Nursery
The Hermitage Infant School (formerly known as The Oaktree School) opened the Nursery Class in January 2020, and through popular demand expanded its provision in September 2024 with the opportunity for 3 year old to attend wrap around care.
Our Nursery Class enables the school to start working with parents and the local community earlier in a child's development, ensuring a positive start to their children's early education. The Nursery Class provides learning opportunities for children to make steps towards their Early Learning Goals (ELGs) and will provides children with solid foundations on their journey as lifelong learners.
The larger School Nursery Class will be able to offer places to 2, 3 and 4 year olds and accepts a range of funding options including FEET and the Working Parents entitlement (15 free hours for 2 year olds), Universal funding (15 free hours for 3 & 4 year olds) and Extended funding (30 free hours for 3 & 4 year olds) For more information on the working parents entitlement please visit the child care choices website https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
The Nursery Class offers the following sessions:
| Session | Days | Total Number of Hours |
| A | Monday (8.40 – 2.40), Tuesday (8.40 – 2.40), Wednesday morning (8.40 – 11.40) | 15 Hours |
| B | Monday (8.40 – 3.10), Tuesday (8.40 – 3.10), Wednesday morning (8.40 – 11.40) | 16 Hours (an additional charge of £3 per day will be invoiced for the additional 30 mins on a Monday and a Tuesday) |
| C | Wednesday afternoon (12.10 – 3.10), Thursday (8.40 – 2.40), Friday (8.40 – 2.40) | 15 Hours |
| D | Wednesday afternoon (12.10 – 3.10), Thursday (8.40 – 3.10), Friday (8.40 – 3.10) | 16 Hours (an additional charge of £3 per day will be invoiced for the additional 30 mins on a Thursday and a Friday) |
| E | Monday – Friday (8.40 – 2.40) | 30 hours |
| F | Monday – Friday (8.40 – 3.10) | 32.5 hours (an additional charge of £3 per day will be invoiced for the additional 30 mins on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) |
If you would like the opportunity for your child to be part of The Hermitage School Nursery, please complete an application form and return to The Hermitage School office or email to nursery@hermitage.surrey.sch.uk
Stay and Play Sessions for Nursery Admissions
We would like to invite parents and children of potential nursery children (Sept 2025 cohort) to come and visit the nursery before the application deadline. During these visits there will be an opportunity to talk to Mrs Knight and the team about the provision and ask any questions.
These dates are:
- Tuesday 7th October 2025
- Thursday 9th October 2025
- Thursday 22nd January 2026
- Friday 30th January 2026
- Friday 27th February 2026
All sessions will run from 9:30 to 10:00. If you are interested in attending, please book your place through the school office.
