Nursery Places

Borrowdale School Nursery offer 30 hours funded Nursery places.  We welcome children to the Nursery Group after their third birthday.

Parents who are entitled to 15 funded hours may consider paying for “Extended Nursery Provision”, however, spaces are limited due to staffing ratio requirements and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Bookings must be made a week in advance through the school office and fees paid in advance. Charges per hour are £5 or £30 for the whole day. Nursery children can bring a packed lunch or are able to pre-book a school lunch priced at £1.50 per day.

The below information is guidance on eligibility and is taken from the Department for Education’s website:

Tax Credits:
You could get extra tax credits to help pay for some of your childcare costs while you’re working.

Please follow the link to find out more https://www.gov.uk/child-tax-credit

Early Year Entitlement:
Your employer may be able to help you with childcare costs using childcare vouchers or other schemes.

Early Years Entitlements for Parents FAQ May 2024 We  hope this information will be useful. Further information and guidance, with links on how to apply, can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/overview.

The early years entitlements are:

• the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of children from 9 months to 2 years old (new entitlement from 1 September 2024)
• the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 2-year-old children (new entitlement from 1 April 2024)
• the 15 hours entitlement for disadvantaged 2-year-olds
• the universal 15 hours entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
• the additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds

The entitlement hours are up to 15 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year (equivalent to a maximum of 570 hours a year), or, for 3 and 4-year-olds, up to 30 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year for qualifying children of working parents (equivalent to a maximum 1,140 hours a year).

From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 30 hours (over 38 weeks a year) from the term following their child turning 9 months to when they start school (please note, the rollout of this entitlement is not covered by Borrowdale School).