Early Years (2-5 years old)

At St. Helen’s we are committed to developing the whole child through a broad and balanced curriculum. We ensure that we cover all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

Pre-school

The pre-school is open to children from September after they turn two years old. We follow the school academic year cycle so children remain in pre-school until the July before starting nursery.

We have a pre-school that has a 15 hours offer for those with eligibility codes. The hours of our pre-school are 9am-12pm.

The pre-school is based in the Benedict Centre building with 2 classrooms, a soft play room, changing room and kitchen. It has a large outdoor area with a fixed play equipment structure. The pre-school also has its own small Forest School area.

To see if your child is eligible please click here.

Nursery

The nursery is open to children from September after they turn three years old. We follow the school academic year cycle so children remain in nursery until the July before starting Reception.

Our nursery has a range of offers for both 15 hours and 30 hours for those with eligibility codes. We run morning, afternoon and all day sessions.

Morning sessions are 8.30am - 11.30am

Afternoon Sessions are 12.20pm - 3.20pm

All day sessions are 8:30am - 3:20pm.

To see if your child is eligible please click here.

Nursery Extended Schools

Our Nursery children can also use our Extended Schools offer which is invaluable to help around family circumstances and childcare commitments.

Breakfast Club is open at 7:30am everyday. This costs £3 per morning. This service is run on site and children will be taken to their classroom at 8.30am.

6 O’clock Club is open until 6pm everyday. This costs £10 per evening. This service is run on site and children will be collected from their classroom at 3:30pm and taken to the Benedict Centre..

Reception

Children start Reception in the September after they turn four years old. We have two classes: Reception Blue (RB) and Reception Yellow (RY). The school day is 8.50am-3.20pm everyday. We open our gates at 8:30am for a softer start to the morning so children are welcome in from 8.30am. Children in Reception can also use the extended schools service so there is flexibility from 7.30am - 6pm for parents. Extended schools services are chargeable (see above for the costs).