The Nursery is open Monday to Friday in term time. Sessions are charged in line with Wiltshire and DSAT Early Years Provision.

The hourly rate is £7.50 per hour. Free childcare can be used to claim up to 15 or 30 hours. Additional hours are charged (via invoice) at £7.50 per hour

Sessions can be booked a year in advance or termly. Session days and times are fixed for half a term and cannot be changed without a half term’s notice. If you would like to change any of your child’s sessions this can be done by speaking to one of the Pre-School team or at the school office. 

You can use a mix of funding and payments to cover your child’s sessions, including breakfast and after school club if required. You will receive an invoice for any sessions that are due to be paid at the start of each term. Morning, Afternoon and Whole day sessions are considered our core hours. 

Funding forms are completed at the start of each big term, Sept – Dec/Jan - March/April - July.  These forms will layout the number of funded weeks/hours in each funding period and what a parent is claiming. 

Early years entitlement places must be taken up before the council headcount week and cannot be altered until the start of the next funding period.  Once the funding has been submitted, if a parent requires additional hours, this will be chargeable.  Hours not funded will be added to Parent mail each term and payment for these are due within two weeks of them being added to the system.

Funded hours are completely free of charge. Parents are not charged for any differences between the funding received from Wiltshire Council and the rate charged by St Martin's School Nursery.

If a child wants to move mid-term, and is funded by Wiltshire Council, then this would not be possible until the next funding term, unless the family meet a criteria set by Wiltshire Council.  If a child decides to leave the Pre School and end their sessions, then a two week notice period is required.

Additional charges are asked for any cooked lunches that are required.  These are booked and paid for through our parent portal.

Parents are asked to provide any required nappies, wipes, and creams. 

TD days and bank holidays are not charged.  If for any reason the Nursery has to close, parents will not be charged if they would normally be charged for that session.  We do not generally charge for additional activities or sessions run by the Nursery  On the very odd occasion we may run a chargeable trip, parents will be informed by letter.

St Martin's School Nursery does not enforce the wearing of school uniform for children but Pre School jumpers are available if desired.

There is no additional charge for enhancements where a child has SEND.

This is available for all families in England with 3 and 4-year-old children.  This entitles 15 hours of free early education for 38 weeks.

What next?

Please complete the following forms and return them to the school office:

Enquiry Form

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Parent Declaration

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This is available for working families in England with 3 and 4-year-old children.  30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks

All parents will need to complete the New Starter Form and the Parent Declaration (linked above.)

Parents eligible for 30 hours must give the preschool their 30-hour code prior to the funding period starting.  Eligibility must be re-confirmed every 3 months as prompted by HMRC.  Failure to re-confirm will mean the additional funding is not available and parents will be charged for any hour that are accessed over the 15 free hours.

What next?

Follow this link to register for your additional free funding: GOV.UK

St Martin's School Nursery accept Tax free childcare which is available from the Government for working families, in the UK with children under 16 (or under 17 if disabled).  The scheme pays 70% of childcare costs, up to a cap.

Further information of available funding is available from Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK