Nursery Provision (F1 / Pre-School)
F1
Welcome to Our Lady and St. Edward's Catholic Primary School - Nursery (F1 / Pre-School)
A nursery (F1 / Pre-School) providing high quality sessions and full day care to families. Please see information below for information.
A fun and stimulating environment designed to nurture, inspire and in which we have fun every single day!
You will find us in our own Foundation building - The Annexe, adjacent to Our Lady and St. Edward's Catholic Primary School in Birkenhead. The Annexe features large, spacious playrooms packed with exciting areas and inspiring activities that encourage and inspire learning and development. Our outdoor area includes a Jolly Roger pirate ship, beautiful age appropriate wooden play equipment and The Edible Garden - a place children can learn and enjoy the outdoors.
We know that children learn best when they’re having lots of fun! Because of this, we’ve created an environment where they can do just that. Our team believe in giving children super exciting, fun experiences every day with activities based around their likes and interests - encouraging their natural curiosity and as a result turning them into happy, confident little learners!
Delicious healthy food
Our carefully planned menus are designed to make sure our children are nurtured with fresh food and a nutritionally balanced diet every day.
Our menus run on a two-week cycle offering a different range of meals each week, so that your child has the varied diet required to help them develop their tastes and make healthy choices in the future.
Working together with you
At Our Lady and St. Edward's Catholic Primary School we’re firm believers in building strong relationships with parents and carers. That way, we can all work together to give your child the best possible start at home and at nursery. To facilitate this, we provide an online programme - Tapestry to allow you to experience your child's day with us, parents’ evenings and regular chats with your child’s key person.
We’re like a big family at our nursery, and we would absolutely love to welcome you and your child to be a part of it.
Visit
We’re so proud of our magical nursery and love to show it off. why not call us and book an appointment to explore everything we have to offer?
We can’t wait to meet you!
Information
Children can attend our F1 (Pre-School / Nursery) provision from the age of 2 using funded and/or paid sessions.
All children are entitled to 15 hours funded childcare, starting the term after their third birthday (with no need to apply for this funding). In addition, some children may be entitled to:
15 hours funded childcare for 2 year olds:
- may be entitled to 15 hours funded childcare the term after their second birthday, please follow this link to find out more about the criteria.
- If you would like to apply for one of our F1 (Pre-School / Nursery) places using your entitlement to 2 year old funding, you MUST apply for 2 year old funding through the link in addition to completing our F1 (Pre-School / Nursery ) application form. Please return this form to the school office on [email protected]
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If your two year old child is not entitled to funded hours, you can also apply for a paid place using the application form in the link.
Places for 2 Year Old Children
Children can attend our F1 (Pre-School / Nursery) provision from the age of 2 using funded or paid sessions
30 Hour Funding
As you will be aware, the introduction of 30 hour funding for pre-school children has opened up the availability of several wraparound care options. See below for wraparound care time information.
F1 (PRE-SCHOOL) PROVISION OPTIONS
F1(Pre-School) offer the following childcare/education provision:
30 Hour Mornings
Children eligible for and accessing 30 hour funding, who attend the morning session, may access Toast Club from 7.30 a.m. and Lunch Club until 1.30 p.m. Please collect your child from the Annexe exit near the car park entrance at 1.30 p.m.
30 Hour Afternoons
Children eligible for and accessing 30 hour funding, who attend the afternoon session, may access Lunch Club from 12.15 p.m. and After School Club until 6.15 p.m.
If you do not collect your child from Pre-School at 3.40 p.m., we will assume you are using your After School Club entitlement. You should collect your child from the Annexe building before 6.15 p.m.
30 Hour Full Day Childcare
Children eligible for 30 hour funding, and attend the Full Day Care, may access Toast Club from 7.30 a.m., Lunch Club and After School Club until 6.15 p.m.
If you do not collect your child from Pre-School at 3.40 p.m., we will assume you are using your After School Club entitlement. You should collect your child from the Annexe building before 6.15 p.m.
If full day care is oversubscribed, preference will be given to working parents, parents in fulltime training and children with siblings attending the main school.
Wraparound Childcare – Not 30 Hour Funding Eligible
Children NOT eligible for 30 hour funding, and attend the Full Day Care, may access Toast Club from 7.45 a.m., Lunch Club and After School Club until 5.45 p.m. If you do not collect your child from Pre-School at 3.40 p.m. we will assume you are using your After School Club entitlement. You should collect your child from the Annexe building before 5.45 p.m.
If full day care is oversubscribed, preference will be given to working parents, parents in fulltime training and children with siblings attending the main school.
Children Allocated Morning Sessions
Main Session 8.40 – 11.40 a.m.
Children Allocated Afternoon Sessions
Main Session 12.30 – 3.30 p.m.
Holiday Club
Holiday Club will be available during half-terms, Easter and Summer holidays. Christmas holiday club will not be available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.