Kinderworld Southbourne

Kinderworld Southbourne Day Nursery at Harcourt Road, provides a high standard of child care, and a stimulating environment for children aged 4 months to 5 years. The Nursery is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays throughout the year except for UK Public Holidays.

Full time day places are available from 8am to 6pm, and half day sessions from 8am to 1pm (morning) and 1pm to 6pm (afternoon), an hourly rate is also available. A maximum of 20 children are cared for in the nursery at any one time, and are divided into small groups of similar age children.

The Premises has large open plan play rooms with a purpose built conservatory together with a large garden. Inside you will find a cosy library corner, spacious cot room, a role play corner and craft & messy play facilities.

If you would like a prospectus or to visit the nursery, please telephone on 01202 428880.

View our recent Ofsted report

Free Nursery Education Spaces for 3 & 4 year olds

Who can access the free Nursery Education?
Free Nursery Education is available to all children the term after their 3rd Birthday.

Why is it Free?
The Nursery Education Grant (funding from the Government) pays for up to 5 sessions* per week for 38 weeks over a year.

(* a session is 2 ½ hrs either in the morning or afternoon).

How many sessions can I claim?
You may claim up to 5 free sessions per week, e.g every morning or every afternoon for a maximum of 38 weeks over a year.

What times are the free sessions?
Sessions are during Term time: 9.15am –11.45pm or 1.00pm – 3.30pm.

When are the Terms?
There are 3 terms per year Spring, Summer and Autumn. We will advise you the dates for each term.

Summer term = 13 weeks
Autumn Term = 14 weeks
Spring term = 11 weeks

How do I claim?
Each term the Nursery staff will give you a ‘Parent Declaration Form’ on which you should confirm your child’s details, how many session he/she attends each week and where. You then hand this back to the Nursery staff who will submit a claim to the Local Education Authority (LEA) for the grant.

Extra Hours
If you would like holiday care or extended hours for either the morning or afternoon, the normal fee structure applies, and the Nursery Education grant will be deducted from these fees.

Please see the Nursery Prospectus for details.

If you would like to use two free sessions in one day and require attendance over the lunch break (11.45am-1.00pm) we can provide this for £5.25 per day

NB: The nursery reserves the right to review the number of totally free spaces available each term.