Nursery

Welcome to Acre Hall Nursery! Our Nursery is part of our Early Years Foundation Stage at Acre Hall Primary School.

What you need to know:

Our Nursery is for 3-and 4-year-old children and from Autumn 2025 we’re delighted to be able to welcome 2-year-olds who can start the term after they turn 2.
Our 3 Year Olds Nursery is open from 8:45-3:30pm
Our 2 Year Olds Nursery is open from 8:45-3:30pm
For 2 year olds we provide morning sessions, afternoon sessions, and full-time places

Find out if you are eligible for a free place for your child?

You may be eligible for either 15hrs or 30hrs of free childcare at our nursery, we are an approved childcare provider.

Below is a simplified chart which shows what approved childcare hours you might be eligible for. The best way to check your entitlement is to access the government website: ‘Childcare Choices’ and complete a short form (which only takes 2 minutes) https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

If you need support with completing the form, we can help you with that – please contact our school office on 0161 748 4356

Find out more information here:

	For 2-year-old children (from the school term after they turn 2 years old)	For 3- and 4-year-old children (from the school term after they turn 3 years old)	How to apply
Information for families receiving additional support and non-uk citizens unable to claim benefits	Find out if you are eligible for 15 hours free childcare per week	All parents are entitled to 15 hours free childcare per week – find out more	Apply here
Information for working families	Find out if you are eligible for 30 hours free childcare per week		Apply here

All hours are per week, over 38 weeks of the year.

If you do not qualify for free childcare or wish to pay for sessions outside of your allocated hours, the costs are as below:

Prices

Full Day	£38
Morning Session	£19
Afternoon Session	£19

You can find out more about our ethos and curriculum in Nursery class here

To apply, please complete the following form: Nursery Application Form

For more information regarding 2 year olds funding please see below Parents Information Booklet

Nursery Fees/Charges