About Us

Funded Hours

We open 8.30am – 3.00pm, Monday to Friday in the term time and have nursery places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.

We offer the following funded sessions / hours:

  • 2, 3 and 4 year old funded places for 15 hours a week.
  • 3 and 4 year old funded places for 30 hours a week from September 2017 for eligible families.

This means your child could attend St Thomas a Becket Nursery from 9.00 – 3.00pm, Monday to Friday, at no cost to your family!

We offer the following non-funded sessions / hours:

  • 2, 3 and 4 year olds paid by parent, sessions.

Our Resources and Facilities

The Nursery is an independent, registered charity, run by Trustees. The nursery opened in 1999 and operates from a, purpose built venue for 2-5 year olds. The nursery is situated in the grounds of St Thomas a Becket Primary School.

The building is all on one level for easy access, including the outside area.

We work closely with the school Early Years department where we can, to share services and facilities to even further enhance the aspirations and opportunities for the young people in our care.

The nursery is a registered Early Years Education provider, offering childcare to all local families who have children aged 2-5 years, subject to admissions policy and process:

8.30 – 9.00am early bird session £2.00
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9.00 – 12.00pm = funded session or brought by the hour at £6.25 for 2 year olds or £5.00 for 3 & 4 yr olds (2023 / 2024)

12.00 – 1.00pm = lunch session (chargeable) (at shown hourly rate)

12.00 – 3.00pm = funded session or brought by the hour at £6.25 for 2 year olds or £5.00 for 3 & 4 yr olds (2023 / 2024)

All day 9.00 – 3.00pm = 2 x funded sessions

Extra sessions may be purchased, dependent on place and staff to child ratios capacity.

Please see our Policies page for our Fees Policy which offers all sorts of further information about funding, registration and hourly rates for 2024/2025 nursery year.

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