Sessions, fees, admission policy

The playgroup runs in line with the school year, which means that we

break for the usual school holidays. The term dates are recorded in our

newsletters which are produced every half term.

We are registered with Ofsted to take up to 20 children per

session between the ages of 2.5 and 5 years. Free milk and

water are provided during the sessions and a contribution

towards a mid-morning snack (i.e. fruit, crackers etc.) is included

in the fee.

Lunch club

We run a supervised lunch club for children who stay with us all day or for children joining us from the Pangbourne Primary School Nursery unit for our afternoon sessions. A packed lunch is brought in from home. (Please provide an ice pack in the lunch box.) The charge is £3.75.

Payment

You will be invoiced each half term and payment is requested within two weeks of issue of the invoice. At least two weeks notice is required when a child leaves playgroup. Payments by cheque to be made to PVPG.

Child care voucher payments

We accept child care voucher payments through your place of work. We currently accept the following childcare vouchers:

Accor Services vouchers - reference number P20085549

Sodexho Pass vouchers - reference number 149718

Nursery Education Grant Funding for 3 & 4 years olds

The local Education authority offers all 3 and 4 year olds a free education place. The grant will pay for a maximum of five 2.5 hour sessions of education each week during term time. Further information is available from the playgroup.

Admission policy

We currently have a waiting list of new children waiting to join playgroup or to take up additional places. Vacant places are awarded to children in the following order.

1. Children of staff

2. Funded children of active committee members

3. Other funded children

4. Non-funded children of active committee members

5. Other non-funded children

Places are awarded according to age within the above groups (eldest first). Once sessions have been allocated, children may keep those sessions from term to term.