Starting at St Peter’s Nursery

About us

St Peter’s Nursery is a 26 place nursery class within St Peter’s Anglican Methodist Primary School for children aged 3 and 4. St Peter’s Nursery is a nursery class with the main focus on early years education with a pre-school nature. We are open for 39 weeks each year in line with the school’s term dates and inset days. Session times are within the core school day with wrap-around care available. Sessions have been designed so that parents can easily access for their free 15 or 30 hour entitlement.

Session times and venue

We are based at St Peter’s Anglican Methodist Primary School, Bank Road, Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JG, Monday to Friday 8.50am – 3.20pm. Sessions can be taken in 3 hour blocks or a full day of 6.5 hours (lunch club payable extra).

Fees

Session	Start time	End Time	Fee (Non NEG)
Breakfast club (including food)	7.50am	8.50am	£5.50
Morning	8.50am	11.50am	£20.00
Lunch club (excluding food)	11.50am	12.20pm	£3.50
Afternoon	12.20pm	3.20pm	£20.00
Full day	8.50am	3.20pm	£38.00 + £3.50 lunch club
After school club (including food)	3.20pm	6.00pm	3.20pm – 4.30pm = £8.50   3.20pm – 6pm = £11.00 (sibling discounts available)

 

Registration fee

£35.00

Fees are payable at the beginning of each term. We prefer a minimum sign up of 15 hours per child over a minimum of 4 days per week (flexibility on this may be offered on a term by term basis depending on demand/space available)

Government funded hours cannot be used for lunch or wraparound care sessions (tax free childcare voucher payments are accepted for these sessions)

Nursery education grant

All 3 to 4 year olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s usually taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 3 to 4 year olds are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare a week Check if you are eligible and find out how to apply (you can get the funded hours the term after your child’s 3^rd birthday, starting on 1 January, 1 April or 1 September)

Please note codes must be renewed regularly. Please carefully read advice given by the government on how to ensure your code remains valid. If your code lapses then you will have to personally pay the fees.

On signing your child up to St Peter’s Nursery, parents will be accepting a 4 week notice period to terminate that contract. This 4 week notice period applies to both fee paying children and funded children. If a parent removes a child from the nursery without notice they will not be able to claim the nursery education grant from another setting until that 4 weeks notice period has elapsed. This is in line with South Gloucestershire Councils policies.

 

Please refer to the table below for details of when children are eligible for 15 hours free entitlement:

If your child is born between:	They are eligible for 15 hours a week funding from:
1 April and 31st August	1 September following their 3rd birthday until statutory school age
1 September and 31 December	1 January following their 3rd birthday until statutory school age
1 January and 31st March	1 April following their 3rd birthday until statutory school age

 

Tax free childcare

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months (up to £4,000 a year) if a child is disabled.

If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.

You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 15 or 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both. Apply online for tax free childcare.

 

Lunch club

Lunch club is available every day between 11.50am & 12.20pm. This is charged at £3.50 per day with the option to order a school dinner charged at £2.75 per meal. A special dietary form will need to be completed upon registration.

 

Wraparound care

We offer the following wraparound care sessions: –

Breakfast club 7.50am – 8.50am - £5.50 per day

After school club 3.20pm – 4.30pm - £8.50 per day

After school club 3.20pm – 6pm - £11.00 per day

(sibling discounts are available)

 

Late collection

Late collection of children will incur a charge. These fees are set out in the Late Collection Policy.

Communication

Information will be sent out via Arbor (the school’s Management Information system). We encourage parents to download the Arbor app where you will receive in-app messages (log in details will be sent to you upon registration.) Meals should be selected via the app, this can be done in advance for the whole term and the current menu is available to view on the school website.

At St Peter’s we use an online learning journey platform called ‘Tapestry’ for children in EYFS. Tapestry is a website which can be accessed on a computer, laptop or on any Apple or Android device such as a tablet or smartphone.  Tapestry is a secure platform and it is an excellent way of keeping track of your child’s development during their time with us during the EYFS years.

 

Tapestry enables us to instantly upload photos, videos and observations of your children onto a secure server. You will receive email alerts that a new observation has been added to your child’s Learning Journal and can log on and view what your child has been learning in school.  An advantage of this system is that you can instantly add your own comments to entries and can share your child’s online learning diary with members of your family. Tapestry will enable on-going communication and keep you informed of the areas of learning in which your child is achieving and also the age band they are working within. We will provide you with the opportunity to log in to your child’s journal with your own secure username and password so that you can explore the system at home.

Image consent

Parents are required to complete an image consent form upon registration.

 

Nappies

Nappies, wipes & nappy sacks are to be provided by the parent/guardian. These will be disposed of on the premises.

 

Food & drinks

Each child is entitled to a carton of semi-skimmed milk each day free of charge until their 5^th birthday. Please send your child in with a named water bottle each day.

Children in nursery are offered fruit or vegetables for a snack which is provided by the Government ‘Free Fruit for Schools’ scheme.

The cost of a school meal is currently £2.75 per day. Our catering provider provide a nutritionally balanced 2 course meal each day and the menu rotates on a 3-week cycle. A menu is available on the school website.

 

First aid

If a child has a minor accident at school the parent will be informed by an accident/incident report being emailed to them at the end of the day. Any child who bumps their head should be kept a careful eye on by their parent/carer for the next 48 hours. A record of children’s injuries is kept on the Arbor system.

Absence

If a child is absent because of illness, please telephone first thing in the morning (by 9.00am) and leave a message or alternatively send us an email to office@stpetersprimary.co.uk

If your child has sickness or diarrhoea we ask that they are not sent back to nursery until 48 hours after their last episode to prevent the spread of infection.  

 

Clothing

Please send your child into nursery in appropriate clothing, we make use of the outside area all year round. You are able to purchase a school sweatshirt from our uniform provider Price & Buckland, if you wish. This is not compulsory.

 

Please provide a named pair of wellies. We have waterproofs available for each child. Please ensure your child has adequate spare clothes in their bag in the event of an accident. Coats are required in the winter and a sun hat in the summer.

 

Suncream

Suncream should be applied before each nursery session during the summer period. If your child is booked in for a full day then please fill out a suncream permission form to enable us to re-apply suncream if necessary. Please send your child in with a named suncream bottle each day.

 

FAQs

Can I pay for more than 15 hours of free sessions?

Yes, you are able to buy extra sessions at a cost of £20 each morning or afternoon session, or £38 for a full day (plus £3.50 paid lunch club). If you decide to take up extra sessions you will be invoiced by the Nursery – fees are due a term in advance. For further information about payments, please see the Nursery Payment Policy.

How old does my child have to be to start at St Peter’s Nursery?

Parents may pay for sessions as soon as their child is 3. They then get their 15 hours free entitlement sessions at the beginning of the next long term (Term 1 - September, Term 3 - January, Term 5 - April)

What should I do if I would like my child to join St Peter’s Nursery?

Parents should either email office@stpetersprimary.co.uk to request an application form or simply download the registration form and return it. To find out more about our nursery class or to arrange a visit you can email the above address. Once the forms have been completed you will be sent an invoice for the registration fee (£35). Once this has been received you will be sent a written conditional offer of the place.

Is my child guaranteed a place at St Peter’s Primary School?

No, attending St Peter’s Nursery does not guarantee a place at St Peter’s Anglican Methodist Primary School. Admissions to the main school are dealt with by South Gloucestershire Council in line with their admissions criteria.