Nursery

Ilam CE (VA) Primary School offers  excellent and flexible Nursery places for children aged 3 and 4.  Set in the heart of the Peak District, young children have a beautiful backdrop in which to learn outdoors and have fun. The older pupils are extremely nurturing towards the younger children and help to make the transition from home to school, a most enjoyable one.

Children are eligible for places in our Nursery from their third birthday.  The Nursery is based within the Hedgehogs class (Nursery/Reception), taught by Miss Goldstraw, Early Years Teacher, assisted by Mrs Nottage whio is a fully qualified Teaching assistant.

Sessions are available Monday to Friday during term time. We can accept children during the term in which they celebrate their third birthday – session fees are payable.  From the term after their third birthday, Early Education Funding (EEF) is available up to a maximum of 15 hours.  An additional 15 hours of Extended Hours funding (totalling 30 hours per week) is available for families who meet the HMRC Extended Hours criteria.

To check elegibility for 30 hour funding and tax free childcare, please click here

Sessions in excess of funded sessions will be charged at £5.00 per hour.

  • 8.50am to 12 noon
  • 8.50am to 1pm (including lunch)
  • 8.50am to 3.15pm (including lunch)
  • 1.00pm to 3.15pm

(You may provide a packed lunch or purchase a school meal at a cost of £2.88)

Places can be booked for a morning session, afternoon or for the whole day.

If you have any questions please contact the school office.

 

Useful Information

Uniform

Black shoes, Grey skirt /pinafore/ trousers. Red or white polo shirt, White shirt/blouse, Red cardigan/sweatshirt (with or without logo)

Red checked Gingham dress(optional in Summer Term only) 

Sunhats and sun cream during summer months 

Logo Sweatshirts are available from Needles in Ashbourne. Needles, Henmore Trading Estate, Mayfield Road, Ashbourne. DE6 1AS 

PE Kit 

Plain Black or Navy shorts, Plain White t-shirt, Trainers, Navy or Black Tracksuit (for colder weather) and Spare socks

Forest School  Kit

Outdoor clothing and or waterproofs (items you do not mind getting dirty) and wellingtons.     

All items of school wear not just the above should have a woven name label, as indelible ink wears off quickly with washing.  

Dietary needs

If your child is vegetarian or has specific dietary requirements, please inform us.  Our cook, Miss Lisa is able to provide a wide range of meals for all needs. 

Milk

Free Milk is available to all children until their 5th birthday.  Milk is served during morning break, along with a piece of fruit supplied free to all KS 1 children. 

 

Early Years Pupil Premium

Some three and four years olds are eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium. Parents will need to complete the relevant paperwork.

From April 2015, nurseries, schools, childminders and other childcare providers have been able to claim extra funding through the Early Years Pupil Premium to support children’s development, learning and care.

National data and research tells us that children eligible for free school meals tend to do less well, e.g. in 2014, 45% of children eligible for free school meals achieved the expected level at the end of the early years foundation stage compared with 64% of other children. The Early Years Pupil Premium will provide us with extra funding to help close that gap.

We can use the extra funding in any we we choose to improve the quality of the early years education that we provide for your child. This could include, for example, additional training for our staff on early language, resources to support home learning, investing in a partnership working with our colleagues in the area to further our expertise or supporting our staff in working on specialised areas such as speech and language.

The money is paid directly to the provider by the Local Authority. The school office has forms to enable you to apply for the funding or can give you the number of the Local Authority so that you can check your eligibility.

Families may be eligible if they are receiving any of the following:

  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support from NASS (National Asylum Support Service) under Part 6of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run-on
  • Universal Credit

 

It is well documented that high-quality early education can influence how well a child does at both primary and secondary school and so we want to make the most of this additional funding. This could make a real difference to your child’s learning and development.