Sessions, Fees and Funding

Sessions

The Chelsea Nursery is open 51 weeks of the year and children can attend on a full-time or part-time basis, subject to availability.  The nursery is open from 8am until 6pm and families can choose from a full day, morning or afternoon session. 

Session times are as follows:

From 8am-12pm

From 12-4pm

From 4-6pm

All bookings must be a minimum of five sessions per week.  This could be all mornings, all afternoons or a mixture of full days and half days.

 

We have four different age groups within The Chelsea Nursery:

Saplings: 0-24 months (baby room)

Blossoms: Rising 2s (over 24 months but not 3 until after the following September)

Willows: Rising 3s (the academic year your child turns 3)

Acorns: Rising 4s (the academic year your child turns 4: pre-school)

 

If your child is in the Acorns age group (pre-school) we do request that they attend five mornings a week to ensure that they have completed all the academic preparation for the transition to reception.

 

Fees & Funding 

Our fees include all meals, snacks, nappies and trips.

For eligible children, we will be administering the 15 hour and 30 hour Early Years Entitlement.  We are very happy to arrange Early Years funding on your behalf.

Any children receiving funding would be charged as follows:

• Baby Room: £20.25 per hour for unfunded hours in a session
• Nursery class: £18.88 per hour for unfunded hours within a session

 

Each child claiming funding will be charged £8.00 per funded hour for consumables (including food, essentials and extras).

 

Lunch is served to all children attending a full day or morning session.  In the afternoon, families may collect at any time between 3.30pm and 6pm.  High tea will be served to all children staying after 4pm.