Admissions
We welcome children from the age of 2 and up to school age. We are open for 2 sessions per day.
Opening times
Monday - Friday
Session 1: 9.15 - 12.15
Session 2: 12.15 - 3.15
We ask for a minimum of two sessions per week. Up to the age of two and a half, only morning sessions are available.
A full day is classified as two sessions back to back and we request that the child brings a packed lunch to eat in the afternoon session.
We have limited spaces available for each session and will do our best to accommodate your preferences (subject to availability of spaces).
Fees
2 year olds: £17.50 per session.
3 year olds: £16.50 per session.
Funding
Currently, all three- and four-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours per week of free childcare or early education, rising to 30 hours for working families, and 15 hours for disadvantaged two-year-olds, over 38 weeks of the year.
The term after your child’s third birthday they are entitled to receive funding for up to 15 hours (five sessions) per week. We also accept 2 year old funding.
As the government have announced from April 2024, working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare.
Government help is available for parents to help with childcare costs – please visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for more information on available funding, benefits, study grants and tax free childcare.
We do not have a mandatory uniform at Pre-School and the children are welcome to wear their own clothes. If you would prefer however, we do have our own embroided t-shirts and jumpers. These are both available in sizes 3-4 and 5-6.
If you would like to order uniform please see the order form below.
We also stock pre-loved uniform items, with all the cost of this going directly to Pre-School.
If you would prefer to purchase pre-loved uniform please ask the staff for more information.
Contact us
For further information, to book a visit or to add your child to the wait list, please contact us by calling 01625869449 or email us at whirleypreschool@live.co.uk.