Welcome
At Church Langley Pre-School we offer your child a secure atmosphere with a rich and stimulating environment. The Church Langley Pre-School is situated within the grounds of Church Langley Primary School, Church Langley Way, Harlow where we have provided child focussed, nurturing early years education since 2004 for children ages 3 & 4. We are also approved as providers of Early Years Education by Essex County Council which means we can offer funded nursery education places for 2 to 4 year old children. We are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Our experienced and established team is led by Pre-School Manager Kerry Sayers, and Deputy Manager Michelle Smith. Michelle Wollaston our Head of Pre-Schools oversees both of our Nurture Early Years Settings.
Session Times
Hours offered by Church Langley Pre-school
▪ The pre-school is open 38 weeks each year, 5 days per week.
▪ We are closed during Essex County Council school holidays.
▪ We offer places for ages 3-4.
All sessions include a variety of healthy snacks and milk to drink.
We offer the following types of care between the following times:
Morning Session – Blue Group 9.05am to 12.05pm (Fully funded, Monday to Friday)
Afternoon session – Yellow Group 12.35pm to 3.35pm (Fully funded, Monday to Friday). We do occasionally, if we have spaces available offer places to children the term before their third birthday. In this instance we accept two year funding or sessions are £16.50 per session.
30 hour funded sessions – Red Group 9.05am to 3.35pm (Monday-Thursday),1.05pm finish Fridays.
Friday afternoon until 3.35pm is an optional add on which is £13.75 per week.
All day sessions are available to those who do not qualify for 30 hour funding. Eligibility and 30-hour code must be submitted before your child’s place is confirmed)
Term Dates 2023/24
Autumn Term 2023
6th September 2023– 15th December 2023
Half Term 23rd-27th October
Spring Term 2024
8th January 2024- 28th March 2024
Half Term 19th – 23rd February
Closed for Staff Training day 8th January 2023
Summer Term 2024
15th April 2024 -18th July 2024
Closed for Staff Training days 15th April & 18th July
Funding
Deeply embedded in everything we do is the idea that all children should be able to access the highest quality of Early Years Education possible and be given the best start in life. For this reason we have committed to providing core fully funded places. This means all of our children can access their place with us for no charge at all.
Funding we accept and what that means for you
Universal Funding. All children in the UK are eligible for 15 hours a week funding, 38 weeks of the year from the term after they turn three until they go to Primary School. This means a fully funded place in our morning or afternoon group!
Extended 30 hour funding. Some families are eligible for 30 hours a week funding, 38 weeks of the year! For you this means a fully funded place in our Red Group for our all day sessions! You can find the link bellow to see if you are eligible for 30 hour funding.
Our Aim
• provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age;
• work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop;
• work in partnership with local Primary Schools to prepare children to move onto Primary School with ease and confidence
• add to the life and well-being of its local community; and
• offers children and their parents a service which promotes equality and values diversity.
