Welcome to the Top Nursery in Balderton

Serendipitys Day Nursery operates from a beautiful converted detached Edwardian town house, situated on London Road in Balderton, Newark.

The nursery has 3 separate rooms for Babies 0-2, Toddlers 2-3 and Pre School 3-5. The ground floor rooms have patio doors leading to a safe, fully enclosed outdoor play area. We also make use of the wider community with walks and trips to local parks and places of interest. Our care is based around the fact that every child is unique and cherished and our warm and caring staff team offer high-quality childcare that is tailored to every child’s individual needs. Routines and activities are planned to ensure that each child achieves their full potential.

Our aim is to give all children the best possible start to their early education. We do this by providing the highest level of care in a warm, loving environment so that they feel safe and secure to seize the opportunities provided for them. Each Room is carefully designed and fully equipped with a broad and thought-provoking range of toys and resources which encourage children to learn through playing, exploration and by making their own little discoveries. We are guided by Ofsted regulations and the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Serendipitys Balderton brings that ‘home from home’ feel. As a small, homely nursery, the care is personalised and staff are extremely knowledgeable about each child. Children form close relationships with each other and have wonderful opportunities to participate in day-to-day homely domestic activities and learn valuable life-skills.

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Features

Home from Home environment
Top 20 small nursery chain Day nurseries.co.uk
Perfect for first time parents
Very Small Setting
Delicious Homemade Meals
Flexible ’30 Hour’ FREE childcare delivery models
Private, walled back garden for outdoor play
Close to a lovely large park
French lessons
Private car park to ensure ease for parents at drop off and collection times
Open 52 Weeks (Not on Bank Holidays)
Monday to Friday 7:00am – 6:00pm
Purpose built outdoor sand pit and ‘mud kitchen’ area

We work closely with the local schools to prepare children for their start in full time education.

Local Schools:-

Chuter Ede Primary School
John Hunt Infant School
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Barnby Road Primary & Nursery School

We are open from 8:00am to 6:00pm (7.15am early starts are available upon request) Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year with the exception of all Public Holidays and the afternoon of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Fees are due for 52 weeks including bank holidays although where possible we will endeavour to offer an alternative session.

We operate an ‘always welcome’ policy, so come and have a visit at any time, no appointment necessary.

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Fees

We are open Monday to Friday for 52 weeks a year, with the exception of all Bank Holidays and the afternoon of Christmas Eve and New Years Eve (if they fall on a weekday)

Fees are due on the 1st of the month in advance. It is the childcare place and not a child’s attendance that is charged, fees are calculated over 52 weeks.

A late payment fee of 15% of the outstanding balance will be applied to fees not received by the 7th of the month. Non payment or repeated late payment may affect your child’s place.

We do not make any deductions for non attendance due to Bank Holidays, sickness or holidays. However, we do offer an alternative session for bank Holiday and Festive half day closures 2 weeks either side of the date (subject to availability).

Two Year Funding
We are registered with the local authority to access 2-Year-old Funding and provide Free childcare for eligible children. Two year funded Free childcare is provided as 15 hours per week term-time Free of Charge (15 hours x 38 weeks = 570 hours per year) or as 11 hours per week all year round (11 hours x 52 weeks = 570 hours per year) Free of charge.

Three and Four Year Funding
Nursery Education Funding for children over the age of 3 is provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Universal entitlement of 15 hours (570 hours per year) is stretched and offered as 11 hours per week over 52 weeks. The extended entitlement of 30 hours (1140 hours per year) is stretched and offered as 22 hours per week over 52 weeks. We offer a limited number of term-time only places. If your child attends term-time only, they will receive up to 15 or 30 hours per week (term-time), depending on what they attend.

Due to the flexibility of our delivery models, we can offer the full extended entitlement in as little as 2.5 days. There is a charge for consumables, such as resources for activities, meals and external services. An Additional charge of £7.50 per hour will apply to any sessions which exceed the number of Free hours available.

Free Nursery
We also offer several options for Free funded sessions. Eligible children can attend from 9-12 or 1-4 using 3 hours of funding. or 9-3 using 6 hours of funding (parents must supply a Packed Lunch). These sessions are subject to availability and may change on a term by term basis.

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Hours	Times	Cost
Half Day	8am – 1pm or 1pm – 6pm	£37.00
Full Day	8am – 6pm	£67.50
Full Time	Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm (52 weeks)	£64.00
Extra Hour	Additional Hour	£7.50
Early Start	7:15am – 8am	£7.50

*Our Fees increase Annually on 1st April*

Funded Session Consumable Charges

Using 5 hours funding on Half Days 8-1 or 1 – 6: £7.10

Using 10 hours funding on a Full Day: £11.70

On sessions where less than 5 hours of funding is used the hourly rate of £6 will be applied up to an equivalent of the standard session rate.

Please get in touch with our Balderton Nursery
Our address is:

52 London Road,
New Balderton
Newark,
NG24 3AH

Our nursery opening hours:

Monday – Friday 8am-6.00pm – With Early starts

Telephone: 01636 679050

Email: balderton@serendipitys.co.uk

Serendipitys Day Nursery, Balderton

6 days ago

The toddler room are learning all about the Hungry Caterpillar. First of all we opened our caterpillars to see how small they are and tried to make our own using the playdough rolling out the dough and pinching the ends. The children have been feeding the caterpillar's everyday making sure they have the right amount of food. We have been watching them grow each day discussing how heathy they are. Expanding on from the story the toddlers have also been exploring all styles of fruit, they have made their own fruit kebabs and looked at juicy fruit compared to hard fruit. The mango was a favourite and provided a sensory experience for all the children, we then discussed if it was soft and sweet or hard and sour. We are looking for names for our caterpillars, please comment with any suggestions. ... See MoreSee Less

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Serendipitys Day Nursery, Balderton

7 days ago

When finding a white feather in the garden preschool were invested in finding the bird it belonged to. We searched high and low, making our own binoculars, creating our own birds nest and bird bath. We have collected twigs, sticks and anything shiny to be placed in our nest. The children operated the hose pipe and worked together to transport the water next to the nest to create the bath. We went for a walk to go bird watching at the lake and this extended our experiences.Together we discovered:🦆Different birds and their names this helped us understand the world around us.🦉We looked at how birds fly and worked on our physical development.🦅Creating our own binoculars we looked how things operate.🐥We worked on our language development discussing positional language, how far away the birds are and what distance they are flying in. ... See MoreSee Less

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Serendipitys Day Nursery, Balderton

2 weeks ago

Come and Join us at our Open Evening on Tuesday 27th May from 6.15pm and see how your child will learn and flourish at Serendipitys. Our staff will be on hand to answer your questions about childcare, the EYFS and FREE hours. Message us or contact nursery on 01636 679050 or email balderton@serendipitys.co.uk for more information. ... See MoreSee Less

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Serendipitys Day Nursery, Balderton

2 weeks ago

On Thursdays toddlers take part in yoga with Peaceful Possums Yoga We use our listening and attention skills to attend to the class and complete the moves safely and correctly. Last week we discussed our heart beat, the rhythm and moved to the beat. We practiced our breathing exercises and were being forms of transport! ... See MoreSee Less

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Serendipitys Day Nursery, Balderton

2 weeks ago

Preschool's focus has been about places that are hot and cold with the recent weather change.We worked together to build igloos using ice cubes and we talked about the size we'd need to fit humans and animals inside. Together the children used our loose materials and pegs to make their own igloo, using pegs to attach to surfaces close by.This helped the children develop:🌙Their understanding of the world☀️team building skills🌎Problem solving ... See MoreSee Less

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