Parents

At ILM Day Nursery we provide bespoke packages that are tailored to meet the needs of all families. We work in partnership with families to provide the best possible childcare, where children learn, explore, have fun and flourish.

At ILM Day Nursery we build strong relationships with parents/carers by communicating regularly and keeping them up to date with their child’s progress through Dojo and social media.

Opening times:

ILM Day Nursery operates term time only:

Our opening times are: Monday – Friday 8.00am – 6:00pm

We are closed all Bank Holidays

Term dates can be provided upon request.

Sessions:

Full Day – 8am -6pm
Half day (am) - 8am – 1pm
Half day (pm) - 1pm – 6pm
School day – 9am – 3pm

We provide sessions that are bespoke for families that may need alternative times.

Examples of childcare funding available to families:

Please use the link below to check if you are eligible for two-year-old funding https://www.stoke.gov.uk/beststart.

Free childcare for 2-year-olds

You can get free childcare if you live in England and get one of the following benefits:

Income Support
Income-based Job seeker's Allowance (JSA)
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
Tax credits, and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

2-year-olds can also get free childcare if they:

Are looked after by a local authority
Have a statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education, health and care (EHC) plan
Get Disability Living Allowance
Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

15 hours free childcare for all 3 - 4 year olds

For all families in England
With 3 and 4-year-old children

Eligibility

If you are working You can usually get 30 hours free childcare if you (and your partner). There is a minimum earnings requirement to be able to access this funding.

You may still be eligible if your partner is working, and you get Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Carer's Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance.

www.childcarechoices.gov.uk