Sessional Care
FREE PLACES for 3 and 4 year olds
To complement our full day care nursery school facility with after school club and holiday club, recently rated ‘Outstanding' by OFSTED, from September 2007 Freshfields Nursery School has been offering free sessional care for 3 and 4 year olds in our purpose designed rooms.
With the benefit of the Government Grants available for all children over 3 years, Freshfields is able to offer children up to 5 complimentary sessions of 2.5 hours each week.
Morning sessions currently run from 9.00am until 11.30am
Afternoon sessions currently run from 12.30pm until 3.00pm
A chargeable wrap around facility is also available to compliment the free sessions if required:
8.00am to 9.00am early birds
11.30am to 12.30pm bridging hour
Flexible combinations of full days (ie 8am/9am to 3.00pm) or half days (8am/9am to 11.30am/12.30pm or 11.30am/12.30pm to 3.00pm) are available as well as the option of attending for up to three morning sessions (2.5 hours) and two afternoon sessions (2.5 hours).
Operating term time only, with full use of Freshfields unique facilities, such as our mini farm (with goats and pigs), sensory garden, garden centre, vegetable garden, tarmac playground and extensive gardens and grounds with an abundance of outdoor equipment. Set in a rural location, the area provides numerous countryside walks.
Top quality education based on the Foundation Stage, covering the six areas of learning in preparation for school namely mathematics, communication, language and literacy, knowledge and understanding of the world, creative development, personal and social development and physical development (as in our full day care facility which has been operating since 1990).
Places will be limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis.
To qualify for Spring term's grant funding, children must be registered and in attendance by the 12th January 2009. For further details or to book a place please telephone the Office on 01789 261633.