Opening times and closures
We are open Monday – Friday 7.30am until 6.00pm. We are closed on Public Bank Holidays and for approximately two weeks at Christmas.
Staff development is extremely important to us, therefore we are closed for two training days throughout any one year.
Please see below for our Nursery Calendar and Government Funding dates.
Sessions & Fees
Daily Sessions
| Full Day | 7.30am – 6.00pm |
| School Day | 9.30am – 4.30pm. |
| Fully Funded Day | 8.00am – 6.00pm |
| Funded Hours | Only Between 8.00am -6.00pm |
Breakfast is served from 7.30 am – 8.30am
Lunch is served at 12.00pm for Full Day and School Day Sessions only.
Tea is served at 4.30pm for Full Day Sessions Only.
We also serve a mid morning and mid afternoon snack.
Please contact us for a full fee list with more information.
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Government FEE Funding Policy
We accept 15 hours and 30 hours funding for all children who are eligible. Funding is provided for only 38
weeks of the year from the Government however we spread this out across the 51 weeks per year we are
open to ensure families are covered all year round.
30 hours spread annually is 22 hours 30 minutes per week
15 hours spread annually is 11 hours 20 minutes per week.
There is an option to use funding during term time only
and your child not attend during half term or full fees apply during half term. Please discuss this option
upon starting as we have limited spaces for these sessions.
There is a consumable food charge on all funded hours. However, there is the option to bring in your own meals and snacks on funded hours in which no charge will be made.
Funding can only be applied for a maximum 10 hours per day. This is between the hours of 8.00am –
6.00pm. There is the option to pay extra for the half hour between 7.30 am and 8.00am which is explained
below. Any hours not covered by funding will be charged at the usual session rate.
Please contact us for more information
Settle Information
Once we confirm a space with parents or carers we will ask for the £60 booking fee, this covers the full settling in process. Around a month before a child’s start date, we will contact families and book in the settles across a three-week period.
You are also invited to have an initial home visit with your child’s key worker and a member of the management team. This lasts around one hour and is however optional.
Parents or carers are invited come along to your child’s first settling in session, so you can be with them while they get used to their new surroundings. You will meet your child’s key person, too, and see how they interact with them, the rest of the team, and the other children in the nursery. This settle is one hour long.
During the settle you will also receive a settle pack containing all information about the nursery and important procedures.
We can offer advice and guidance and can discuss any concerns you may have about your child starting nursery or moving from room to room and on to school.
If you have any other questions regarding the settling in process please feel free to email or call the nursery at any point.
First Settle – One hour
(Parents or carers stay for the full hour)
Second Settle- One hour and a half
Third Settle – Two hours
Fourth Settle – Three hours
Fifth Settle – Three hours including a lunch
(This settle is 10.00 am to 13.00pm)
Forms to Download
To register your child at The Enchanted Wood Day Nursery please complete and return a Booking Form, once you have been confirmed a place we ask for a registration fee of £60.00. You will be contacted to confirm the receipt of the Booking form and to organise settle sessions.
(Please note that we do have waiting lists so we advise that you return forms at the earliest possible date to secure a place for your child.)
Once your child is registered with us and a place has been confirmed, you will need to complete a Registration Form which includes all personal information about your child. This form should be brought along to us on your child’s first settle session.
For more information on our settle session procedure and Safeguarding at The Enchanted Wood Day Nursery please click on the further info links, too.
Forms
Staff and leaders are extremely creative. They always find ingenious ways to stimulate children’s thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ofsted 2025 report
Ofsted
The Enchanted Wood Day Nursery is proudly rated Outstanding in all areas.
Please click on the link below to read our Outstanding Ofsted report.
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY438270
Healthy Living and Nutrition
‘It’s not who you are as a parent, its what you do as a parent that matters’
We fully understand the importance of promoting healthy living, we offer a healthy and nutritious two week rolling menu which adds variety along with ensuring your child is offered the recommended quantities of all the food groups on a daily basis. Below is a daily timetable of the meals provided.
(Menus are available from Reception)
Breakfast
Served between 7.30am – 8.30am – Cereals, Toast, Fruit, Yoghurt.
Mid Morning snack
Served between 10.00am – 10.30am – Fruit or healthy alternative, food from around the world.
Lunch
Served at 12.00pm – Our nutritious lunchtime hot dinners are provided by Zebedee’s.
Mid Afternoon snack
Served between 2.45pm – 3.15pm – Fruit or healthy alternative, food from around the world.
Tea
Served at 4.30pm – This is prepared within the Nursery.
Any special dietary needs are catered for with each meal.
All children have access to drinking water at all times throughout each day, at Snack times the children are able to have the choice of milk or water.
We teach the children about the importance of healthy eating and living through projects and activities. The children have access to outdoor environment every day during all seasons. Our Squirrels and Badgers rooms have adopted the free flow concept, so that the garden is accessible through children’s choice at times throughout each day.
As part of promoting a healthy lifestyle, we encourage all children to adopt healthy habits, these include washing hands before and after meal times, after they have been to the toilet or had a nappy change and after all creative activities. Our Badgers gain a growing understanding of the importance and benefits of fresh air and physical activities.