Admissions 

Children can start pre-school from the age of 2 years in our Caterpillar room. Two-Year Funding is available to parents who meet the eligibility criteria for working families funding (30 hours) or families who are on a low income or on certain benefits (15 hours). 

Children typically move through to the Butterfly room the term that they turn 3 (subject to availability). We offer 15 hours of free funding (Universal Entitlement) for ALL children the term after their third birthday. These hours can be taken over a morning session (9–12 noon) or a full day (9am-3pm). For example:

Your child can access 5 mornings  at 3 hours per session = 15 hours per week.

Your child can access 2 full days at 6 hours per day, and one morning at 3 hours per session = 15 hours per week. 

We also offer the 30-hour extended entitlement. Children can access all their 30-hour funding with us over five full days, Monday-Friday 9am-3pm/8am-2pm (6 hours per day x 5 days= 30 hours) term time only. 30-hour extended entitlement funding can be split between our pre-school and another provider.

 

 

Breakfast Club

Breakfast club runs from 8am-9am

Parents can access the breakfast club using their funded hours, eg 8am-2pm (full day) or this can be a paid hour at the cost of £6.00 and funded hours can start at 9am.  

Purchasing Extra Sessions/hours 

Extra sessions, additional to your child's free universal entitlement, can be purchased. For example, if your child attends five mornings per week (15 hours) and you wish for them to stay and access a full day (lunchtime and afternoon until 3pm) you can purchase the additional 3 hours for the cost of £18.00. The additional hours will be subject to availability and may be limited especially in the summer term.

Extra hours can be purchased at a cost of £6 per hour. For example, 8am-9am can be a paid hour with funding starting at 9am- 3pm, or funding can start at 8am-2pm and 2pm-3pm can be a paid hour. 

South Normanton Pre-School CIC Fees 

Caterpillar Room  

Morning 9 am -12 noon (3 hours) £18.00

Full day 9am-3pm £36.00

Butterfly Room 

Morning 9 am -12 noon (3 hours) £18.00

Full day 9am-3pm £36.00

Late collection charge

A late collection charge of £20 per 15 minutes will be applied if you collect your child after 3pm. 

Snack/Lunch 

There are no additional charges for snacks, this is provided am/pm by the preschool. 

Children staying for lunch bring a packed lunch from home. 

Nappies/wipes/sun cream 

Nappies/wipes/sun cream must be provided by parents and packed in your child's bag.  

Funding

Funded childcare for working parents of two-year olds

Funding is available to children of working families, 30 hours per week 

To find out more, please click on the link 

https://www.gov.uk/free-childcare-if-working/apply-for-free-childcare-if-youre-working

 

Funded  Childcare for Two Year Olds ( low income families/receiving certain benefits) 

Two year funding is available to children the term after their second birthday. To access this funding parents must be in receipt of one of the following benefits  

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit
• tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
• the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

A child can also get free early education and childcare if any of the following apply:

• they’re looked after by a local council
• they have a current statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• they get Disability Living Allowance
• they’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order

15 Hours free Universal Entitlement for ALL 3 and 4 Year Olds.

ALL children who are 3 or 4 years old have access to 570 hours of free childcare per year. We offer this funding at 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year (term time only).

Children can access this funding the term AFTER their third birthday. 

Child’s birthday                                         When you can claim

1 January to 31 March                        The beginning of term on or after 1 April

1 April to 31 August                            The beginning of term on or after 1 September

1 September to 31 December               The beginning of term on or after 1 January

 

For example,  if your child's birthday is 15th June 2025, they can access their funding from September 2025. 

30 Hours Extended Entitlement ( 2,3,4 year old)

To qualify, parent/s must be in work, including self-employment, and each must earn at least the National Minimum wage for 16 hours per week with individual earnings under £100,000 per year.

To check your eligibility and apply online, go to childcarechoices .gov.uk.

If you are eligible, you will receive an 11-digit eligibility code. Please bring your code into pre-school for verification. Once this code has been verified, your 30-hour place will be secured from the term after you receive your code eg A code obtained between Sept-Dec can be used from January.

You will need to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months.

Places do fill up quickly. Therefore, we advise you to register your child for pre-school from an early age

To register your child or to discuss places/funding please call 01773 811344.