Nursery

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At Ark Franklin, we ensure our children are happy, enthusiastic, and confident learners who love coming to school. We are caring, inclusive and we get to know each unique child, celebrating all of our differences so that we can learn and play together.  

Our nursery is led by a fully qualified teacher and an amazing team of dedicated support staff. We have 65 places and offer free 15-hour places as well as full and part-time options, including top-up and 30-hour places. 

In the Nursery, we have a spacious, stimulating classroom and large outside space. The children love to be outside and exploring, whether that be blowing bubbles, planting and growing, going on nature walks or just developing their strength on the climbing frames.  

We do all kinds of things in our Nursery, just read what we’ve been up to recently!  

• Watching baby chicks hatch 

• Watching caterpillars’ metamorphosis  

• Baking, cooking and trying new food at ‘Flavour School” every Monday  

• Sowing seeds in the garden and watching our plants grow  

• Nature walks in the snow and the sunshine!  

• Halloween Disco and bonfire sparklers in our Outdoor Learning area  

• Christmas performance 

• Dance and gymnastics  

• ‘People around the school’ hunt  

• Sports Day in Queens Park 

• And lots, lots more! 

If you would like to come and see our Early Years, book a visit or just ask for more information please look out for our open events each Autumn/Winter or book an appointment with the school office - info@arkfranklinprimary.org

Nursery Fees

1. Part-Time

All children are eligible to receive 15 hours of free childcare. At Ark Franklin, this is 5 mornings sessions per week starting at 8:30am, or 2.5 days.

2. Full-Time

A full day in nursery is 2 sessions plus the lunch hour, 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only (35 hours per week). 

First 5 sessions: FREE
Additional 5 sessions: £27.50 x 5 = £137.50
Hot Lunch: £2.50 per day

Total cost per week is £137.50 including lunch

3. 30-Hr Code

We offer a limited number of free 30 hour childcare places for working parents. To check your eligibility, please click on this link: https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working 

4. Flexi-Time

To accommodate individual needs, we also offer a flexible option on top of the free entitlement. This means that you can top up between 1 and 5 additional sessions per week for your child. 

The cost of each additional session is £27.50. 
e.g. If you would like your child to attend 4 full days (8 sessions), the first 5 sessions will be free and you can request a top-up of 3 sessions at a cost £82.50.

Breakdown of fees: 

1 top up session   = £27.50
2 top up sessions = £55.00
3 top up sessions = £82.50
4 top up sessions = £110.00
5 top up sessions = £137.50 

5. Emergency additional Provision

We appreciate that from time-to-time parents of part-time pupils may need to book an additional session due to work commitments or other circumstances. Should that situation arise please liaise with the nursery team in writing and you will be charged for the additional session at the usual rate of £27.50 per session.  If this becomes a regular event, your child’s attendance and charging pattern will be amended accordingly.

Note: Once your pattern of additional sessions has been agreed, you will be charged for them even if your child does not attend.  If your circumstances change during the year, and you need to amend your child’s attendance pattern, please notify us in writing with one months’ notice. We will not charge you if the school is closed or if we have a staff training day.