Busy Bees
Welcome to the Nursery class page!
Here you will be able to find out information such as letters to parents, topic themes and what we have been up to in Nursery being 'Busy Bees!
Meet our Nursery team
Latest Nursery News
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Summer Term 2019
This term our topic will be 'holidays', 'travel', and 'the seaside'.
Please click on our summer topic letter below.
All 3 and 4-year-olds in England are entitled to 15 hours free nursery provision for 38 weeks of the year. William Lilley Nursery continues to offer 15 free hours per week. However, we are delighted to announce that from September 2017 we have amended our session times to offer more flexibility to our parents and maximise the amount of time the children spend with the Nursery teaching team each week.
SESSION TIMINGS
MORNING SESSION: 08:50 - 11:40
LUNCH: 11:40 - 12:30
AFTERNOON SESSION: 12:30 - 15:20
WILLIAM LILLEY 15 HOUR OFFER
Mornings
Children attend every morning, Monday to Friday during term time (08:50 - 11:40am), totalling 14 hours and 10 minutes curriculum contact time each week. Morning children are also entitled to one lunch club per week on Mondays, (session ends 12:30pm), making 15 hours in total.
Cost:
No charge if a child has a packed lunch from home.
£2.30 per day if a hot meal is provided by the school kitchen.
Afternoons
Children attend every afternoon, Monday to Friday during term time (12:30 - 3:20pm), totalling 14 hours and 10 minutes curriculum contact time each week. Afternoon children are also entitled to one lunch club per week on Thursdays (session begins 11:40am), making 15 hours in total.
Cost:
No charge if a child has a packed lunch from home.
£2.30 per day if a hot meal is provided by the school kitchen.
Two and a Half Days - Monday - Wednesday
Two full days (09:00am – 3:20pm) on Monday and Tuesday and one half a day (09:00 – 11:40am), on Wednesday during term time, totalling 14 hours and 10 minutes curriculum contact time each week.
Monday - Wednesday children are entitled to one lunch club per week on Tuesdays, making 15 hours in total. There is an additional charge of £4.00 per week for the Monday lunch club to cover the additional staffing costs over lunchtime, which are not covered by the 15 hours funding we receive.
Cost:
£4.00 lunch club (to cover staffing costs) for lunch club taken on Monday.
£2.30 for each hot meal provided by the school kitchen.
Two and a Half Days - Wednesday to Friday
One half day on Wednesday (12:30 - 3:20pm) and two full days (8:50am – 3:20pm) on Thursday and Friday during term time, totalling 14 hours and 10 minutes curriculum contact time each week.
Wednesday - Friday children are entitled to one lunch club per week on Fridays, making 15 hours in total. There is an additional charge of £4.00 per week for the Thursday lunch club to cover the additional staffing costs over lunchtime, which are not covered by the 15 hours funding we receive.
Cost:
£4.00 lunch club (to cover staffing costs) for lunch club taken on Thursday.
£2.30 for each hot meal provided by the school kitchen.
30 HOURS EXTENDED CHILDCARE ENTITLEMENT
From September 2017, most 3 and 4 year olds whose parents are working are entitled to 30 hours per week childcare. We are pleased to be able to offer an additional thirteen 30 hour places for these families. Information about the eligibility criteria for the extended childcare entitlement can be found below.
How to apply
Applications for the extended childcare funding can be made at:
support.tax.service.gov.uk/par/app/applynow
Eligible parents will be given a unique verification code, which they will need to bring to the school, along with National Insurance Number and child's date of birth. Parents will be asked to complete a short acceptance form for our files.
If parents are not eligible for 30 hours or choose not to take up the offer, they are still entitled to the 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds here at William Lilley.
Wrap Around Care
Information is available upon request or via our website (please click on the link below) for parents who wish to make arrangements with private nurseries/child minders who offer wrap-around care outside the times of our sessions. The parent and care provider must make their own arrangements should this be required. The school will always be the recipient of the funding for the child’s place and the private day care provider will charge parents/carers for their provision.
http://www.williamlilley.notts.sch.uk/wrap-around/
Registration
Parents wanting their child to attend our Nursery should contact the school to register their child on our waiting list. Visits to look round the school can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 0115 917 9277.
Parents may register their child at any time. We have a twice yearly entry – September and January. For admission in September the child must be 3 on or before 1 September. For admission in January, the child must be 3 on or before 1 January. Parents will be notified early in the term prior to the expected starting date as to whether their child has been offered a place in the nursery. They will need to confirm acceptance of the place within 7 days of receiving the letter.
Induction Programme
Nursery Start Date
Starting dates for new children are staggered so that they are welcomed into a well-established and calm climate where they can have the full attention of staff. Parents are given an individual start date for their child.
Admissions Criteria
Admissions for Nursery are managed by the school, unlike Reception, Year One and Two, which are managed by the Local Authority. A copy of our Admissions Criteria for Nursery can be found by clicking below.