ADMISSIONS - From 2 years old at Stower Vale Pre-School

We try to make Stower Vale Pre-school accessible to all children in our care and their families, in line with it’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Children are eligible to join Stower Vale Pre-school after their 2^nd birthday. The Pre-School receives Government funding from the term after they are 3 years old for up to 15 hours a week or 30 hours per week for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds. Government funding is available for eligible 2-year-olds from the term after the child turns 2 years old for 15 hours per week. Please speak to the Manager for further information. Government funding is available for 2-year-olds from eligible working families, please speak to the Manager for more information. Children are required to attend a minimum of two sessions per week.

During the period before funding is received or for fee paying families, parents or carers are required to pay £7 per hour for their child to attend Stower Vale Preschool. Session fees are payable, in advance, on a half-termly basis at the start of each half-term and an invoice for booked sessions will be issued within the first two weeks of the half-term. Payment needs to be made within two weeks of the issue of the invoice, a date of payment is clearly shown on the invoice. If you are unable to make full payment, please speak to the Manager in the first instance and weekly payments in advance can also be arranged (as required). Receipts will be issued on request. Please email finance@stowervalepreschool.co.uk if you require a receipt.

An additional charge for snack will be charged as follows

AM session 50p

PM session 50p

All day £1

If you do not wish to pay for the snack provided and would prefer to bring in your own snack please speak to the Manager.

Waiting List

We aim to admit children as soon as they are eligible, priority for admission is given in order of descending date which waiting list forms have been returned. Although registered to accept 21 children per session, we are also obliged to keep one of these spaces for emergency admission purposes.