Robins Lane
Nursery Admissions
2-Year Old Nursery Admissions
Our 2-year old Nursery has three admission intakes each year, at the start of each term - one in September, January and April. Children are eligible to start in our Nursery in the term following their 2nd birthday. For example;
| Child's age | Admission date |
| Turns 2 on, or before, 31st August | September |
| Turns 2 on, or before, 31st December | January |
| Turns 2 on, or before, 31st March | April |
3-Year & 4-Year Old Nursery Admissions
Our pre-school Nursery has three admission intakes each year, at the start of each term - one in September, January and April. Children are eligible to start in our Nursery in the term following their 3rd birthday. For example;
| Child's age | Admission date |
| Turns 3 on, or before, 31st August | September |
| Turns 3 on, or before, 31st December | January |
| Turns 3 on, or before, 31st March | April |
Our Published Admission Number (PAN)
| 3/4 Year Old Maintained Nursery PAN (places that are allocated by St Helens Council) | 3/4 Year Old Little Robins Wrap-Around PAN (places that are allocated directly by school) | 2 Year Old Little Robins Nursery PAN | |
| Number of places | 26 AM places |
8 AM places 24 PM places |
5 AM places 5 PM places (this will rise in September 2024, check back for further details) |
If you make an application to St Helens Council for our Nursery and are told we are full, please contact the school directly as we may still be able to offer you a place. This is because Robins Lane Nursery operates as a Local Authority 'Maintained' Nursery and a Private, Voluntary & Independant (PVI) Nursery. There is no difference to your child which setting allocates the place - the funding, hours and everything else is exactly the same. We added the PVI setting to expand our Nursery as we have lots of space to occupy more than 26 children.
Funding
Children who are 2 may entitled to 15-hours funding via 'Passport for 2's' or 'Childcare Choices' for working parents. The funded 15-hours are taken as follows at Robins Lane;
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|
AM Session 8.30am-11.30am or; PM Session 12.15pm-3.15pm |
AM Session 8.30am-11.30am or; PM Session 12.15pm-3.15pm |
AM Session 8.30am-11.30am or; PM Session 12.15pm-3.15pm |
AM Session 8.30am-11.30am or; PM Session 12.15pm-3.15pm |
AM Session 8.30am-11.30am or; PM Session 12.15pm-3.15pm |
All children who are 3 are entitled to 15-hours funding. The funded 15-hours are taken as follows at Robins Lane;
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
2-Year Old Funding
To check if you are eligible for 15-hours funding for your 2-year old, you can check the following two access routes;
For 'Passport for 2's' (parents in receipt of certain benefits) click here: https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/article/5254/Passport-for-2s
For working parents, click here: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/upcoming-changes-to-childcare-support/
30-Hours Free Childcare for 3/4 Year Olds
Working parents may be eligible for 30-hours free childcare. You can check your eligibility here;
https://www.childcarechoices.org
If eligible for 30-hours childcare, the hours are taken as follows;
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|
6.75 hours 8.30am-3.15pm |
6.75 hours 8.30am-3.15pm |
6.75 hours 8.30am-3.15pm |
6.75 hours 8.30am-3.15pm |
3 hours 8.30am-11.30am |
Charges
If you are not eligible for funding, but still wish for your child to attend Nursery, the charges are;
| 2-Year Old charge to stay for the full school day (additional 3.75 hours outside of 15 funded hours) | £27.00 per day |
| 3/4 Year Old Lunch time charge (11.30am-12.15pm) | £4.00 per day |
| 3/4 Year Old Full afternoon (school day) charge (11.30am-3.15pm) | £23.00 per day |
| Breakfast club charge (7.45am-8.30am) *available for 3/4 year olds (2-Year Old's can attend from September 24) | £5.00 |
| After-school club charge (3.15pm-6.00pm) *available for 3/4 year olds (2-Year Old's can attend from September 24) | £10.00 (or you can pay £5.00 for an earlier collection time of 4.15pm) |
For more details on our Maintained and Little Robins Wrap-Around Provision, please click on the documents below.
For further information about admissions, please visit https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/article/5714/School-admission-arrangements
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