Useful Information

Our term timetable dates are advertised in our termly newsletters. These will directly reflect the Norfolk County Council schools’ timetable, which includes planned closure days, such as bank holidays and inset days.  You will be informed of relevant dates via our regular Newsletters, memos and our Facebook page.

Preschool sessions:

While working within National Parameters the preschool currently offers the following sessions which may be taken in part or in full.

Preschool sessions:

While working within National Parameters the preschool currently offers the following sessions which may be taken in part or in full.

Full Day Sessions 9am – 3pm
Available Monday – Friday

Morning Session 9am – 12pm
Available Monday – Friday

Afternoon Sessions 12pm – 3pm
Available Monday – Friday

Twilight Sessions 3pm – 5pm
Available Monday – Thursday

We offer a Breakfast club service, and this is run at 8.35am – 9am. This is a separate session and will be charged at a separate rate of £4 per session. This cost also includes a healthy breakfast and drink

Uniform is optional costing £20 for a jumper and t-shirt.

In extreme or emergency circumstances a session may be cancelled by the preschool. This may be due to unsafe weather conditions, staffing matters or another occurrence meaning the planned preschool session is not able to go ahead. In these circumstances, families will be notified at the first opportunity. The Leadership Team will notify the Family Information Service (FIS) of the closure by completing the emergency closure form on the Provider Portal. The preschool will, whenever reasonably practicable, reallocate a child’s missed session under these circumstances. 

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Currently, placement is charged at £7.50 per hour for children aged 2-5 years. We will require a deposit of £50 in order to secure a placement.

The level of fees is determined by the committee and are reviewed annually or in line with legislative factors including changes to the minimum and living wage.

• The preschool is registered to accept government funded places via Norfolk County Council and parents/guardians will complete the necessary documentation to attract this.
• 3- and 4-year olds are eligible for government funding from the start of the term following their third birthday.  This is known as Universal 15 hours and can be claimed through the preschool by completing a form.  The entitlement is for 570 hours per school year and is normally expected to be claimed up to 15 hours per week during school term time.
• Funded hours can be split between childcare / early year’s providers or transferred to a new provider, as necessary.
• Any attendance booked that falls outside the 570 hours at the end of the school year will be charged at the appropriate age-related rate – please talk to the Preschool Leadership Team for more information.  Invoices break down the number of hours taken, which fall within government funding and those which are chargeable.
• Universal 15 hours funding may be available for some children aged 2 if their family receives certain government support.  If you think you may be eligible for this, please speak to the Preschool Leadership Team or visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for more information.
• An additional 570 hours of government funded childcare is offered to some families, so 1140 hours in total.  This is known as the Extended 30 hour’s entitlement and is available for some 3- and 4-year olds of working families.  There are a number of conditions to be met and parents must apply online to be eligible – please visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to see if you are eligible, if it is the best form of support for you (as it cannot be claimed alongside certain other benefits,) and to apply.  Successful applicants will be provided with an 11 digit code which must be submitted to the Preschool Leadership Team, before end of term prior to the period in which you wish to claim.
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Free Childcare allocated by the government is given at a yearly rate e.g., for 3 – 4-year olds ‘Universal 15 hours’, 570 hours of free childcare per child is offered per full school year.  It is assumed that this will be taken at 15 hours per week, for 38 weeks and be spread evenly across the week.  Planned closure days are taken into consideration and free hours for that week are reduced accordingly.  Children who normally use their free hours mid-week, and are therefore generally unaffected by planned closure days, may find that at the end of the year they have used up their 570 hours before term has finished. 

In such cases, a bill will be issued for any attendance over the free hours, unless it has been previously arranged with the Manager for the child not to attend.  

• The transfer of funding is facilitated by the Local Authority when a child moves.  (The Leadership Team would amend the record on the Portal – add an end date to recalculate the funded hours)
• The preschool offers the maximum Extended 30 hours entitlement.  As with Universal funding, hours may be split between providers or transferred to a new provider as necessary and any attendance booked that falls outside of the 1140 hours entitlement, will be charged at the appropriate age-related hourly rate.
• The preschool enrolled in the governments Tax Free Childcare scheme which for every £8 you pay in, the government will add an extra £2, up to £2,000 per child.  Fees due which fall outside of the 15- or 30-hour entitlement may be paid through this scheme.  Please visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to find out if you are eligible and to apply.
• Norfolk County Council publish a Parents Booklet for Early Education which explains their funding offers in more detail. If you would like further clarification or more information about Government Funded Childcare and Eligibility, please talk to a member of The Leadership Team.

Click here for further information on additional help availble from the government

Click here for Early Education Information for Parents / Carers

Click here for further information on NCC funded childcare and learning.