Nursery is often a child’s first venture into the larger world outside the family home.
At Grosvenor, we are committed to providing high quality care and education for our children. We strive meet the individual needs of each child and to provide the best opportunities in order to maximise their learning and development.
Grosvenor is a well-established, 65-place Local Authority Maintained Nursery School. This means that:
- We have a Headteacher and nursery teachers who are experienced Early Years specialists.
- We can accommodate 65 children, aged 3-4, at every morning and every afternoon session.
- We usually admit children from our waiting list in the September and October following their 3rd birthday.
- Most children spend a year with us before moving on to Primary School.
We offer 5 morning or 5 afternoon sessions per week, totalling 15 hours. These funded sessions are Government funded.
- You will need to complete an Admissions Form which you can get from the school and your child will then be placed on the waiting list.
PLEASE NOTE:
Completing an Admissions Form is NOT a guarantee of a place. The Local Authority Admissions procedure for Nursery Schools states that children are admitted on an age basis i.e. oldest first. The length of time your child’s name has been on the waiting list is not a guarantee of a place. We also provide 12 funded 2 Year Old places at every morning and every afternoon sessions.
- We also provide extra support for a small group of children with moderate to severe learning difficulties. These places are funded by the Local Authority and more information about them can be found on the SEN page on this website.
- Under the Equalities Act 2010, we are an inclusive school and therefore welcome all children and families, staff and visitors to our community. We do not discriminate on grounds of disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, or religion or belief. For example, we have full wheelchair access and can offer facilities for breastfeeding Mums.
- Our staff are highly trained, experienced teachers and educators, who are very knowledgeable about how young children learn and develop.
- We encourage our children to be independent learners, to be funded to express themselves and explore and to be excited and inspired by everything around them.
- We also have Day Care facilities which offer high quality childcare at affordable prices.
- Our Day Care page on this website will provide you with much more information about this facility.
- We also provide a number of funded 2 year-old places for those children who are eligible under the Government’s funding scheme.
Charges to parents
- There is no charge to parents/carers for children’s 15 funded hours.
- There is a charge to parents/carers towards the cost of the children’s snack and other items such as baking and food preparation ingredients. The charge is £3 per week and is payable by bank transfer either half termly, or termly; bank details will be provided when your child starts nursery. Please note that snack money is an additional charge to any Day Care fees that you may pay.
- We also ask for a contribution towards the cost of trips, visits and activities such as dance and football, throughhout the year.
- Information about Day Care fees is available from the nursery.
Choosing a Nursery School and Day Care provision is a big decision for many parents so come in any time and see for yourself!
