The School Day

Little Tanglewood

Once offered a place in Little Tanglewood, your child can attend between 2-5 sessions per week.

We can accept your 2yr Government 15-hour funding or the new FEE2W for your sessions. If you are not entitled to funding, sessions are currently £24.50 each. Sessions are payable a month in advance. If you work, you may be eligible for the government childcare saving scheme, where for every £8 you save, they will add £2. - https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare

Morning sessions : 9am – 12pm or

Afternoon sessions : 12.45pm – 3.45pm

Both sessions are term time only, you are unable to mix the morning and afternoon sessions.

When children start in Little Tanglewood, it is often their first experience of school. As such the focus is on settling children and ensuring that they are happy. The staff team work very closely with the parents/carer's to ensure there is a smooth transition between home and school.

It is in Little Tanglewood that children begin to learn about routines, e.g what do you do when you come in the door? (Hanging bags up, finding your picture etc), what happens at snack time ?(Washing hands, sitting with friends etc). Any routine takes time to learn and lots and lots of practice.

You will see below that Tanglewood have a more structured day.

In the time your children spend at Little Tanglewood they will have learnt the routines that will help them be successful in the move to Tanglewood.

Tanglewood

Once offered a place in Tanglewood, your child will attend either 5 morning or 5 afternoon sessions per week. We do not offer part weeks and are unable to mix morning and afternoon sessions.

Afternoon sessions: 12.45pm – 3.45pm

Both sessions are term time only.

We offer a limited number of extended day sessions using your 30-hours funding or paid sessions, at £32.50 for each additional session on top of your core 5 days.

Lunch time is include, but bring a healthy, nut-free packed lunch.

Private Fund payments of £1 a session would be charged for both sessions of the extended day.

Extended day is : 9am - 3.45pm term time only.

Please see below for an example of a typical day...

• During Indoor/Outdoor Free Flow - We use 'In the Moment Planning. Adults move to where the children are engaged and interact with them as they play. Adults then plan 'in the moment ' as the children explore and learn. Adults observe carefully and enhance the learning whenever they spot a 'teachable' moment.

Total weekly hours

Attendance pattern	Hours each week
Little Tanglewood, 2 sessions	6 hours
Little Tanglewood, 3 sessions	9 hours
Little Tanglewood, 4 sessions	12 hours
Little Tanglewood, 5 sessions	15 hours
Tanglewood, 5 mornings (9am–12pm) or 5 afternoons (12.45pm–3.45pm)	15 hours
Tanglewood with 2 extended days (9am–3.45pm)	20 hours 30 minutes
Tanglewood with 3 extended days	23 hours 15 minutes
Tanglewood with 5 extended days	33 hours 45 minutes

All sessions are term time only.