Nursery Funding at HPS

Funding

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Hackbridge Primary School has three nursery classes which run Monday to Friday, term time only:

Our morning nursery provision, Caterpillars, is open from 8.30am-11.30am (15 hours per week). PLEASE NOTE that the timing of Caterpillars' session will change to 8.45am-11.45am from September 2026 to bring it in line with the start of the school day for the rest of the Hackbridge Corner site.

Our afternoon nursery provision, Tadpoles, is open from 12.30pm-3.30pm (15 hours per week).

Our all-day nursery provision, Honeybees, is open from 9.00am-3.00pm (30 hours per week). PLEASE NOTE that we will additionally have Butterflies provision from September 2026, which will also be open from 9,00am-3,00pm.

Funded Childcare Hours

Universal 15-hour funding for 3-4 year olds covers pupil places in our Caterpillars and Tadpoles classes.

Working families who are in receipt of 30-hours government childcare funding for their 3-4 year old pupils can use this in our Honeybees (and Butterflies from 2026/2027) class.*

Please note: Funded hours do not cover the cost of meals, consumables or extra activities outside of the curriculum.

Children attending Caterpillars and Tadpoles are not in nursery during meal times.

Parents/carers of children attending Honeybees (and Butterflies from 2026/2027) can opt to either send a packed lunch from home or to pay for a school dinner at a cost of £2.73 per day.

*If parents/carers fall out of eligibility for 30-hours government free childcare and wish their child to continue in the Honeybees (or Butterflies) class, then they would need to pay for the 15 hours attended in excess of the universal funded hours. From September 2026, this will be charged at £10.51 per hour/£157.65 per week and is payable in either one, two or three installments per term (in agreement with the Finance & Operations Manager). If parents/carers do not want to self-fund in this scenario, then their child will lose their place in the Honeybees (or Butterflies) class, but may be able to transfer to one of our 15-hour classes, if places are available at that time.