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Rishworth School Nursery Admissions

Opening Times, Fees and Admissions Procedures

Rishworth Nursery is situated within Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire in the picturesque grounds of Rishworth Prep School. Although your child does not have to attend Rishworth Prep School when they graduate from Rishworth Nursery, they will be able to access all that Rishworth Prep has to offer as part of the Nursery offering.

Rishworth Nursery provides empowering experiences and affords our young people a safe space in which to learn, explore, flourish and grow.  Promoting the Early Learning Goals for children’s learning you can join us from the term before your child’s third birthday.

Seeing is believing and we encourage you to book a taster session to fully immerse yourself in all that Rishworth Nursery has to offer.

Our day is structured like a School day so as to best prepare our young people for all lies ahead, although we do offer wrap around care (charging for which is eligible for the Governments Tax Free Childcare system).

Our day runs from 7.45am to 5.45pm our sessions and timings are listed below:

Wrap Around Care

Morning Club

7.45am

8.30pm

Nursery Session

Morning

8.30am

11.30am

Nursery Session

Lunch

11.30am

12.30pm

Nursery Session

Afternoon

12.30pm

3.30pm

Wrap Around Care

Evening Club

3.30pm

5.45pm

 
Fees – 2024 / 25

Registration fee

Payable on registration and non-refundable

£50.00

 

Please note the below fees are provided as a guide for children starting from September 2024. Once an application has been received a personalised quote will be provided for the Nursery provision you require. 

 

We accept both Universal entitlements and Working Parents entitlement to the Government funded 15 hours and 30 hours of Early Education Childcare. The Government funding can be applied to any of our Nursery sessions, details of eligibility and how to access can be found here How to apply for 30 hours free childcare and find out if you’re eligible – The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk) although our Nursery Manager and Admissions team will be able to help you with this.

 

Session Type

Session Rate

Wrap Around Care am

£1.50 per 15 mins

Single Session (am or pm)

£25

Single Session including Lunch

£35

Full Day

£60

Wrap Around Care pm

£1.50 per 15 mins

 

Wrap Around Care offers your child a safe place to play, learn and grow before and after school hours. This option is useful for parents who may struggle to drop off and pick up their child/children at the normal school times due to working hours or other commitments. Above is the pricing for Wrap Around Care both in the morning and the evening.

Please note that Wrap Around Care price may change depending on the following:

  • Sibling Discount - If you have a second (third, fourth, etc) child in the session, a discounted rate of £1.10 per 15 minutes will be payable for any additional children who also attend the session.
  • Late Collections - Pupils collected after 5:45pm are charged at £1.10 per 15 minutes
  • EE Club Cancelled - Free
  • Parents Evenings - Free

Wrap Around Care is available for all students of Rishworth School Preparatory. Find out more here:  Out of Hours Care 

 

When accessing the Universal or Working Parents funding an hourly care package is applied at £5 per hour, this will show as a separate item on your half-termly invoice and will cover the following items:

Specialist Teaching staff, meals and refreshments, Forest School access and specialist Teaching, swimming pool access and specialist Teaching, Rishworth Prep School facilities

For students in receipt of Pupil Premium or any other additional Government supplement an individual charging illustration can be requested.

Rishworth Nursery accept applications from any parent within our catchment area and therefore can provide individual support with invoice details as and when requested, please speak to a member of our Admissions or Finance Team.

 

Tax Free Childcare

Tax Free Childcare is a Government scheme which is designed to help working parents save on the cost of childcare. The Government will contribute 20% of your fees up to a maximum of £2,000 per year.

The scheme can be accessed to pay for Nursery, after school clubs and our wrap around care until your child is 12 years old.

We highly recommend you access this scheme, further information can be found here:

childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please note that the sibling discount does not apply to children in the Nursery.

Admission to the Nursery

Children are accepted following discussion with the Rishworth School Head or Deputy Head of Preparatory and Nursery. Along with completion of a) our application form (see below) and b) acceptance form together with c) payment of a non-refundable registration fee of £50*.  Please contact the Admissions Department at 01422 822217 if you would like further information and to arrange an individualised tour of Rishworth School Preparatory and Nursery at Heathfield House.

Children continuing from Nursery into our Reception Class must complete an Acceptance and Registration Form and pay the acceptance deposit.  This should normally be completed by the February of their pre-school year.

Please see the School's Terms and Conditions for further information about the payment of Fees and Extras.   The School's Terms and Conditions are available on request from the Admissions Department

Please complete the nursery application form which can be found here: 

Welcome to our Nursery Admissions Application Form Page.

We are delighted you would like to complete an application for consideration to join Rishworth School Nursery.

To help your application run smoothly and in a timely manner. Here are some simple instructions to help you complete the form:

1. Please take time when completing the application form. Before you proceed you will need to ensure you have an attachable birth certificate to attach to the Application Form.

2. Please read the information underneath each field to help you complete the application form in each section.

3. When you have completed details for the 1st Parent or Guardian. You will need to 'Add Additional Contact' if their is another Parent or Guardian to be attached to your Application.

4. You will also need to 'Add Additional Contact' for other people with parental responsibility the school needs to be made aware of to support your child. 

5. Once you have submitted your details an automated email will follow to provide instructions on how to pay your registration fee in order to complete your application.

6. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at admissions@rishworth-school.co.uk to help complete your application. 

We look forward to reviewing your application with you in due course. 

Nursery Application