Parent Info

Our nursery fees

Our fees system is based on a daily rate. Depending on how old your child is, we offer a 10% discount for a second child attending the nursery. We are closed between Christmas and New Year and on all bank holidays and you are not charged for these periods. Please get in contact with our team at The Charlbury Railway Children
 if you would like to find out more about prices or to book a visit. We are based in Charlbury.
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Our sessions

Our sessions are half days at 8:00 -1:00 pm or 1:00-6:00 pm
Full days at 8:00-6:00 pm 
Short days 9-4pm

NEG Funding

The term after your child's third birthday you can claim 15 hours per week Nursery Education Grant “free entitlement” and you could also be entitled to an extended 15 hours. Please contact the nursery for more information.

Vouchers

There are many different Childcare Voucher companies involved in issuing the salary childcare vouchers.

Childcare vouchers are a popular employee benefit available from most employers to help make your childcare more affordable. All you have to do is join your employer's childcare voucher scheme and you can exchange up to £243 per month from your salary to use for childcare. Both parents can join their employers childcare voucher scheme to maximise the savings available. So please speak to your employer for more information.

The companies we use at the moment are Computershare, Accor, Care4, Co-operative, Kidsunlimited, Edenred, Teds, Enjoy Benefits, Childcare plus and Sodexo - for the reference numbers please contact us.

The government also offers a Tax Free Childcare scheme and this has replaced the old Salary Sacrifice Childcare Voucher scheme for new parents and carers. Members of the scheme can pay into an online account, which the government will top up by 20% (up to £2000 per year), which they can then use to pay their nursery fees. 
You can register for the Tax Free Childcare Scheme (and 30 hours) on the link below. 

The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and eyLOG

eyLOG is an integrated online and mobile application for childcare providers to easily capture and securely manage the learning journey of a child in an electric format. The statutory early learning goals establish expectations for most children to reach by the end of the EYFS. They provide the basis for planning throughout the EYFS, so laying secure foundations from birth for future learning. By the end of the EYFS, some children will have exceeded the goals. Other children, depending on their individual needs, will be working towards some or all of the goals - particularly some younger children, some children with learning difficulties and disabilities and some learning English as an additional language.

Learning and development

The seven areas of Learning and Development are divided into three Prime Areas and four Specific Areas. The prime areas develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences. They run through and support learning in all other areas. The prime areas continue to be fundamental throughout the EYFS. The Prime Areas are:

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • Communication and Language
  • Physical Development
The specific areas include essential skills and knowledge. They grow out of the prime areas, and provide important contexts for learning. The Specific Areas are:
  •  Literacy
  •  Mathematics
  •  Understanding the World
  •  Expressive Arts and Design
Eylog: 

Eylog is an integrated online and mobile application for childcare providers to easily capture and securely manage the learning journey of a child in an electric format. Using this secure mobile online device, we as nursery practitioners can easily create and maintain a child's EYFS learning journey with all the relevant milestones, text, photos, audios and videos.

Special educational needs and safety

Special needs
As part of our policy to make sure that our nursery meets the needs of each individual child, we take account of any special needs a child may have. We work to the requirements of The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (2000).  If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s global development, please discuss these with our Nursery Manager, Anna.
Safety 
Our premises comply with all the relevant health and safety requirements and all our staff attend regular training in First Aid. At the end of your child’s session, staff will make sure that children only go home with the appropriate adult. If you wish somebody else to pick your child up, please put this in writing and let a member of staff know. You will be asked to register your fingerprint with us so you are able to come in and out of the nursery for drop off and pick up times.

What parents say

"The staff at The Charlbury Railway Children are great and always cared for my son. They show dedication and my son is so happy to be there."- Anonymous
"They take amazing care of the children, all of whom seem to dote on the brilliant staff."- Lisa
"Both my kids have been to Railway Children and I have been so pleased with our choice."
- Jo

Policies and procedures

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