Nursery Admissions and Fees
2 Year Old Children
At Even Swindon Nursery, we are able to offer childcare places for funded and paying 2-year-olds. At this age, we are only able to offer 15 hours, not 30 hours.
Our 2-year old sessions run from 8:35am to 11.35am, every weekday, term-time only. Spaces are subject to availability.
2-Year-Old Funding
2-year-old funding is provided by the government. To check your eligibility for funding, please follow these links:
For other 2-year-old funding - https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds.
2-Year-Old Paid sessions
If you don't qualify for funded sessions for your 2-year-old, you have the option to pay for sessions, subject to availability.
Our current cost for paid 2-year-old sessions is £23.00 per session. Sessions are 3 hours, from 8.35am to 11.35am. Fees are charged monthly, a month in advance and we will send you monthly invoices via email to confirm the amount you will need to pay for the following month of sessions.
We accept tax-free childcare payments - please refer to Tax-Free Childcare: What Tax-Free Childcare is - GOV.UK to see if you're eligible.
Admissions
If you have any questions, please email admin@evenswindon.bluekitetrust.org
If you would like to apply for a 2-year old place at Even Swindon nursery, please complete the following form and email it back to
admin@evenswindon.bluekitetrust.org.
3/4 Year Old Children
All 3 and 4 year-olds are entitled to 15 hours provision in an early years setting, for 38 weeks a year. Some working families are entitled to 30 hours of provision. To find out if you are legible for 30 hours, please visit:
Free Childcare for Working Parents: Apply for free childcare - GOV.UK
Our sessions run in the morning (from 8.35am to 11.35am), afternoon (12.10pm to 3.10pm) or all-day (8.35am to 3.10pm with a 35 minute lunchbreak). Children attending all-day are required to bring a healthy packed lunch.
3-year-old Paid Sessions
Parents who qualify for 15 hours of childcare can pay for additional sessions for their child, subject to availability. A 3-year old session is currently chargeable at £16.50 per session (3 hours). Additional hours are chargeable at £5.50 per hour. We do not offer part-sessions - our session times are strictly set as above. For children who qualify for 30 hours of funded childcare and attend all-day, every-day of the week - when there are no teacher training days, school holidays or bank holidays in that week - this equates to 32 hours and 55 minutes per week. This additional time is chargeable at £16.50 per week.
Fees are charged monthly, a month in advance and we will send you monthly invoices via email to confirm the amount you will need to pay for the following month of sessions.
We accept tax-free childcare payments - please refer to Tax-Free Childcare: What Tax-Free Childcare is - GOV.UK to see if you're eligible.
Admissions
Children will be admitted to Even Swindon nursery the term after their 3rd birthday. Our nursery will offer a main intake in September and then, subject to availability of sessions, we offer further intakes in January and April. Parents will be notified in advance of these terms if there are no spaces available.
If parents wish to apply for a space for their child, they are welcome to visit our nursery so that they can make sure it is the best setting for their child. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01793 523041 or email admin@evenswindon.bluekitetrust.org. We also hold an annual Open Evening in March to give all prospective future parents and children a chance to view the nursery, meet the staff and ask any questions they may have.
To be added to our waiting list, please complete a Nursery Interest form and email it back to admin@evenswindon.bluekitetrust.org.
Criteria for admission to the school nursery
- Looked After Children, Previously Looked After Children and Internationally Adopted Looked After Children (LAC, PLAC and IAPLAC)
- Children with a particular education/an or social or medical need as referred by a professional
- Siblings of pupils attending at time of application or those children who have an older sibling attending Tadpole in September of the year of there admission.
- Distance from school
- If any places still remain, they will be allocated to other children
If the nursery is full, children will be entered onto our waiting list. If a place becomes available, parents/carers will be contacted.
Please note: Due to government legislation, admission to the school nursery does not mean that the child will be guaranteed a place in Reception at the school nor does it give priority. Reception places need to be applied for via the local authority website:
Make your application | Primary school places and admissions | Swindon Borough Council
Leavers during the school year
If a parent wishes to withdraw their children, they must give 4 weeks notice. If parents/carers wish to reapply for a place to the nursery then they must reapply and their application will be considered according to the criteria, along with all other applications.
