We offer nursery places for 3- and 4-year-olds! 

In Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery), we can accommodate a total of 78 children attending either morning, afternoon, two or five full-day sessions. We also offer additional paid sessions.  

Children can start in nursery the term after their 3rd birthday. If your child was born between:  
• 1 January – 31 March they can start nursery in April, following your child’s third birthday  
• 1 April – 31 August they can start nursery start in September, following your child’s third birthday  
• 1 September – 31 December they can start nursery start in January, following your child’s third birthday . 

The school is entirely responsible for the admission of children into this year group.  

Fill a nursery place request form in at the office and Miss Lathwood will get in contact with you regarding a place for your child.  
  
We have both 15 hour and 30 hour working parent entitlement funded places available for 3- and 4-year-olds available!  

15 Hour Provision  

This is either  

• Five-morning sessions (8:30 – 11:30 AM),  

• Five-afternoon sessions (12:15 – 3:15 PM)  

• Two full days (8:30 – 3:15 PM) (they will not claim the full 15 hours funding in this instance) 

  
30 Hour Provision for 3- and 4-year-olds. 

Some families may be eligible for this provision if you are a single working parent or both parents work, if you are eligible your child can attend Monday to Friday - 8:30 AM to 3:15 PM. We do not charge for the extra 45 minutes per day that your child will spend in school. You can also choose to do 3 or 4 full days (8:30-3:15pm) if you do not want your child to do the full 30 hours. You as the parent must apply for the funding yourself and provide us with the code once you have obtained it. You will then need to keep renewing your code each term to prove you are eligible still. See if you qualify for this funding here: https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working. Your child can start the half term or term after they turn 3, whichever is sooner. 

30 hours funding covers 8:30am until 2:30pm Monday to Friday, 2:30pm to 3:15 is FREE for parents at Phillimore Community Primary School! 

Lunch time

If your child attends over lunch time you will either need to provide them with a packed lunch, inline with our lunch procedure or pay for a ‘school dinner’ which costs £2.85 per day.  

Early funding 

Some children are entitled to funding earlier. Your child can start the half term after they are 3 if they receive the 30 hours code or …  
Your family is eligible for:  
• Income Support  
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)  
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)  
• Universal Credit, with annual earned income under £15,400 after tax (this is your take-home pay and does not include state benefits)  
• Working Tax Credit and/or Child Tax Credit, with an annual income under £16,190 before tax (gross earnings)  
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit  
• the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on, which is the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit  
Or the child:  
• is looked after by a local council  
• has a current statement of special education needs (SEN) or an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)  
• is getting Disability Living Allowance  
• has left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order  
If you are a non- UK citizen who cannot claim benefits  
If your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’, you may still get funded childcare for your 2 year old. You must live in England, and your household income must be no more than:  
• £26,500 for families outside of London with one child  
• £34,500 for families within London with one child  
• £30,600 for families outside of London with two or more children  
• £38,600 for families within London with two or more children  
You cannot have more than £16,000 in savings or investments.  
  
Your child can only start our nursery the half term after have turned 3, if you receive the benefits above or are entitled to the working parent funding from 2 years old. They will start the term after their third birthday if you do not receive any of the benefits above.  
  
  
For more information about childcare funding visit this website: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/  

A waiting list is not held, and places cannot be reserved in advance.  

FEL (Free Early Learning) Agreement 

For all of the options above parents and carers are required to sign a FEL agreement prior to admission. Parents and carers are then provided with a copy of the agreement when their child starts.  

The FEL is an agreement between parents/ carers and Phillimore for access/ provision of Free Early Learning (Nursery place).  

Period of notice 

Once a FEL agreement is signed a period of 4 weeks’ notice is required for any changes to hours or if a place is no longer required. Parents and carers will be responsible for informing any new provider that they are within a notice period at Phillimore. This may affect a child’s start date at a new provision.  

If it is thought that a child’s chosen hours are not suitable during the transition period, 4 weeks’ notice may not be required.