Childcare

Childcare is available at the children's centre. A sixty three place purpose built nursery is situated within the centre and childcare is provided here by

Opening times

The nursery is open 51 weeks a year (excluding Christmas week) from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm Monday to Friday.

Fees

NEG (National Education Grant) for children of 3 and 4 years of age

In the term following your child's third birthday, he or she will be entitled to five sessions of two and a half hours each per week. These sessions will be free of charge. You do not have to pay any additional fees. Please tick the box marked NEG funded place on the booking form.

Deposit

A £30.00 deposit is required to secure your nursery place. This amount will be deducted from your first invoice.

Discounts

Discount for siblings - 10% off the cheapest child.
Full time student (Full time place*) - £115.00.
*Please note that a full time place for students is limited to the hours 8:45 am until 5:30 pm

Holiday

A retainer of 50% will be required for notified holidays during normal working hours for a maximum of 4 weeks. Subsequent holidays will be charged at full rate.

Late collection fee

A late collection fee of £5.00 is payable.

How to book

If you would like to book a nursery place call into the nursery. No appointment is needed to have a look around and chat to our Childcare Manager. There are no restrictions as to how far in advance you can place your child’s name on the booking list. See below for details on how to download a booking form.

Further information

Honey Bees Nursery has produced a comprehensive leaflet that gives much more detail about its services and includes sections on the following topics: -

• Contact details
• Company history
• Services
  • Mission statement
  • Induction
  • Nursery rooms
  • Key worker systems and communications with parents
  • Management structure
• Mealtimes, snacks and sample menus
• Policies and procedures
• How to book, fees and opening times

You can obtain a copy of this leaflet by visiting the centre or by phoning the centre on 01782 232977. Alternatively you may download a copy here. The leaflet and the booking form are availble to download from this website. They are available in Microsoft Word format (.doc) or in Portable Document Format (.pdf).

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