Nursery

Under construction…

Our nursery is currently full and we are not taking any new children, but we are delighted to announce that we will be extending the amount of spaces available from September 2026!

Watch this space for more details...

From September 2026:

Welcome to Rainbow class

Our nursery takes children from the term after they are 3 when they are entitled to universal funding: 15 hours of free early education term-time only.

We expect that children entitled to this should take up their full entitlement.

Working parents may also be eligible for additional hours. This is called Extended or 30 hours and you can check eligibility of this here: 30 hour childcare check.

You may also choose to purchase additional sessions to cover your working hours’ subject to availability.

When is my child eligible for universal hours?

From the term following their third birthday:

Admissions procedure

Places in our nursery will be offered as and when they become available and at three key points throughout the year (September, January and April). Please be aware that when we are oversubscribed we will issue places in accordance to Oxfordshire County Council's nursery admission criteria.

2025/2026

Parents will be notified that a place is available for their child no later than half a term in advance.

Application forms can be found here.

In line with the county council admission policy we must see the original birth certificate or passport to confirm your child has reached the eligible age on initial registration for all free entitlements. 

On accepting the space, we require a £50.00 deposit to secure your child’s space. This will be returnable at the end of your child’s first term. If your child does not attend the nursery this deposit will be retained by us. Please contact the office if there are financial difficulties with providing this deposit.

Opening hours

8.30-3pm Mon-Fri term time only

8.30-9am: optional paid session

9-12: morning session- universal hours

12-3: afternoon session- extended hours or optional paid additional sessions

9-3: full day session

Timing options:

Universal funded hours are offered between 9 and 12 each day

Extra sessions can be purchased as detailed below.

Additional hours, charges and payments

If we have spaces, we may also be able to offer extra paid sessions not covered by the 30- hour code or in addition to the 15-hour universal hours, but we do ask parents to commit to those sessions for the whole academic year. Additional hours are charged per term and are payable at the start of each short term (6 times a year).

Additional hours: 8.30-9am or beyond 15 hours are charged at £6.00 per hr.

Sessions are booked for the academic year.

We do not offer temporary changes.

Permanent changes to booking are available if the nursery has alternative sessions available and the parent /carer will need to give one term’s notice.

Sessions purchased in addition to free funded sessions are not chargeable on bank holidays. If your child is absent, you will still be charged for any session booked.

Please be aware that when children are collected late there is a charge. The charge is £10 every 10 minutes or part of.

Nursery charges will be reviewed in April each year. Any increase will take effect the following September.

Failure to pay promptly may result in your child's place being withdrawn with a month’s notice.

Legal proceedings will be undertaken in all cases of non-payment by Oxfordshire County Council.

All invoices must be paid online using Arbor – the school’s payment system. If you are experiencing payment difficulties, please contact the school office.

If you have any concerns, please speak to the office and we will do our very best to help.

We understand however, that there are occasions when people would like to raise their concerns formally. In this case, please follow the complaints procedure which can be found here.

PLEASE NOTE: It is anticipated that most children who attend our Nursery will apply for a place to attend our primary school. Parents whose children attend the nursery class, particularly from outside the designated area of the primary school, should be reminded that their child is not guaranteed a place at the school when s/he reaches the normal school starting age (i.e., the September of the academic year in which the child will be five). You must apply through the normal County Council school admissions procedures here.

January 2026