At Pre-School, our children feel safe and secure. We offer a stimulating and enriching curriculum that inspires all children. Our curriculum is designed to encourage children to foster a positive attitude towards learning, building strong foundations for their future.

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and at the core of this is a drive for our children to be happy, confident and full of awe and wonder for the world around them. Through focussing on social development, we ensure that our children are ready to learn.

Our pre-school staff are highly trained to adapt to meet the needs of each individual at our setting, making the time and effort to be face to face with the children, maximising every learning opportunity.

As an inclusive, caring school where every child matters, we recognise that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate, and a part of our role is to help them discover and develop these. We encourage a strong community spirit, where we show consideration and respect for each other; understand differences, and uphold kind, well-mannered behaviour.

Every child deserves to be successful, which can be achieved through our nurturing environment.

We recognise parents are children’s first and main educators. As such, we value parental support to extend and deepen their experiences. We actively work with parents to ensure their child gets the best start in their education, making ourselves available to offer support and advice.

• Children aged between 2 and 5 can attend
• We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage
• We are registered with and have been favourably inspected by Ofsted as good overall with ‘The contribution of the early year’s provision to the well-being of children’ being judged as outstanding. Visit the school website to view the full report or ask for a copy in school.

             (https://www.lickhillprimaryschool.co.uk/pdfs/ofsted14_ps.pdf) 

Opening times

• We open Monday through to Friday, term-time only from  09.00 – 15.00
• Morning sessions (09.00 – 12.00);
• Afternoon sessions (12.00 – 15.00);
• All day (09.00 – 15.00) 

Funding

• Nursery funding for early education is available at fifteen hours per week for children aged 3-4 years.
• An additional fifteen hours are offered to families that meet the criteria. If you want to find out if you are eligible, please follow this link: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ 
• We also offer funding for two year olds if you meet the criteria
• If your child is not eligible for funding, fees are kept as low as possible.

Fees

2 Year olds:

• 1 session (either am or pm) - £22
• Full day - £44

3 and 4 Year olds:

• 1 session (either am or pm) - £16.15
• Full day - £32.50
• The difference in cost is due to legally required staffing ratios.
• If your child is absent, for any reason, full fees are still payable.
• You will receive an invoice when payments are due.
• Preferred method for payment is online via Parent Pay – please see the school for registration details.
• We accept a range of nursery vouchers – please enquire at the school office.

Food

• Children who stay for lunch have the option of paying for a school meal via Select or bringing their own packed lunch.
• Please send them with a labelled water bottle and a healthy snack for break time.
• Please let us know if your child has any food allergies.

Clothing

• Your child is welcome to wear the school uniform or they may wear their own clothes. Please visit the school website for the link to the Orchard Clothing website if you wish to purchase school uniform.
• Forest School – please send your child in wearing old clothes (they will get muddy) and wellington boots. Waterproof trousers are provided but you will need to send in a waterproof coat.

If you have any queries about the above, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

You can contact us on 01299 871803 or at office@lickhill.crst.org.uk