Coniston Early Years Centre
Epney Close
Patchway
Bristol
BS34 5LN
Mobile: 07812895114
Landline: 01179334992
Our Vision – High Quality care for all children. A firm foundation for education
Our Ethos – Our ethos is to provide a safe, caring environment that encourages a love of learning in a fun and playful way, and celebrates each childs uniqueness helping them to develop to their full potential
Details of costs for using our pre school and how you can use your free entitlement hours when your child attends with us.
In line with latest National Guidance we are required to publish details of costs involved when parents use our service. These are as follows;
Children entitled to 15 or 30 hours funded Nursery education who attend for 15 or 30 hours a week will not incur any additional costs. If however a parent wants their child to attend any hours above their free entitlement the cost is £5 per hour. This will be detailed on a monthly invoice issued to parents on the last day of each month.
We DO NOT charge any additional fees for trips or consumables. We provide children with a snack every day and for this we ask parents to make a voluntary contribution of £20 per year.
We are open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday and we are flexible as to how parents can use their free entitlement within our opening hours. Some typical patterns of use are;
For children who are entitled to 15hours free Nursery education per week -
Monday to Friday from 9am - 12noon
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am - 2pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8am - 1pm
This is not an exhaustive list of options and we are happy to discuss your individual requirements with you.
For children who are entitled to 30hours free Nursery education per week -
Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8am - 6pm
Monday to Friday 8am - 2pm
This is not an exhaustive list of options and we are happy to discuss your individual requirements with you.
Term |
Starts |
Ends |
Term 1 |
Monday 1 September 2025 |
Friday 24 October 2025 |
Term 2 |
Monday 3 November 2025 |
Friday 19 December 2025 |
Term 3 |
Monday 5 January 2026 |
Friday 13 February 2026 |
Term 4 |
Monday 23 February 2026 |
Thursday 02 April 2026 |
Term 5 |
Monday 20 April 2026 |
Friday 22 May 2026 |
Term 6 |
Monday 1 June 2026 |
Tuesday 21 July 2026 |
Policies
1.1 Children's Rights and Entitlements Policy
1.5 Use of mobile phones and cameras policy
1.6 ICT and Internet Use (acceptable use of technologies) Policy
1.10 Access to Personal Data Records Policy
2.1 Employment (including suitability, contingency plans, training and development) Policy
3.1 Induction of Staff, Volunteers and Managers Policy
4.1 The Role of the Key Person and Settling in Policy
5.3 Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Policy
6.1 Administering Medicines Policy
6.3 Recording and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents
6.6 Staying Safe Outdoors Policy
7.1 Achieving Positive Behaviour Policy
8.1 Health and Safety General Standards Policy
8.2 Maintaining Children's Safety and Security on Premises
8.3 Supervision of Children on Outings and Visits
8.5 Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation Policy
8.6 Animals in the Setting Policy
9.1 Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality Policy
9.2 Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs
10.1 Early Years Prospectus Policy
10.3 Parental Involvement Policy
10.4 Children's Records Policy
10.6 Transfer of Records to School Policy
10.7 Confidentiality and Parent Access to Records Policy
10.8 Information Sharing Policy
10.9 Working in Partnership with other Agencies
10.10 Making a Complaint Policy
12.1 Coniston After School Club Policy draft version April 25
Useful links
Childcare Choices website - www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Mind Mental Health Support - www.mind.org.uk
Women’s abuse support - www.womensaid.org.uk
Citizens advice - www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Alcohol dependency support - alcoholchange.org.uk
Talk together - www.ican.org.uk/parents
Community Childrens health partnership speech and language therapy -
www.cchp.nhs.uk/cchp/explore-cchp/childrens-speech-language-therapy