As a full day care setting registered with Ofsted we must follow the guidelines set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This ensures we are running our establishment correctly to these guidelines and giving our best skills and knowledge to the children that attend.
Our outside area is a good size to cater for all ages within the nursery and schools out club. We have a variety of resources and equipment and staff will also involve the children in group games like parachute play and ball games. The children go outside in all weathers if they have the appropriate clothing for example, sun hat and sun screen or wellies and raincoat. The children go for walks around the local area if the weather permits (with parental permission).
Part of your role will be to ensure the very best conditions for children to learn are in place. How well-planned and well-resourced play activities allow for progression in a child’s thinking and understanding. If you have sound knowledge and understand how to ensure these principles become reality for children please contact us at info@secondstepsdurhamroad.com
A maximum of 30 hours funded childcare is available for all children from working families +9 months.
15 hours universal funding is available for all 3- and 4-year-olds.
Some two-year-olds are also eligible for additional funded hours too if you are in receipt of extra support. Please contact your early years team or Family Information Service at your local council if you think you might be entitled.
All funding is ‘Term Time Only’ for 38 weeks of the year –
We stretch our funding over 52 weeks, giving 11.18 / 22.35 hours per week, 47.5 / 95.0 hours per month.
Our non-funded nursery billing is calculated over 52 weeks, with the cost spread equally over 12 monthly bills.
| A child born on or between: | Eligibility Codes obtained by | Earliest +9 months working family start | Return to work by | Earliest 2-year-old (additional government support) and 3/4-year-old (universal) start |
| 1 January and 31 March | 31 December | 1 January following year from birth | 31 January following year from birth | Summer term once 3 |
| 1 April and 30 June | 31 March following year from birth | 1 April following year from birth | 30 April following year from birth | Autumn term once 3 |
| 1 July and 30 November | 31 August following year from birth | 1 September following year from birth | 30 September following year from birth | Autumn term once 3 |
| 1 December and 31 December | 31 December following year from birth | 1 January two years following birth | 31 January two years following birth | Spring term once 3 |
The Government only funds the delivery of EYFS in the funded hours attended, except for 2-year-olds who receive extra support.
All food and snacks as well as other consumables such as nappies, wipes, protective clothing, protective creams, Calpol etc.
Any additional activities the nursery provides over and above the delivery of EYFS – full details of our current term’s offerings are available from your nursery manager as they can vary each term.
Any additional hours and sessions required over and above the funded hours.
These excluded items are voluntary and only provided at your request.
We deliver our funded hours in specific funded sessions, two sessions every day 08.00-13.00 and 13.00-18.00. Six sessions over three days will ensure you receive 22.35 funded hours per week, 52 weeks of the year or 95 hours per month.
Please discuss with your nursery manager who will talk you through the nursery’s terms and conditions as well as our fee and funding policy or alternatively visit www.beststartinlife.gov.uk to answer any generic questions you may have about funded childcare.
