About the Mini Springers Nursery
At Mini Springers we understand that young children learn through play. Our activities are based on professional research into the learning needs of young children. During each session your child will have the opportunity to enjoy lots of stimulating and exciting play activities, develop a wide range of pre-school skills and have great fun at the same time!
We provide a welcoming and friendly environment for children and their families. The nursery is well resourced with qualified staff and appropriate equipment to provide a quality setting in which we can work alongside your child to develop their potential.
Session times:
Morning session: 8.45am-11.45am
Afternoon session: 12.45pm-3.45pm
Term dates
Autumn Term 2018
Term Starts: Monday 3 September 2018
Half Term: Monday 29 October 2018 to Friday 2 November 2018
Term Ends: Friday 21 December 2018
Spring Term 2019
Term Starts: Tuesday 8 January 2019 – Monday 8 January CLOSED for Staff Training
Half Term: Monday 18 February 2019 to Friday 22 February 2019
Term Ends: Friday 12 April 2019
Summer Term 2019
Term Starts: Monday 29 April 2019 – Friday 24 May CLOSED – open day for new children.
Half Term: Monday 27 May 2019 to Friday 31 May 2019
Term Ends: Monday 22 July 2019
Information for parents
Please click here for useful information about Mini Springers Nursery.
Apply for a place
Children aged 3 and over are eligible for 15 hours of free childcare per week, which we provide as morning or afternoon sessions, Monday to Friday. This is funded by the Government. Children must attend regularly otherwise your place may be allocated to someone else.
We ask parents to contribute £1.00 each week to help pay for daily snacks and extras including cooking ingredients, toys, equipment, treats at celebrations etc.
Children under 3 who are not eligible for 2 year old funding in the term before they start will be required to pay £90 per week. All fees must be paid weekly or monthly in advance. All children under 3 are required to attend 5 sessions per week.
Please note that two weeks’ notice is required if you intend to withdraw your child from Mini Springers Nursery.
To apply for a place you can download an application form. Completed forms must be handed into reception together with your child’s original birth certificate.
Unexpected closures
If we do decide to close for any reason, such as bad weather, we will text parents to let them know.
Useful links
Healthy Start Vouchers
With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins. To find out more please follow the link below. Please share and promote this with parents in your setting as many people are entitled to but not taking up their vouchers.