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Here are our latest term dates:

term dates 24-25

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We are taking applications for January 25 and April 25 with very limited spaces for under 2s.

INFORMATION

Welcome to St Joseph’s Pre-school Playgroup

We are a small, friendly, privately run setting based on a Catholic School site in Brighton. We have close links with the school, and the majority of our children move on to the school’s Reception class. Our Owner is an Early Years Professional and she is also a qualified Primary School Teacher. Our Manager is qualified to Level 4 and has an NPQ in Early Years. Our Deputy is qualified to Level 3 in Early Years. We cater for up to 20 children aged between 20 months and 4 years. We are open term-time only. 

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We have close links with the main school and most of our children transfer to their Reception Class.

The main school’s website is: St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Brighton – Home (st-josephs.brighton-hove.sch.uk)

Opening Hours:

WE ARE OPEN FROM 8.00AM TO 3.30PM EVERY DAY TERM TIME ONLY  

We offer the Early Years Free Entitlement which means that from the term after your child turns 3, you will be entitled to a free 15 hours per week.

We also offer 15/30 hours free for eligible families of 20 months-4 year olds. Find out more here:

Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK

We offer free funded places for 2 year olds from families on low incomes. See this link for eligibility and how to apply:

Free early learning for 2 year olds (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

We have a beautiful, adjacent garden with lovely equipment including a large outdoor room, and a variety of surfaces which offers lots of opportunities for outdoor play. 

Please get in touch if you are interested in a place. Either:

Ring: 01273 911438    or   ring/text/whatsapp   07463 730964

email: stjosephs.playgroup@gmail.com 

www.facebook.com/stjosephspreschool

We use an online system called ‘Tapestry’ for recording children’s progress with photographs, observations and assessments. When your child starts with us we will explain how this works.

Here is our Parents’ Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS_Parents_Guide 

Fees are payable on a monthly basis in advance. Please see the Fee Summary and Fee Structure below for more information on fees.

We have produced an information sheet explaining how we follow Fundamental British Values in our setting. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to find it.

fee summary 24-25

fee structure 24-25 v2

registration form 25

Fundamental British Values

OFSTED report March 2019

 

 

 

 

 

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We are almost full – please get in touch soon if you are interested in a place any time this school year 2020/21

INFORMATION

Welcome to St Joseph’s Pre-school Playgroup

We are a small, friendly, privately run setting based on a Catholic School site in Brighton. We have close links with the school, and the majority of our children move on to the school’s Reception class. Our Managing Director is an Early Years Professional and she is also a qualified Primary School Teacher. Most other regular staff are qualified to at least Level 3 in Early Years. We cater for a maximum of 20 children aged between 2 and 4 years. We are open term-time only. 

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Opening Hours:

WE ARE OPEN FROM 8.00AM TO 4.00PM EVERY DAY TERM TIME ONLY . 

We offer the Early Years Free Entitlement which means that from the term after your child turns 3, you will be entitled to a free 15 hours per week. We also offer 30 hours per week free for eligible families – see this factsheet for more details of this scheme:

30 hours free – eligibility

We offer free funded places for some 2 year olds. See the Family Information Service website for information on eligibility and how to apply:

free childcare for 2 year olds

We have a beautiful, adjacent garden with lovely equipment including a large covered deck and a variety of surfaces which offers lots of opportunities for outdoor play. 

Please get in touch if you are interested in a place. Either:

Ring: 01273 911438    or   ring/text/whatsapp   07757 865 277

email: stjosephs.playgroup@gmail.com 

www.facebook.com/stjosephspreschool

We use an online system called ‘Tapestry’ for recording children’s progress with photographs, observations and assessments. When your child starts with us we will explain how this works.

Here is our Parents’ Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS_Parents_Guide 

Fees are payable on a weekly, four-weekly or half termly basis in advance. Please see the Session Times for more information on times and fees.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page for Term Dates.

GDPR: Please note the revised Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy on the ‘policies’ page.

We have produced an information sheet explaining how we follow Fundamental British Values in our setting. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to find it.

registration form

fee summary 21-22

Fundamental British Values

OFSTED report March 2019

term dates 20-21

The main school’s website is http://www.st-josephs.brighton-hove.sch.uk