Newbald Primary School Nursery
15 Hours Free Childcare
All children in England receive 570 free hours per year, this usually equates to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but you can choose to take fewer hours over more weeks. You receive the entitlement from the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
30 Hours Free Childcare
You may be able to get up to 30 hours free childcare 1,140 hours per year, which equates to 30 hours per week. The additional funding will be dependent on your indivdual circumstances and eligibility for the scheme.
To see if you and your family are elgible for the additional funding please visit the Government webpage by clicking the link:
15 & 30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England
If you’re eligible for the extra hours, you sign up online to get a code to give to us in order to reserve your child's place. You’ll get the extra hours once the next term starts after you have received confirmation from the HMRC.
You’ll need your details (and your partner’s, if you have one), including your:
- National Insurance number
- Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR), if you’re self-employed
It takes 20 minutes to apply. You may find out if you’re eligible straight away, but it can take up to 7 days.
You’ll get a childcare account if your application is successful. You can use it to get your code for 30 hours free childcare.
If you pay for childcare and want to use Tax-Free Childcare to get help with costs, you can also apply using this service.
Check the Government website for application deadlines for each term.
If you are utilising your funded hours elsewhere and need additional hours these can be paid for via ParentPay or you can use childcare vouchers. Fees are charged by the hour for anything over the 15 or 30 hour entitlement, and are currently £6.00 per hour and lunches are charged for separately at £2.80. You will receive an invoice at the start of each half term.
Please note these fees are reviewed annually.
Below you will find documentation relating to the nursery. Should you wish to apply for a place at the Nursery please complete an Expression of Interest Form and return it to the school office.
We ask that all children attending our setting wear the school uniform, for full details please visit the uniform page on our website which can be found here.
All children should bring a water bottle to school each day, they will also need a school bag/rucksack that is sutitable for books to go back and forth between school and home.
Ideally children should be toilet trained before they join the nursery but we do have facilities should any accidents occur or should children need a little assistance. Children in the Hedgehog class will also need to have a spare set of clothes, pants and a plastic bag in their bag in case of any accidents. Additionally we ask that a pack of baby wipes, suitable for your child, is placed in their bag.