Nursery & Preschool
Welcome to Little Robins Nursery & Preschool
At Robins Lane Community Primary School, we are very lucky to have our amazing Nursery and Preschool. Our Nursery welcomes children from the 2nd birthday and our Preschool welcomes children following their 3rd birthday.
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 2025 | September 2025 |
Turns 2 on, or before, 31st December 2025 | January 2026 |
Turns 2 on, or before, 31st March 2026 | April 2026 |
Turns 2 on, or before, 31st August 2026 | September 2026 |
Preschool 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 2025 | September 2025 |
Turns 3 on, or before, 31st December 2025 | January 2026 |
Turns 3 on, or before, 31st March 2026 | April 2026 |
Turns 3 on, or before, 31st August 2026 | September 2026 |
TO APPLY FOR A PLACE IN OUR NURSERY OR PRESCHOOL, PLEASE CONTACT US ON 01744 678503.
To register for our Nursery or Preschool waitlist, please click below;
Click Here For Our Nursery & Preschool Waitlist Registration
TO REGISTER FOR OUR EARLY YEARS OPEN EVENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE: OPEN EVENT BOOKINGS
Our Published Admission Number (PAN)
3/4 Year Old Preschool PAN | 2 Year Old Nursery PAN | |
Number of places | 34 AM places 24 PM places | 10 AM places 10 PM places |
Funding
Children in our Nursery or Preschool may be entitled to 15-hours or 30-hours funding. Funding is allocated for different parental circumstances (see below). 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 |
The funded 30-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 or 12.15pm-3.15pm* |
*3 hours can be taken on alternative day to Friday; the above is for illustrative purposes. | ||||
2-Year Old Funding
To check if you are eligible for 15-hours or 30-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/
3 and 4-Year Old Funding
All children aged 3+ are entitled to 15-hours. Working parents may be eligible for 30-hours free childcare. You can check your eligibility here;
https://www.childcarechoices.org
Charges
If you are not eligible for funding, but still wish for your child to attend Nursery, the charges are;
Nursery (2-Year-Old) charge to stay for a morning or afternoon session (8.30am-11.30am or; 12.15pm-3.15pm) | £23.00 per day |
Nursery (2-Year-Old) charge to stay for the full school day; 8.30am-3.15pm (additional 3.75 hours outside of 15 funded hours) | £28.00 per day |
Nursery (2-Year-Old) charge for full school day; 8.30am-3.15pm (children not eligible for 15-hours funding) | £52.00 per day |
Preschool (3/4-Year-Old) Lunchtime only charge (11.30am-12.15pm) | £4.00 per day |
Preschool (3/4-Year-Old) charge to stay for a morning or afternoon session (8.30am-11.30am or; 12.15pm-3.15pm) | £19.00 per day |
Preschool (3/4-Year-Old) School day top-up charge (11.30am-3.15pm for children who access 15-hours in the morning session or; 8.30am-12.15pm for children who access 15-hours in the afternoon session) | £23.00 per day |
Breakfast club charge (7.45am-8.30am) *subject to availability | £5.00 |
After-school club charge (3.15pm-6.00pm) *subject to availability | £10.00 (or you can pay £5.00 for an earlier collection time of 4.15pm) |
Tax Free Childcare
As well as funded hours, parents may also be eligible for tax-free childcare for any additional, top-up payments made to extend your child's childcare.
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
If you get tax-free childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.
You can get tax-free childcare at the same time as 15 or 30 hours free childcare if you're eligible for both.
For more information about tax-free childcare, please visit https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare