Bassenthwaite Primary School and Ducklings Nursery offer 30 hours funded Nursery places . We welcome children to the Nursery Group after their third birthday.
We are delighted to announce that, parents wishing to extend the funded 15 hours funded Nursery education may consider paying for “Extended Nursery Provision” also known as “Wraparound Care”. This enables Nursery children to remain in school during lunchtime or parents may choose to top up to the full school day.
Children can stay until 1.00 pm by accessing the lunchtime session from 12.00 – 1.00 pm or parents can opt for the full Nursery Wraparound session running from 12.00 – 3.15pm. Charges per hour will be £5.30/hour. Nursery children can bring a packed lunch or are able to pre-book a school lunch priced at £3 per day. Bookings must be made and fees paid, half a term in advance.
Nursery children are also able to access the school’s Breakfast Club and After School Club, thereby providing care and provision between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm. Information and charging on these facilities can be obtained under the ‘Breakfast and After School’ tab on our website.
We aim to provide your child with a positive and stimulating play experience within familiar surroundings with caring, nurturing staff to aid their development and learning. Children will build strong relationships with Early Years staff as staffing will remain consistent throughout the day.
Wraparound Financial support:
You may be able to get help from the government to pay for wraparound care whilst your child is with us at Duckling’s Nursery. We are an Ofsted approved childcare provider which, therefore, entitles you to the support which may be in the form of tax credits or childcare vouchers. Further information is available by clicking on the tab with the heading ‘Wraparound Financial Support’.
The below information is guidance on eligibility and is taken from the Department for Education’s website:
Tax Credits:
You could get extra tax credits to help pay for some of your childcare costs while you’re working.
Please follow the link to find out more https://www.gov.uk/child-tax-credit
Early Year Entitlement:
Your employer may be able to help you with childcare costs using childcare vouchers or other schemes.
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs We hope this information will be useful.
The early years entitlements for nursery children are:
- the universal 15 hours entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
- the additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds
The entitlement hours are up to 15 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year (equivalent to a maximum of 570 hours a year), or, for 3 and 4-year-olds, up to 30 hours of childcare a week over 38 weeks of the year for qualifying children of working parents (equivalent to a maximum 1,140 hours a year). In order for parents to access this school must have the childcare tax code prior to the term commencing.
From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 30 hours (over 38 weeks a year) from the term following their child turning 9 months to when they start school (please note, the rollout of this entitlement is not covered by this guidance).