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Welcome to Fox Cubs Pre-school!
Class Teacher - Mrs Swift
PPA Cover -Thursday Morning - Miss Brown
Opening Times and Fees
Nursery class is open from 8.45am till 3.00pm. The main sessions are from 9am-12 noon and 12 noon-3pm. Each hour costs £5, so a half day morning or afternoon session is £15 and a full day is £30. These hours can be paid for from childcare vouchers. See link below for full information on childcare vouchers.
Help Paying for Childcare (Lancashire County Council)
Funded Childcare for 3 and 4 year olds
15 hours free childcare is available for all children aged 3-4 from the term after they turn 3, as well as 30 hours funded childcare for some parents of 3-4 year old children. Childcare may be cheaper than you think or even free and of course you can combine paid sessions with funded sessions.
Please see the links above for more information and Mrs Ousey in our school office will also be happy to help.
Wraparound care (breakfast and afterschool club) is also available from 7.45am till 6pm. We aim to provide good value for parents, as we are a non-profit making school provision. Please see our Wraparound page for further details.
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Fox Cubs Pre-school is a high quality teacher-led provision, offering 3 and 4 year olds a calm, happy and nurturing pre-school environment. The nursery is part of Banks St Stephen's school and reflects the high quality provision we have in the other classes. The nursery classroom is next door to the Reception classroom and forms our Early Years provision.
Most of our nursery children move up to Reception here and so the transition from Nursery to Reception is easy and stress free, both for children and parents. On the other hand, we welcome all children to attend Fox Cubs, regardless of Reception school choice, so please visit our provision and consider whether we are right for your child's needs.
In Fox Cubs we very much recognise the value of outdoor play and exploration. Our exceptionally large outdoor learning area next to the classroom is currently undergoing a full renovation. The children also enjoy a beautiful and extensive forest area, with many native trees and abundant wildlife, including squirrels, hedgehogs, a wide variety of birds and even a pheasant! The brand new pond area (safely gated) gives the children opportunities for pond-dipping and we have a wild flower meadow and beds with flowers, fruit and vegetables. The gardening club provides all-year crops for picking in a number of raised beds round the school.
The quality and quantity of the outdoor space we enjoy at St Stephen's is quite unique. The children thrive in the outdoors (we provide all-in-one warm and waterproof jumpsuits for every preschool child) and we strongly believe that outdoor learning promotes children's development and is vital for their well being and mental health.
The nursery children have frequent learning sessions in the school forest. Whether inside or outdoors, our nursery team recognises the importance of learning through play and putting children's interests at the heart of all we do.
The nursery offers the highest standard of pre-school education, as it is led by a qualified teacher.
The maximum number of children we can have in nursery is 26 and currently a limited number of spaces are available. Please don't delay if you need a place. We are also taking advance bookings for 2026/2027
