How we operate

The Shells Nursery at Oldway is run within the main school which is part of the Riviera Education Trust.  

• It operates for 38 weeks per year (term-time only) from 8.45a.m. - 3.15p.m. which equates to 32.5 hours per week and mirrors the main school holiday dates.   In response to parental demand, we are offering options that are deliverable within our nursery setting to parents who are entitled to 15 hours funding as well as those entitled to the additional 15 hours funding.
• In addition, families of children aged 3+ have the option to either pay for Breakfast Club or include it in their funded hours from 7.45a.m. – 8.45a.m. The After-School Club is also available for Nursery children (aged 3+) between 3.15p.m. - 5.30p.m. Both provisions may be used as funded hours (up to a maximum of 10 hours per day) or paid for as extra.
• This allows families to access complete wraparound care from 7.45am – 5.30pm if needed. 
• Breakfast Club sessions cost £4.55 and After School Club sessions cost £9.05.
• We do have a limit on the number of spaces available for our nursery and reception age children, and we therefore cannot guarantee that a space will be available if these are full.

Age of admittance

The Shells Nursery welcomes children from the age of 2. Eligible children can access up to 15 or 30 funded hours per week starting the term after they become eligible. Subject to availability, additional paid* sessions can be added to complement your funded hours.

For families not receiving 2-year-old funding, sessions will be billed at our standard 2-year-old rate. The universal 3-year-old funding will automatically commence the term after your child’s third birthday.

For our admission policy and payment procedure, please see the Nursery Policies section below.

* Nursery sessions are charged at £6.50 per hour for 2-year-olds and £6.00 per hour for 3 & 4 year-olds (from September 2026 and is subject to change following an annual review).

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Chargeable extras

The Shells Nursery does not have any chargeable extras.