Chester-le-Street CE Primary School

Ofsted

Nursery

Take a look around our new Nursery which opened in January 2022!

2-year-old offer

Your 2-year-old can get 15 hours free childcare if you live in England and get one of the following benefits:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
  • tax credits, and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
  • the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

At CofE, we offer set sessions for 15 hours funded children, these are as follows;

  • Morning sessions – Monday- Friday (8:45am-11:45am) TERM TIME ONLY
  • Afternoon Sessions – Monday – Friday (12:30pm-3.30pm) TERM TIME ONLY
  • 2 Full Days and 1 1/2 Day

3 and 4-Year-Old Children.

All children who turn three are eligible for 15 hours of funding per child per week for 38 weeks of the year, a total of 570 hours per year.

However, some families may be eligible for 30 free hours. There is a criterion which is to be met for this. You can check to see what your eligible for by answering some questions on www.childcarechoices.gov.uk .

Funding is available to claim for children for an Early Years place from the term after the child turns three.

Children born between:

  • 1st January – 31st March are eligible for a place in the summer term (Beginning April)
  • 1st April – 31st August are eligible for a place in the autumn term (Beginning September)
  • 1st September – 31st December are eligible for a place in the Spring term (Beginning January)

At CofE, we offer set sessions for 15 hours funded children, these are as follows;

  • Morning sessions – Monday- Friday (8:45am-11:45am) TERM TIME ONLY
  • Afternoon Sessions – Monday – Friday (12:30pm-3.30pm) TERM TIME ONLY
  • Beginning of the week sessions – Monday, Tuesday (8.45am-3:30pm) and Wednesday morning (8.45am -11.45am) TERM TIME ONLY
  • End of the week sessions – Wednesday afternoon (12:30pm-3:30pm) Thursday and Friday (8.45pm-3:30pm) TERM TIME ONLY

If you are eligible for the 30 hours free nursery education your child can attend: 5 full days: 8.45-3.30pm (TERM TIME ONLY)

Additional paid sessions are also offered at the following rates:

Full day – £25 (8.45-3.30pm)

Half day – £15 (8.45-11.45 or 12.30-3.30)

School dinners are able to purchased at £2.50 per meal if your child is staying all day

Application Forms

ParentCarerDeclarationForm (2)