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Day nurseries provide care and education for children under 5 years during the working day. Day nurseries are:
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Usually open between 8am and 6pm
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Usually open all year round
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Available for full or part time places |
Pre-schools provide early learning and childcare in a variety of ways. Some may offer ‘sessional’ times which total 15 hours per week, others will offer longer session times or lunch time periods which may be part of the free entitlement or offered as additional hours, which are chargeable. They may offer different levels of care for children aged between two and a half and five years of age and are registered and inspected by Ofsted against the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. They can be run by a voluntary management committee on a not-for-profit basis or a private provider, or be a registered charity |
Childminders look after children in the childminder's own home. They can often be flexible about the hours they work and most will drop off or pick up children from local schools, pre-schools and nurseries. |
| Out of school hours care consists of breakfast clubs, after school clubs and holiday clubs that run outside of normal school hours. |
Holiday playschemes provide care, entertainment and a range of fun activities. Most children attending holiday schemes are aged between 5 and 11 years. Some services provide places for younger children from the age of 3 and some schemes provide places geared for older children up to 16 years. Holiday playschemes provide care for children during school holidays, and are usually on school premises or in local community buildings.
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Crèches provide short sessional childcare. They are often based in shopping centres, colleges or sports facilities so parents can attend an activity taking place on the same premises. Crèches are not required to register with Ofsted. |
