Welcome to our Nursery!
We have a fantastic teacher led Nursery as part of our Early Years Foundation Stage, assisted by an experienced Nursery Practitioner. Our nursery offers our children a smooth and gentle transition into Reception.
We provide a nurturing, rich and stimulating learning environment to promote children’s curiosity and autonomy. We deliver a creative curriculum where every child is inspired to explore, investigate and learn through fun hands-on experiences.
Our spacious outside learning garden and meadow offers discovery and learning on a larger scale. It highly supports the enrichment of communication and language and development of children’s understanding of their world through sensory experiences; with a nature kitchen, a large water and sand area, planting beds for growing, areas of insect friendly flora and mini beast habitats. We are an integral part of the school, making use of the school’s amazing Rain Garden, Forest School, school field, P.E. in the gym, care for our school chickens and participate in special assemblies, performances and theatre groups.
We welcome and encourage visits to our warm and friendly nursery. Call the office to arrange yours on
Nursery Sessions for 3-4 years old:
All children are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare provision per week (for 38 weeks per year e.g. school term time) from the term after their third birthday.
Term dates can be found on https://www.moulsecoomb.brighton-hove.sch.uk/brighton-hove/primary/moulsecoomb/site/pages/ourschool/termdates
Some children are entitled to 30 hours of free childcare provision per week. To see if you are eligible, please click here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare. The school also accepts childcare vouchers, for those parents/carers receiving them through their employer.
Parents/carers will need to complete an Early Years Free Entitlement (EYFE) Parental Declaration Form and are responsible for informing the school, if any funded hours are claimed at another childcare provider.
Session Timings
Free Childcare Provision
15 hours:
Option 1: 5 morning sessions 8.45am – 11.45am
Option 2: 5 afternoon sessions 12pm – 3pm
Option 3: Monday and Tuesday 8.45am to 3.00 pm and Wednesday morning 8.45am -11.45am
Option 4: Wednesday afternoon 12pm – 3pm, Thursday and Friday 8.45am – 3pm.
30 hour
Monday to Friday 8.45am to 3.00 pm.
Children are required to bring a packed lunch to nursery on the full days or have a hot school meal .(prced £2.47 per day).
Paid Childcare Provision
If a child is not eligible for 30 hours of free provision, but parents/carers wish for them to attend more than 15 hours, additional sessions can be paid for.
Morning session (08:45 - 11:45): £16.50 Afternoon session (12:00 - 15:00): £16.50 All day (08:50 - 15:00): £33.00
Additional sessions must be booked in advance and on a regular basis, as we are unable to accept ad-hoc bookings. Paid for sessions are invoiced in advance, on a half termly basis. Parents/carers will receive the invoice four weeks prior to the start of the half term and payment will be due by the end of the first week of that half term. Unfortunately, we are unable to refund any sessions that a child does not attend. Please note that parents/carers are required to provide one month's notice of any change to sessions.
Fees and Funding
Further information and pupil registration forms can be obtained from the school office: 01273 605700 (08:00-15:30 Mon-Fri term time) or admin@moulsecoomb.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Settling in
Making your child feel safe and cared for is our highest priority. We have several systems to help your child settle into our nursery.
Early visits
Visits to the nursery are very welcome. You can pop in with your child as often as you like in the lead up to starting nursery and start getting to know the staff and children.
Home visit
The nursery staff will offer to visit you and your child at home just before they start nursery. This really helps children to feel comfortable with their new teachers as they will have met them in their home, where they feel most safe and confident.
Play morning
On the day before nursery starts you will be invited for a play morning with all the other new children and their families. A great chance to make new friends!
The first few days
All children are different and will take different times to settle. You will be encouraged to stay with your child at first and discuss with your key worker when you are ready to start leaving your child. This may even be just for 5 minutes for the first few times, to reassure your child and help them gradually get used to being at nursery.
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