Sessions, Fees & Funding
Our Sessions
North Nibley Pre School is open to all children aged 2 to 5 years. Children do not need to be potty-trained before they start with us.
A typical session begins with registration and circle time. After this there is child-led play within planned activities indoors and outdoors. Mid morning we all sit together for snack time. Once the children have been re-charged there would be further child-led play within planned activities indoors and outdoors. Towards the end of our morning session we have storytime/singing/dancing.
Our morning session ends at 12pm then we also offer a lunch club between 12pm and 1pm.Lunch is a social time at which children sit and eat together. It is also a good experience for starting big school.
Session Times
We are open 5 days a week, Mondays from 9.00am - 1pm and Tuesday to Friday 9am - 3.30pm. We operate during the following hours:
Morning Session 9:00am-12:00pm
Morning Session including lunch 9:00am - 1:00pm
Full day 9:00am - 3.30pm
We are registered to accept the Nursery Education Grant (NEG). This is available to all children aged three and four years. Where a child is not eligible for the NEG, then fees apply. For those eligible, we are also able to offer the 30 free childcare hours. We are also eligible to accept NEG for 2 year olds where applicable.
Fees are payable per term in advance, and can be paid by cash, cheque, BACS or childcare vouchers. Fees must still be paid if children are absent without notice for a short period of time. For your child to keep their place, you must pay the fees. Fees are charged to cover running costs only, and are payable for any sessions attended that are not funded by the NEG.
For those not eligible for the grant, we charge £4.75 per hour.
Each Term we ask for a voluntary contribution of £15 for snacks and sundries, as allowed through our Local Provider Agreement with Gloucestershire County Council. Whilst not an obligatory charge, there is an expectation for parents to pay this, to support the provision of healthy snacks, fruit and sundries.
In addition to this we take a £30 deposit on joining our preschool, which is deducted from your child's first invoice.
NB: Times and fees may change. We will be glad to confirm at the time of application. Some families may qualify for financial assistance