How do you find term time only nurseries

[tiredmuma1]

Sorry still trying to get my head around childcare as I'm a FTM

I've phoned 20 nurseries in my area all of which are completely private and only interested in 4 half days minimum or 2 full days which in my opinion is not needed for my family just yet

I just want a term time 9-3 so I can opt for AM or PM only how do I find this ?

You need nurseries attached to a school

Look for pre schools, ask on local Facebook pages.

That's what I thought but the 3 local primary schools here don't take on nursery until term over 3rd birthday which would make my child nearly 4?

Also to say, most will have a minimum hours, otherwise they won't settle/ it's not financially viable.

Why would it? They'd be 3 and a third at the most.

Mine seemed really well with 2 half days a week at a montessori pre school

How old are your children? What you are looking for sounds more like a pre-school. Usually 9am-3pm term time only. I’m a FTM and just started enquiring with local nurseries and pre-school. Ended up ruling out preschool as I need some hours outside of term time.

My son was born in October meaning if I registered sept after 3rf birthday he would be a month before 4 when starting

You said the term after, not the September after. Which would be January for your child.

Most nurseries where I am are term time only.

Term after 3rd birthday would be say Easter intake if Feb birthday, or January intake if October birthday?

Sorry no they said September after their 3rd birthday which would make them nearly 4

The term after would mean he starts in the January after turning 3.

That would make far more sense than my calculations blimey thank you very much!!

Ok they'd still get a year of nursery before starting school.

Maybe a childminder would suit you better?

How old is he? Are you looking for a preschool space or more of a childcare option?

The 9 til 3 ones are sometimes called playgroups.

How old?

The nursery my DC were in used to offer school hours and term time only from 9 months, which a handful of people including us used.

But once ‘free’ hour funding was extended last year they pulled the option because they had a huge influx in uptake from new babies, which meant barely anyone was paying for then extended unfunded hours that they needed to make the nursery viable.

Luckily our DC were just over 3 years so we moved them to a preschool attached to a school.

Sorry if that’s not much help, but I think you’ll struggle to find both term time only and ‘short’ half days.

Most day nurseries which take children at a few months old are privately run and are for 52 weeks of the year. Nurseries attached to school are mainly just the nursery class which is the year before reception.

You say you're a full time mum? Are you looking for child care with the idea of returning to work, or for a way for your child to meet other children? Or just looking for child care for respite for yourself a few hours a week?

He could have started in January though. You can use funding at childminders who do exactly the same. Some schools have April in take if they have spaces.

Honestly I have no idea at the moment I'm just trying to gather my options. My boy is currently 2 turning 3 at the end of this year. I didn't want nursery as I'm lucky to be a stay at home mum however as he grows I can see how much it may benefit him so I would like to see if I can do say a couple half days but the private nurseries 'half day' is 7-12 as they're open for 11 hours a day which is just too much. So I thought perhaps a term time only would run school times meaning half day would only be 3 hours

Ask on a local parent facebook page.

Look at school which have private wrap around on site as they some times have 9 to 3 only nursery which they offer for pre schoolers. Also look a nurseries which advertise school holiday cover to school aged children.

Have you tried private schools? There’s usually no obligation to stay for reception so long as you read the contract fully and note when you need to give notice. Also preschools? There are a lot near us for 2 year olds and they’re nearly all term time only.

You need to look for a "pre school" rather than a nursery. They are usually run from church halls or village halls etc. They often take children from age 2.5 but usually only for a morning session, or afternoon, term time only. Most are not open over lunch although some are.

He'll get his 15 funded hours and.most settings will want him to do the full amount.

@Motherhubbardscupboard that's perfect thank you I'll take a look around !