In addition to the universal offer of 15 hours that every child in the term after their third birthday is entitled to, some children may be eligible for the extended 30-hour provision where many working parents are entitled to 30 hours of child care funding (38 weeks per year during term time). Eligibility criteria can be found at www.chilcarechoices.gov.uk.

If you believe that you are entitled to the extra 30 hours funding after checking your eligibility on the above website then please contact the school office for the relevant application form.

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST APPLY FOR YOUR ELIGIBILITY CODE THE TERM BEFORE YOUR CHILD'S THIRD BIRTHDAY.

We offer a limited number of 30-hour places. These are a mixture of paying Acorn children and 30-hour entitlement children.

If you access the 30-hour entitlement or Acorn provision here at Pinewood, then you would have two options to consider over the lunchtime period (please see below for more information):

As a school, our qualified teaching staff and support team are entitled to a lunch break during the school day. To maintain high standards of care and supervision during this period, we employ additional midday supervisors who are specifically responsible for overseeing the children over lunchtime. This 45-minute lunch break falls outside of the funded education hours and is therefore considered a period of ‘private childcare’, which is chargeable to parents. The cost of this lunchtime session is carefully set in line with other local childcare providers, many of whom also face similar constraints in offering fully flexible sessions due to staff lunch breaks. At Pinewood Infant School & Foundation Unit, we are committed to setting this charge fairly and responsibly, taking into account the needs of our families, the operational costs to the school, and the pricing of comparable local settings.

Operating Hours
Morning Session (15-Hour Entitlement) – 8.30am – 11.30am
Private Childcare (Lunch Session) – 11.30am – 12.15pm
Afternoon Session (30-Hour Entitlement) – 12.15pm – 3.15pm

We understand that some families may choose to opt out from paying the ‘private childcare’ offer. School is more than happy to offer parents the choice to collect their child at 11.30am and return them to school for 12.15pm. Should you wish to take this option, please speak directly with the nursery team. If this is not the case, then a charge will be applied for the use of the 45-minute ‘private childcare’ session.

Please see below our full Nursery Admissions Policy, highlighting all information in relation to our nursery offer: