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Our October newsletter is here!
22/09/2023
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Virtual tour of Little Dragons
Hidden away behind the offices on the Bath Road Reading you will find our colourful and fun filled nursery. See for yourself...
10/05/2021
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Funded only attendance
PLEASE NOTE that there are a limited number of funded only places available at Little Dragons nursery
Please contact the Nursery Manager, Rebecca Croft on 0118 958 5316 to discuss your requirements
Free early learning for 2 year olds
2 year olds from families in receipt of certain benefits or with an income of £16,190 or less per year are eligible for a free early learning place. Your child will be able to start their free place from the beginning of the term after their 2nd birthday providing that a place is available for them at Little Dragons.
Funded only two year olds attend the nursery for 15 hours per week. This attendance is term time only in line with the Reading Borough Council term dates and in addition there are five inset days per year which are chosen by the nursery. Therefore children attend for a total of 38 weeks / 570 hours per year.
If your child is eligible to receive the 2 year old funding you will usually receive a letter however, you can complete an online application form and more information is available on the Reading Borough Council website or by calling the Family Information Service on 0118 937 3777 option 2.
Free early learning for 3 and 4 year olds
All 3 year old children are eligible to receive a free early learning place for 15 hours per week from the term after their third birthday. Some children are eligible to receive 30 hours funding per week, for more details please see the Childcare Choices website.
At Little Dragons children can attend for 15 or 30 hours per week, term time only. This will be for two (15 hours) or four (30 hours) 7.5 hour days. Days and hours of attendance are flexible and are by agreement with the Nursery Manager, Rebecca Croft.
The term time only attendance is in line with the Reading Borough Council term dates and in addition there are five inset days per year which are chosen by the nursery. Therefore children attend for a total of 38 weeks / 570 or 1,140 hours per year.
The inset dates for the 2018-2019 year will be the week commencing 3rd June 2019.
Application form for funded only attendance
Meal times are a very important part of the day and, depending on the times that your child attends Little Dragons, we provide breakfast between 7.30am - 8.15am, snacks at 9.20am, lunch at 11.30am and afternoon tea at 3.30pm.
Staff sit with the children during meal times and encourage good table manners - the correct way to hold their cutlery, saying please and thank you and appropriate social interaction such as talking quietly.
Testimonials
H has been able to play with new toys/activities and be surrounded by children and lovely staff members. We are moving away from the area, we are very sad that we have to move her nursery.
I love hearing about H's day when I pick her up, she looks so comfortable with all of the staff especially Kirsty. Kirsty has been fabulous, she has really taken her time with H and H adores her. Kirsty has gone above and beyond for H. We know that she gets very attached to people and we are lucky that we have had Kirsty and all of your lovely staff members to look after her.
The nursery is very reasonably priced and we have been really happy with her care and all communications. I have already recommended the nursery to other friends and colleagues.
Thank you so much for everything. Unfortunately we have unexpectedly had to move locations but if we hadn’t we would have been very happy for H to stay at the nursery.
G.A
