursery from 8:00am. Includes breakfast at 8:15am. |
| 8:45am-3:25pm | Core Nursery Day | Focus on the Early Years curriculum through a combination of structured learning and child-initiated free play. Includes mid-morning milk and hot lunch at midday. |
| 3:25pm-6:00pm | Twilight Club | Continue the fun with indoor and outdoor creative play, weather permitting. Includes tea at 4:30pm |
The daily flat fee covers all of the above. Your child’s attendance at the Early Birds Club and Twilight Club are optional and fully flexible to suit your needs.
Holiday Time Provision – Fun Clubs
Our Nursery is open for a further 12 weeks outside of the school term time between the hours of 09:00am and 4:00pm where you have the option to choose for your child to attend as many sessions during those weeks that is suitable for your family, which could be all, none or any number in between.
Our year-round provision is designed to be flexible and fair; you only pay for what you use. This approach supports working parents and keeps little ones stimulated and entertained during long school holidays. It makes life easier for our busy Nursery mums and dads and more fun for their children. Below is a sample list of activities for a typical Nursery week during the holiday period:
| Day | Morning activities - insects and mini beats theme | Afternoon activities - insects and mini beats theme |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Arts and crafts: insect stained glass windows | Sports activities: catching, football, bat, and ball |
| Tuesday | Arts and crafts: insect bug gliders | crafts: mini beasts masks |
| Wednesday | Arts and crafts: bee stacking kits | Yoga, dough disco & write dance and outdoor fun |
| Thursday | Arts and crafts: bumble bee weaving kit | Outdoor classroom fun (wellies & all-in-ones) |
| Friday | Arts and crafts: dangling spider kit | Face painting and glitter tattoos |
During fun club children need to bring a healthy packed lunch. If you are struggling to think of different lunchbox ideas feel free to look at the following page :
