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Telephone: 0121 351 1632

Parents Information

We hope you’ll find the following information about
our nursery useful…

Opening Hours

We’re open from 7.30am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday.

We offer full time and part time sessions to suit your needs. You can book full days or AM or PM sessions. An AM session runs from 7.30am until 1.00pm and includes lunch. A PM session starts at 1.00pm until 6.30pm and includes tea.


Minimum Booking

The minimum number of sessions your child can be booked into the Nursery for, is 2 sessions per week (one session equals either a morning or afternoon half day session).

Please note the Minimum Booking rule is not applicable to grant funded sessions.

At Langley Gorse Day Nursery we believe that children flourish best when their personal, social and emotional needs are met.

This is why we offer FREE settling in sessions for your child before they start nursery life. We believe it’s extremely important for a child to feel safe and secure in the nursery environment before starting permanent sessions at Langley Gorse Day Nursery.

What to expect from your child’s settling in sessions:

- We’ll start to build relationships with you and your child

- You’ll be able to meet our team and your child’s ‘key person’

- We’ll be able to find out your child’s likes and dislikes

- And what your child’s routine is at home, and any specific requirements you may have such as sleeps, meals and comforters

Our aim is that you and your child feel completely happy before you start permanent sessions with us.

To book a place at Langley Gorse Day Nursery and to start your free settling in sessions all we ask for is a £30 non-refundable deposit.



Our Fees and Charges

Our nursery year runs from September 1st to August 31st. We close for one week at Christmas and for all other Bank Holidays.

Our fees are calculated from actual booked attendance, based on the nurseries fee structure. Fees payable are calculated by taking your child’s weekly attendance fee, multiplying this by 51 (the number of chargeable weeks per year), and dividing by 12 to give a monthly payment - which is payable monthly in advance, on the first day of each month by Standing Order, cheque or voucher.

• Early Years Free Entitlement For All 3 and 4 Year Olds
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to FREE part time Early Years funded sessions. This entitlement is provided by your Local Authority and is available to all parents (regardless of income). The funding available in each area varies - but generally starts the term after your child’s third birthday.

• Tax Credits
Tax credits are available from HM Revenue and Customs, based on your household’s circumstances. You may be able to access help with the cost of childcare if you’re working for a minimum of 16 hours / week. For further information and eligibility, check online at www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits.

• Child Care Vouchers
We’re happy to accept child care vouchers from employers who offer this benefit to their employees. Vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from NI contributions for employees, whilst offering NI savings for employers. Both parents are eligible to claim as long as they’re both in employment.

• Sibling Discount
If you already have a child at our nursery or if you’re registering a place for more than one child, we offer a 5% discount off your oldest child’s nursery fees when their younger sibling starts.

Please ask at the nursery for more information on any of the above.



OFSTED Report

Ofsted is the ‘Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills’. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

Ofsted inspect all childcare settings to ensure that they deliver effective support for children through the EYFS.

Following an inspection of a setting, the nursery receives a full report documenting the inspector’s findings.

Langley Gorse Day Nursery was inspected in April 2011 and our OFSTED Report is available
by clicking this link.

We’re delighted that OFSTED rated us ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ in every one of the categories of provision measured, and in particular that we’ve been rated ‘outstanding’ for the effectiveness and commitment of our nursery to continuously improve, the quality of our relationships with parents and, above all, the extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning.

If you’d like more information on our childcare philosophy and practice, our standards, and how we do things, then please call in and have a chat with Sam and the team, who’ll be delighted to show you round.