South Lake Nursery - Cygnets Class - from January 2025
From January 2025 South Lake Nursery class will be called The Cygnets Class and children can start with us in the term they are three, after they have had their third birthday. We are also going to be allowing families to use their 15-hour government-funded sessions and top this up by paying for additional charged sessions. We have explained this in more detail below.
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Child’s age |
What are my options? |
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As soon as your child turns 3 |
Government code needed for working family entitlement for 15 hours and Paid additional sessions may be available. |
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Term after your child is 3 |
15 hours government funded sessions or a code is needed for 30 hours funding or 15 hours funded + additional paid sessions where they are available. |
For your child to join us as soon as they are three, we need a working family entitlement code from HMRC issued and valid on 31st August /31st December /31st March for the relevant term, even if they start later in the term.
The term after they turn three, you are then entitled to 15 hours funded sessions-which is 3 hours, 5 days a week, term time only. 30 hours may also be available, should you be eligible (please check with HMRC for a working families entitlement code), You must provide a valid code for us before the start of each term.
How do the additional payable sessions work
If your child attends either a morning or afternoon session and you would like them to attend all day, you can, from January 2025, book and pay for the additional session and lunch club. This means that your child could attend our nursery from 08:30am to 15:30pm.
How much does this cost?
| Session | Cost if not funded |
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AM Session 08:30-11:30 |
£20.00 per session |
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PM Session 12:30-15:30 |
£20.00 per session |
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Lunch Club 11:30-12:30
Hot school Dinner payable to School Grid/Dolce |
£5.50 per session (if you bring a packed lunch)
£2.45 per day (plus £5.50 for attending lunch club) |
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Breakfast Club 07:50-08:50 |
£5.50 per session |
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After School Club 15:15-1800 (Mon-Thurs) 15:15-17:30 (Fri) |
£11.00 per session |
Example costing;
AM or PM session plus lunch club = £25.50 (if you bring a packed lunch)
AM or PM session plus lunch club = £25.50 + £2.45 (if you would like your child to have a hot school dinner)
How do I book and pay for additional sessions
You will be able to book and pay for additional sessions through your Arbor App. 
These must be booked by 12:00 the Friday before (this also includes lunch club additional bookings). On your child’s home screen, please register for the sessions shown as 'Additional Payable sessions Nursery AM' or 'Additional payable sessions PM'. Once you have clicked ‘register your child’ for either session you will then be able to select the session you need, as long as you have topped up your extended day account with funds to be available.
If you are paying by childcare vouchers, please request the amount needed before booking. A screenshot can be emailed to us should you wish to show us you have requested the vouchers; please email this to: extendedday@southlake.wokingham.sch.uk
How can I cancel a session if my child is no longer attending?
Sessions must be cancelled 48 hours prior, or a full charge of £20.00 will be applied. To cancel a session please email: extendedday@southlake.wokingham.sch.uk
