Latest News Session availability update (04/25) We have limited afternoon spaces in our pre-school group or this year with full availability in September. Our 2-3 year old group has a couple of afternoon sessions available until September, then there is a little more availability. We have very few 0-2 year spaces left before July 2026. If you are looking for a place for a 0-3 year old, you need to book as soon as you decide you will be using a nursery.

Blue Door Nursery

The Blue Door Nursery is an Ofsted approved 'Outstanding' Nursery. We are family owned and we provide exemplary care for children between the ages of 0 and 5 years. We consider the needs of our families to be paramount so we offer fully inclusive pricing, flexible session times and a home-style cooked meal at lunchtime. We have a huge indoor area and 3 separate, secure, gardens outside including a large grassy field. All you need to provide is your child!

Early Years Entitlement

Session

Times

Funded Hours

Private (Paid hours)

Cost

Includes

Optional lunch

You should provide

Free option 1

Whole day

9.30-3.30

6

0

NIL

Nothing

No

Everything */**            

Free option 2

Afternoon

1.00-4

3

0

NIL

Nothing

No

Everything */**             

Inclusive option 1

Whole day

9.30-3.30

6

0

£7.50

Everything */**             

£3.50-£3.75

Nothing or packed lunch

Inclusive option 2

Afternoon

1.00-4

3

0

£5

Everything */**             

No

Nothing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumables and Trips

These are not included in the government funding and will be charged extra on the fully funded sessions (Free options 1 and 2) unless you provide your own consumables and decide that you do not wish your child to access any trip off site.

*Consumables: you will need to provide for your child – all food/snacks, suncream, nappy cream, wipes, nappies and specialised art resources (we will let you know as these become required).

**Trips – these are trips that involve more than stepping outside the nursery or walking round the block. They do not include trips to the shops, the beach, the park, the pond, Forest School or Nova House, which generally happen during the morning sessions.

Spring term funding (11 weeks) 6/1/25 to 28/3/25
Half term week 17th to 21st February

Easter holidays 7th April to 21st April 

Summer (13 weeks) 1/4/25 to 18/7/25

NB. There is one week of funding before the Easter holidays

Half term 26th May to 30th June 

Summer holidays start 21st July

38 weeks total funding
We offer flexible sessions for both the 15 hour and 30 hour entitlements for eligible children

Opening Hours

The Blue Door Nursery is open from 7.30am to 6.30pm
Morning sessions - 7.30 am to 1.00 pm , 8.00 am to 1.00 pm, 8.30 am to 1.00 pm or 9.00 am to 1.00 pm
Afternoon sessions - 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm, 1.00 pm to 5.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm or 1.00 pm to 6.30 pm
The Blue Door Nursery is open 51 weeks per year.

We are closed on weekends, bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year and we close at 1pm on Christmas Eve.

We close for two half day INSET sessions each year

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