Information For Parents
Our Parent Guides
At St Paul’s Nursery, we know that choosing a Nursery for your child is a huge decision. We also know that this may be a completely new experience for you and as such some of the terminology such as ‘The EYFS’ and ‘Early Years Funding’ may be unfamiliar to you. We have therefore created a collection of Guides for Parents, which explain the curriculum and what we do at Nursery in more detail, and also some information on other topics which we hope you will find useful as your child develops and grows.
Whilst Government social distancing measures are being relaxed, it remains our absolute priority to minimise the risk of infection for all of our children, staff, families, and the local community. We have extremely robust Risk Assessments and procedures in place at our Nursery which we are pleased to share with you here.
Download Our Parent Guides
- A Parent's Guide to Play Based Learning in the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
- A Parent's Guide to Settling In
- A Parent's Guide to Numeracy
- A Parent's Guide to Forest School
- A 30-hours Free Childcare Entitlement FAQ’s
- A Parent's Guide to Early Reading and Writing
- A Parent’s Guide to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Parent Zone App Information
St Pauls Nursery offers a platform for parents to stay up-to-date with their child’s activities and achievements from anywhere. When your child’s at nursery, they spend all day learning, exploring and experimenting, whether they’re trying new foods or taking their first steps, with the ParentZone smartphone app, you won’t miss a single moment. Throughout the day, your Key Person will observe and record your child’s progress in their very own ParentZone Learning Journal. Please check out the parent zone app guide for more information. Click here to find out more.
30-hours free childcare and education
Children of parents meeting certain criteria will be eligible for the extended entitlement which provides an additional 570 hours of free childcare per year. This will be stretched over the full year in the same way as the 15 hours. Check your child’s eligibility for the 30 hours.
Free childcare and education for 3 to 4-year-olds
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England receive 570 hours of free early education or childcare per year. We stretch the termly entitlement over 51 weeks of the year.
Eligibility
The free early education and childcare must be with an approved childcare provider. Eligibility stops at the end of the term before your child is due to start reception class. If you have any queries about free entitlement, please contact the Nursery Manager.
When you can start claiming
Child’s birthday
When you can claim
- 1st January to 31st March
- 1st April to 31st August
- 1st September to 31st December
- The beginning of term on or after 1st April
- The beginning of term on or after 1st September
- The beginning of term on or after 1st January
When you can start claiming
Child’s birthday
- 1st January to 31st March
- 1st April to 31st August
- 1st September to 31st December
When you can claim
- The beginning of term on or after 1st April
- The beginning of term on or after 1st September
- The beginning of term on or after 1st January