Nursery
We are delighted to announce that we will be opening a brand-new Nursery Class in September 2024.
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Come and see the school, meet the leaders in charge and find out more at our information events:
- Tuesday 7th May 2024 4:00pm-5:00pm
- Thursday 9th May 2024 10:00am-11:00am
Please book a place at one of these events by emailing: info@harrisprimarybenson.org.uk
Why should you choose our Nursery?
- The Harris Federation has a proven track record of running high quality nursery settings. Currently 100% of our nurseries are judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’ with 91% ‘outstanding’.
- In July 2023, Harris Primary Academy Benson was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted. The school has the capacity and expertise to expand our provision to serve even more families within our community.
Our Nursery Class
The new Nursery at Harris Primary Academy Benson will be an Early Years provision with warm and welcoming staff, that are a dedicated team of individuals working together to promote high-quality Early Years provision.
Our highly qualified and experienced staff offer the children a learning through play-based experience as required for the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
Our Nursery will offer 52 places (26 each session). This is a mixture of full time (30 hours) and part time (15 hours) places, funded. Children can start in Nursery the term after their third birthday, if places are available.
Our Nursery will run term time only in line with the term dates for the main school.
The hours for the Nursery are as follows:
Morning session: 8.30am - 11.30am.
Afternoon Session: 12.30pm - 3.30pm.
Full Day: 8.30am – 3.30pm*
*This includes an hour for lunchtime provision chargeable at £6.00 per pupil per day. £4.00 per day for children eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium funding.
Wraparound Provision
As part of our Nursery class, we will also be offering a wraparound provision as part of our extended day. This provision has an additional cost which falls outside of Government funded childcare.
Breakfast Club - 7.30am-8.30am
Daily rate: £6.00 (Early Years Pupil Premium £4.00)
After-School Club - pick up by 6.00pm (Dinner included)
Daily rate: £15.00 (Early Years Pupil Premium £10.00)
Costs
At present all three and four-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week, up to 38 weeks per year. The government also provides an extended 15 hours of free childcare per week - 30 hours in total for 38 weeks per year, for those families that are eligible.
To find out if you are eligible for 30 hours funded childcare you need to complete an online form available from:
Please note - for those parents not entitled to the 30 hours funded childcare, subject to available spaces, we can offer a paid full-time place, at a cost of £120 per week, payable in advance. All full-time places are subject to 5 days per week, term time only.
A summary of the costs is as follows:
| 15 Hours Funded | Breakfast Club 7.30am-8.30am £30 per week | Option 1 Morning Session 8.30am-11.30am £0 |
| Option 2 Afternoon Session 12.30pm-3.30pm £0 | After School Club 3.30pm-6.00pm (with dinner) £75 per week |
| 30 Hours Funded | Breakfast Club 7.30am-8.30am £30 per week | Morning Session 8.30am-11.30am £0 | Nursery Lunchtime provision 11.30am-12.30pm £30 per week (Includes a hot meal) | Afternoon Session 12.30pm-3.30pm £0 | After School Club 3.30pm-6.00pm (with dinner) £75 per week |
| Extra provision hours | Breakfast Club 7.30am-8.30am £30 per week | Morning Session 8.30am-11.30am £0 | Nursery Lunchtime provision 11.30am-12.30pm £30 per week (Includes a hot meal) | Extra Afternoon Session 12.30pm-3.30pm £90 per week | After School Club 3.30pm-6.00pm (with dinner) £75 per week |
When can your child start?
Children can start in Nursery the term after their third birthday, if places are available.
For more information about this, please contact the school office.
How can you apply?
Applications for a place in our Nursery can be made directly to the school, by collecting an application form from the school office or by downloading a copy of the application form using the link below and returning it directly to the school once completed:
Applications for a September 2024 start must be handed into the academy office by 9.00am Monday 20th May 2024. You will be notified of the outcome of your application in writing within 10 school days of the application closing date.
| Children who will turn 3 years old on or between: | Application closing date: | Date child will start at the Nursery (if offered a place) |
| 1 April and 31 August | 20th May | First day of Autumn term in September |
| 1 September and 31 December | 4th October | First day of Spring term in January |
| 1 January and 31 March | 24th January | First day of Summer term in April (depending when Easter falls) |
