 | St Francis Pre-School Coronation Rd, South Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9HG Tel 01344 291140 |  |
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Useful Info Funding and Fees Children attending the Pre-School can receive Government funding the TERM AFTER their third birthday. From September 2010 each child will be entitled to funding for five, three hour, sessions per week. (i.e. 15 hours per week) for up to 38 weeks a year. The funding is sent directly to the Pre-School based on pupil information we send to the Local Education Authority. If a child attends more than one school the parent can choose to split the funding between each school, you must inform us if you wish to do this. The Pre-school operates three-hour sessions, so if a child attends five sessions or less a week there is NO charge. If a child attends before they are entitled to funding or they attend for more than five sessions there is a fee of £12 each for non-funded sessions.
Fees are invoiced at the beginning of each term and can be paid in full or for half a term at a time. The Pre-School does accept employer education vouchers. There are no additional or hidden fees. Healthy snacks and drinks are provided free of charge. Lunch time is incorporated into the afternoon sessions at no additional cost and the children bring a packed lunch. If they want a hot lunch, provided by the school canteen, on Wednesdays and Fridays, they cost £2.10 each and must be ordered and paid for a half term in advance. Admission Policy The Pre-School is open to all. We do not have a catchment area, sibling or religious admission criteria. Our only limitation is age. We normally take children at three, but if we have space we can take children the term that they turn three. We should point out that a child is not eligible for Government funding until the TERM AFTER THEY TURN THREE. Allocation of places on to the Pre-School register is done purely on the basis of the order in which the registration forms were received. )So if tow children apply and there is only one place available it will be offered to the child who registered first) Ensuring that everyone can attend the ssesions they prefer is the role of our Admissions Officer. The Pre-School is registerd to care for 20 children in any one session, only 4 of whom can be under three years old. The allocation of specific sessions is done as follows: 1 New children are offered up to 5 sessions a week (subject to availability) 2 The remaining sessions are offered in date of birth order starting with the eldest, firstly ensuring everyone has the opportunity to take up their statutory 5 sessions. 3 Children seeking more than 5 sessions are offered the last remaining options 4 No child will be offered more than three full days a week 5 No child will be offered more than 8 sessions in total Information Booklet & Registration To download our information booklet and registration form please right click on the link and then choose either 'Save Target' or 'Save Link As'.  Download the information booklet
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