Nursery

Our Nursery is open to children aged two, three and four years and children are eligible to start from the term after their second or third birthday. Applications for nursery places are handled directly by the school and forms are available on our nursery admissions page or from the school office.

We understand that the first steps your child takes into the world of learning will guide their future development, and so we nurture in your child the confidence and ability

to use their imagination
to ask questions
to empathise
to socialise
to problem-solve

We have a strong social conscience and seek to make a positive contribution to our community and wider society through our mission statement ‘Love one another’ which is at the centre of everything that we do in nursery and throughout the school.

Children in our nursery benefit enormously from being part of a Primary School. Not only do we have specialist language, sport and music teachers, children in Nursery and Reception class also have access to our amazing facilities such as our new library and a sensory wellbeing room, plus the school garden.

Our Nursery is open to children aged two, three and four years and children are eligible to start from the term after their second or third birthday. Applications for nursery places are handled directly by the school and forms are available on our Nursery Admissions page or from the school office.

You can apply at any point throughout the year as we accept children at the start of all 3 terms.

What it costs

Here at St Peter & St Paul there are three options for early education depending on parental circumstances:

Option A – 30 hours of free nursery education for working parents who meet the eligibility criteria*
Option B – 15 hours of free nursery education plus 15 hours of paid nursery education for parents who do not meet the eligibility criteria, but who enter into a paid contract agreement with the nursery for an additional weekly cost of between £63-£151 for 2 year olds and £50-£120 per week for 3 & 4 year olds dependent on earnings, as per the Islington Charging Policy.
Option C – 15 hours of free nursery education – Monday all day, Tuesday all day and Wednesday morning 8:45am – 11:45am.

You can apply for a place in our Nursery by visiting our Nursery Admissions page

Funding

There is free early education funding available for 2 year olds and all 3 & 4 year olds, with 30 hours available for eligible working families. See the tables below for more detail.

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To check what help is available for you, from free childcare to tax credits and details of student grants, please use link below:

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs?step-by-step-nav=d78aeaf6-1747-4d72-9619-f16efb4dd89d

If you are interested in applying for either a full or part time place or would like to arrange a visit to the nursery, please contact the school by emailing admin@stpetersandstpauls.islington.sch.uk.

All our nursery staff are committed to a career in childcare and have a genuine love for children. They are experienced professionals and many of our staff have been part of our early tears team for 10 years or longer.

St Peter St Paul 2024 181 — Story time in nursery.

We warmly invite you to visit the nursery school. If you are interested, please email Katie Hankins on admin@stpetersandstpauls.islington.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.