Useful Information

Monday to Friday

Morning session            8.45am to 11.45am

Lunch club                    11.45am to 12.15pm (packed lunch required)

Afternoon session         12.15pm to 3.15pm

Term time only

Our fees and charges are:-

Morning Session:          £18.50

Afternoon Session:        £18.50

Lunch club:                   £2.50

A ‘consumables fee’ of £1.50 per half-day session will be charged to those who are using government-funded hours. If you pay for your child’s sessions rather than using funding or you claim Early Year’s Pupil Premium (EYPP) funding you will not be required to pay this fee. All fees are invoiced on a half-termly basis.

There will be a one-off £50 Registration Fee which is payable when we offer your child a
space and will be due before your child’s start date. The registration fee includes a book bag for each
child.

We accept all government funding which includes the 15 hours funding for all 3-4-year-olds, the 30 hours funding for eligible working families and the 15 hours funding for eligible 2-year-olds.

In England, all parents and carers of 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours a week childcare support with registered childcare providers. Eligible working families of children aged 3-4 are entitled to 30 hours a week.

Some eligible families of 2-year-old children may also be entitled to 15 hours childcare support if they receive some additional forms of government support. From April 2024, eligible working families of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours childcare support.

To check if you are eligible, visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk or contact us for more information.

Parents are also able to pay for sessions, which are paid half-termly. We also accept employer childcare vouchers and tax-free childcare. Funding can be shared between two settings.

If we have the availability, you can pre-book extra days. These extra days will be invoiced accordingly.

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum that covers birth to five. This is a play-based curriculum covering seven areas of learning:

• Communication and Language, Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development (the three Prime areas)
• Mathematics, Literacy, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design (the four Specific areas)

We follow the individual child’s interests whilst ensuring that the learning objectives are being met. We offer a range of activities both indoors and outdoors including extra-curricular activities such as yoga, sports, baking and music classes.

Starting nursery and pre-school can be an emotional time, for you as well as for your child. We’ll do everything we can to help your child settle in and ensure you are happy too.

We find that children settle much quicker without a parent present, whilst this can be a worry for parents, we find it more beneficial for the child. We encourage a positive goodbye so that your child can see that you are happy to leave them. Your child will have a key person who will be responsible for their well-being and will encourage positive relationships to be formed as early as possible.

We keep parents informed of all aspects of your child’s well-being, development and learning journey through conversations at drop-off/collection and via our online learning journal Tapestry. We offer three informal parent meetings throughout the year and we welcome parents to our ‘parent activity mornings’ every half term.

Although all staff work and play with all the children, every child has a Key Person who will follow their progress closely and work with parents to ensure all children reach their full potential.

We promote healthy eating and at each session we offer a healthy, nutritious snack and provide fresh milk and water throughout the day. We welcome contributions to our healthy fruit bowl every week.

Please bring a named water bottle for each session, which the staff can refill as required throughout the day. Please note that we are a nut-free setting.

If your child is attending lunch club a packed lunch will need to be provided in a named lunch bag including an ice pack to keep the food cool.

Please bring a change of clothes, nappies and wipes (if required), a named water bottle and their packed lunch with an ice pack inside if they stay for lunch. During summer each child will need to bring a sunhat and suncream and in winter a warm/waterproof coat and wellington boots.

We have t-shirts and jumpers available to buy. If you would like your child to wear the uniform, please contact us to pre-order. 

We encourage children to wear practical clothing that allows them to fully participate in all activities. We ask that children bring a pair of wellington boots for outdoor learning and have spare clothing in their bag. Children go outside in all types of weather so please ensure that suitable coats, gloves, hats and sun hats are provided. 

As many of our children go onto Brundall Primary School, we maintain good links and a close working relationship with the school as well as other local schools. We regularly visit Brundall Primary School in the summer term with the children and our management and SENCO Lead work with the reception teachers to ensure a smooth transition.

Our Charity Committee is integral to Snowy’s. Without their support, Snowy’s would not be able to continue and the pre-school would have to close.

Our committee is made up of a small team of parents and volunteers. As our pre-schoolers leave in July, so do their parents. We need new members to join us.

For more information, email us on office@snowys.org

There is no parking at Snowy’s. Access to our premises is required at all times and is it a private road. There is on-street parking a short walk away.