Nurseries

Nursery facts

A day nursery provides care and education for children between the ages of six weeks and five years. Many also offer out-of-school care for five-to-11-year olds.
Maintained nurseries provide care and education for children between the ages of three and four years (some offer places to two-year-olds).
Day nurseries can be run by the council, the community, based in the workplace or privately run.
Maintained nurseries are run by the council.
Day nursery opening times tend to coincide with a standard working day - 8am to 7pm on weekdays, 50 weeks of the year. You can send your child full or part-time.
Your child should experience learning and development activities suitable for their age.
Always use a registered day nursery to ensure that they are regularly inspected by Ofsted, but also to check that the free part-time early education is satisfactory. All maintained nurseries are registered with Ofsted.
Children will be grouped together by age and looked after by qualified staff according to specified staff/children ratios.