Opening Times & Fees

Opening Times

We are open 50 weeks of the year.

We are closed for all Bank Holidays.

Full days                   7.30am – 5.30pm

Half days                  7.30am – 12.30pm                 12.30pm – 5.30pm

We can take children from 7.15am at an additional charge.

We can also offer more flexible hours to suit your personal needs. Please contact the nursery for details.

If your not sure if your child is eligible for funding, then please go to our Funding pay or contact the nursery direct and one of our team will be more than happy to help.

Under 2

Am Session 7.30 – 12.30  £37.10

Flexible Half Hour Rate  £3.50

Flexible Hourly Rate  £7.00

Full Day Session 07.30 – 17.30  £59.60

PM Session 12.30 – 17.30  £37.10

 

Over 2

Am Session 7.30 – 12.30  £36.60

Flexible Half hour rate  £3.50

Flexible Hourly rate  £7.00

Full Day Session 07.30 – 17.30  £57.30

PM Session  £36.60

Childcare Vouchers can be used to pay for all forms of registered childcare for children up to the age of 16. As part of a salary sacrifice scheme, parents simply exchange a part of their salary for the same number of Childcare Vouchers and use them to pay the Childcare provider of your choice. A popular employee benefit, Childcare Voucher are non-taxable (up to £243 per parent, per month or £55 per parent per week) and do not attract employer or employee National Insurance contributions. This saving can help significantly towards a parent’s childcare cost.

The government awards funded nursery time for up to 30 hours a week (term time only). This applies unconditionally for every child from the term after they turn 3 until they are 5 years old.

Funding is now available for some 2 years old. The Department for Work and Pensions decides funding on individual applications and we are happy to find out if your child is eligible on your behalf, just ask!

testimonials

What Parents Say

I have been so impressed with Michael’s development since he has started at Helitots. His time in the baby room run by Gayle and Verity was a lovely environment for him to settle and the range of activities he gets involved in is impressive. The Staff really helped his transition into the Nursery environment and took into account that I was still breastfeeding and struggling to transition to a bottle. He has recently moved into the Toddlers room where he does baking, a variety of play and lots of other activities,. Amy and Emily are really enthusiastic, he is so happy when I collect him. Michael was able to feed himself early and eats a varied diet, he is well mannered and when we ask him to do something he will listen. We feel this is comes from the Helitots environment where the experienced Staff really nurture, look after him and instil good manners and the correct amount of discipline, they have respect from Michael, and this is mirrored at home. Managed by Steve, who in my opinion is a magician at getting the children to sleep so easily, and has a lovely relationship with all the children, I can’t recommend Helitots enough, I only wish we had sent his older sister to Helitots too!

To ALL staff (past and present) at Helitots, We owe you the biggest thank you. You have helped not just Noah, but Evie & Aerin to grow, develop and become the children they are. When you rely on full time nursery care, where your children often do 40 hour week too, knowing you have a place for them that is safe, fun, educational and all the things in between cannot really be put into words. For the last 6 years their dad, Paul, has worked away so having the stability & familiarity of the nursery and staff has been a life line at times. We will always be grateful for everything you have done for our children. All 3 have been ready for school, are confident, easily make friends and (if we do say so ourselves, although they have there moments!) are pretty great kids. Never underestimate what you do. We always remember our first teachers at school, but it starts way before that and I know we will always remember all those at Helitots who have quite often been there and spent more time with, our children than we have and been there second parents. All the best for the future, you really are outstanding. Love Elle, Paul, Evie, Aerin & Noah xxx

Staff

At Helitots Day Nursery we believe that our children deserve the right to receive the best individual attention, a guarantee to care and an education of the highest degree. We provide a high ratio of quality early years childcare staff specialists and extremely skilled staff are fully trained with recognised qualifications in childcare.

Additionally, all our staff have undergone an enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service DBS formally criminal Records bureau (CRB).

We are proud of our staff retention rate and we put this down to careful selection. Janice and myself believe in looking after our staff and we hope we provide a fun and happy enviroment which benefits the children and staff.

Also, all our staff at Helitots have a Paediatric First Aid qualification.

When a child begins at Helitots they are allocated to a key person. This key person will have a special responsibility of building strong relationships with the children in their small group and will be the point of contact to parents who wish to discuss their child's development.