Our School Nursery

Play, learn and grow with a funded place for 3 and 4-year-olds!

We offer nursery provision in our successful Foundation Stage class, giving children a great start academically and socially, working with a qualified early years trained teacher every day. 9 places are available in each morning or afternoon session. We also offer breakfast club (including breakfast), lunch, and after school club (including snack), providing wrap-around care to provide greater flexibility for working parents.

We accept the 15 hours free government entitlement and payment for additional hours. We also accept the 30 hours free entitlement where parents are eligible for this. To check your eligibility, please click here

We operate flexibly to suit parent needs - some children attend full time, some every morning and some 3 full days. Subject to availability of places, your child can start nursery at the beginning of the term following their 3rd birthday. For more information on funded places, please click here

Our Early Years curriculum is thoughtfully designed to address the unique needs and backgrounds of our pupils while preparing them for the future with essential skills for lifelong learning. We aim to ignite their curiosity about the world and equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to future communities.

Our goals:

Collaborate with parents and carers to foster positive attitudes towards learning, helping children reach their full potential.
Establish positive relationships with children to ensure they feel safe and enjoy school.
To effectively close gaps in children's early language and oracy development.
Offer an inclusive, rich curriculum that introduces exciting language opportunities and experiences.
Foster resilient learners through a ‘Growth Mindset’ approach, encouraging children to take responsibility for their self-regulation with support from experienced practitioners.
Promote independence and ownership of learning through the ‘Rainbow Challenge’.
Develop children’s awareness of societal impact and preparing them to contribute meaningfully to modern Britain.
Plan curriculum activities based on children’s interests to support, consolidate, and deepen their knowledge, ensuring readiness for the next stage.
Encourage and support children in leading happy, healthy, and active lives with weekly P.E. sessions.
Prepare children to achieve the Early Learning Goals by the end of the Foundation Stage and ensure they make at least good progress from their starting points.

Childcare Offer & Charges

Section 1 - Setting Details
Ofsted Registration No.	119393
Setting Name	Higher Walton CE Primary School
Address	Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston
Postcode	PR5 4FE

Section 2 – Description Of Services Offered
Opening days & times	9am – 3.25pm
Weeks open in year	38
Term time only places	Yes
Available sessions	9am – 12 noon, 12 noon – 3.25pm, 12.30 – 3.25pm, 9am – 3.25pm
Age ranges	From the term after the child’s 3^rd birthday
Notes:	Lunchtime session 12 noon – 12.30pm chargeable

Section 3 - Early Education Funding Offer & Delivery Patterns
Options	Session times	Total funded hours per day	Days of the week available	Term time availability	Stretched Hours
1	9am – 3.25pm	6	Mon – Fri	Term time only	No
2	9am – 12 noon	3	Mon – Fri	Term time only	No
3	12.30pm –3.25pm	3	Mon – Fri	Term time only	No
4	12 noon – 3.25pm	3	Mon – Fri	Term time only	No

Notes:

Section 4 - Charges for Additional Hours
Where families require additional hours over and above their daily funded entitlements, charges will be applied as follows:
Chargeable Times	Under 2's	2 Year Olds	3 & 4 Year Olds
9am – 3.25pm			£32.50 per day
9am – 12 noon			£15.00 per session
12.30pm –3.25pm			£15.00 per session
12 noon – 3.25pm			£17.50 per session
Notes	Weekly charge including lunchtime cover fees is £162.50 for parents not entitled to funding

Section 5 – Charges for Meals & Snacks

Description

Unit

Unit Price

Lunchtime cover

School meal

£2.50

£3.00

Notes

Lunchtime cover full week - £12.50

School meals full week £15

Free school meals for eligible children may be available when attending full time

Section 6 Charges for Non-Food Consumables
Description	Unit	Unit Price
Not applicable Parents are expected to provide nappies/pull ups where required
Notes

Section 7 Charges for Extra Activities

Description

Unit

Unit Price

Breakfast Club

After School Club

£5.50

£9.00

Notes

Full week charges:-

Breakfast Club - £27.50

After School Club - £40

Section 8 – Opt-Out Policy & Reasonable Alternatives

Parents not wishing to purchase a school meal will be expected to provide a packed lunch.

Section 9 - Other Charges
Description	Unit	Unit Price

Not applicable

Section 10 – Tax Free Childcare

We accept Tax-Free Childcare, Universal Credit Childcare or workplace childcare voucher schemes to pay for nursery fees and before or after school care but not meal charges.

Parents must inform our setting if they are using any of these options. A code will be required for the Tax-Free Childcare prior to attending and for Universal Credit Childcare a full year invoice, broken down into half terms, is provided and updated as payments are received as evidence of payments.

Nursery pictures