ST ANTHONY'S
PRE-SCHOOL
Children 2 years until Nursery Funding - £6.50 per hour. We know you might have questions around fees and sessions - contact us and ask as many questions as you like - these things are very important!
Children eligible for early years funding entitlement (EYFE) for the term after their 3rd birthday - your entitlement is 15 hours per week for 38 weeks free or we accept the 30 free hours per week - times flexible between 9.00am and 3.00pm (see below for more details).
If staying for lunch, the children should bring a packed lunch which they will have under supervision at 12.00.
All payments must be made half-termly in advance.
Our aim is to be flexible, to help you and your family.
Our sessions
MONDAY...........08:30 - 16:00
TUESDAY............08:30 - 16:00
WEDNESDAY......08:30 - 16:00
THURSDAY..........08:30 - 16:00
FRIDAY................08:30 - 16:00
Low fees & flexible hours to suit your family
FREE 15 and 30 hours accepted
Sessions & Fees
Flexible hours available Mon - Fri, between the times of 08:30 to 16:00 (please note EYFE is available between the hours of 9:00 - 15:00)
All three and four year olds are, from the term after their third birthday, eligible for early years free entitlement (EYFE) funded hours 15 hours a week for 38 weeks per year (term-time only). Some three and four year olds are eligible for up to 30 funded hours a week (term-time only) this is the ‘working parent entitlement’.
The government expanded the working parent entitlement; from April 2024 so some two year olds are eligible for 15 hours (term time only).
Some two year olds, whose families are in receipt of government support are eligible for 15 EYFE funded hours per week term-time only and they can apply locally for this here: Childcare support for 2 year olds (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
For further information, eligibility criteria and how to apply go to the government’s Childcare Choices website
We require 4 weeks notice if you decide to move your child from our setting.
Voluntary charges - from April 2025
Recent government changes means that all consumable charges are now voluntary. However, we offer free places as flexibly as possible throughout the school day to ensure all children have access to our facility when parents need. Our small voluntary daily charge of £1.75 enables all children to have unlimited healthy snacks twice daily and access to non-food consumables such as sun cream. In addition it enables us to all enjoy a range of seasonal events such as Easter egg hunt, Christmas celebrations our Summer Sports Day as well as our leavers Graduation. Any additional charges are not a condition of taking up a free place.