Information for Parents
Opening Times and Fees

The nursery is open from 7:15am to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday throughout the year, Except a week at Christmas and public holidays.

Full day sessions begin at 8:00am and end at 6:00pm, half day sessions are 8:00am to 1:00pm or 1:00pm to 6pm.

Early drop off begins at 7:15am to 8:00am and late pick up 6:00pm to 6:15pm.

Full Week
£325
Full day across all rooms 7.15 - 6.15
£65
Extra hour booking
£8
Food charges for funded children
£3
Snack charges for funded children
£1
Late pick up fees
£20 first 15 mins
Personal care items i.e., wipes nappies
£1 for parents who forget to bring items in
September 2024 funding for 3 - 4 year olds

15 hours funding 9 months-3 years for eligible working parents

Our Offer

Minimum of 2 days or 4 half days

Funding is stretched over 51 weeks of the year. This will give 11.19 hours a week for 15 hours.

The Funding is from 8am-6pm and can be no more than 10 hours a day.

The Funding does not cover food or consumables such craft resources or any extracurricular activities. To cover this there will be a charge of £8 a day which will include 2 meals and 2 snacks. For an am session it will be £5 and a pm £4.

If you wish to start before 8am you will need to book this in in advance with a charge of £7 this includes breakfast.

What do I do?

Go to Childcare Choices online and apply for your code.

Once you have the code email it to nursery along with your national insurance number and we will check it.

You will be asked to fill in a funding form before the funding starts.

You will need to reconfirm your code every 3 months.

Golden Tickets

Some parents are entitled to 15 hours funding depending on economic circumstances. In order to apply for this, you will need to visit the children's centre.

We offer this for 15 hours a week, term time only.

September 2024 funding for 9 months - 3 year olds

All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours universal funding.

You may also be entitled to 15 hours extended funding.

Our Offer

Minimum of 2 days or 4 half days

Funding is stretched over 51 weeks of the year. This will give 11.19 hours a week for 15 hours or 22.8 for 30 hours.

The Funding is from 8am-6pm and can be no more than 10 hours a day.

The Funding does not cover food or consumables such craft resources or any extracurricular activities. To cover this there will be a charge of £8 a day which will include 2 meals and 2 snacks. For an am session it will be £5 and a pm £4.

If you wish to start before 8am you will need to book this in in advance with a charge of £ 7

What do I do?

Go to Childcare Choices online and apply for your code.

Once you have the code email it to nursery along with your national insurance number and we will check it.

You will be asked to fill in a funding form before the funding starts.

You will need to reconfirm your code every 3 months.

Nutrition

Eating well is essential for children in their early years. At Best Friends, we promise to provide a balanced and nutritious diet for our children.

Our fully-trained and experienced chef Jake, has cooked all around the world and has designed a menu that gives the flavours of his experience to his home-cooked food.

We follow a 5532 approach in our menus, which simply means that in a day, our children will eat 5 starchy foods, 5 fruit and vegetables, 3 dairy and 2 protein. Jake meets with all parents to understand any dietary needs.

We have our tables set out with table cloths and children are encouraged to serve themselves. Staff always sit with children when they are eating.

Breakfast
7.30am - 8.30am
Snack
10am
Lunch
12pm - 12.30pm
Snack
2pm
Tea
3.30pm - 4pm
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RECEPTION AND PARENTS' SITTING ROOM

A warm welcome awaits you from Hayley and Wendy as you enter Best Friends. One of them will show you around our lovely nursery and the other will make you a cup of tea or coffee if you want one.

We are fortunate to have a family room, where parents can chat with staff, have coffee mornings, relax if their child is settling-in, train or look for jobs on our computers with free Wi-Fi.