Chuggers Day Nursery and Preschool

About this day nursery

Chuggers Day Nursery and Preschool provides a nurturing environment where qualified and passionate staff focus on each child's individual developmental journey. The nursery implements 'The Curiosity Approach,' revamping its spaces and activities to encourage children's natural inquisitiveness and foster them as innovative thinkers.

Operating year-round with term-time options, the nursery is only closed for major bank holidays and the festive period between Christmas and New Year. They prioritise open communication with parents through platforms like Blossom, ensuring families are always informed about their child's progress and daily activities.

The nursery places a high emphasis on safeguarding, with all staff undergoing relevant training and adhering to comprehensive policies and procedures, including DBS checks and reference verification. They also manage visitors rigorously to ensure a secure setting for all children.

Our ethos

Chuggers Day Nursery and Preschool implements 'The Curiosity Approach,' revamping its spaces and activities to encourage children's natural inquisitiveness and foster them as innovative thinkers. They are committed to providing a nurturing environment with qualified and passionate staff who focus on each child's individual developmental journey. The nursery prioritises open communication with parents and places a high emphasis on safeguarding.

What it's like

Children enjoy a welcoming and exciting environment where they can explore safely. They develop well, behaving positively, sharing and taking turns. Staff act as good role models and help children manage their feelings.

Pricing & funding

If you choose to send your child to Chuggers, then there might be a number of different funding options that could help you pay your fees. If you would like to discuss this further then please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your options. Universal Credit:   Universal Credit could pay up to 85% of your childcare costs. Universal Credits will pay up to £1031.88 for one child and £1768.94 for two or more children. Follow this link to find out more information: Universal Credit childcare costs - GOV.UK Childcare Vouchers Chuggers is able to accept all major childcare vouchers including; Sedexo, Care4, Kiddivouchers, Edenred, Busybees, Co-op, Early Years, Family Matters, Kids unlimited, Faircare, All save, Fideliti. If you have any other vouchers please contact us to ensure we are able to accept them. Support for young parents & students If you are a parent under 20 and hoping to continue or go back to education, then Care to Learn may be able to help with childcare costs. You could be eligible to claim £180 a week to cover the cost of your child care. Free Nursery Entitlement Guide All 3 year olds receive 15 hours funding per week, from the term after their 3rd birthday. This is not something parents/carers apply for, it is received automatically. This is also known as universal entitlement.   Children aged 9 months and above can also receive 30 hours funding. This funding is 30 hours extended entitlement for working parents/carers. There is certain criteria you have to meet, and it must be applied for by the parent/carer within the funding term before you are wanting to use it. For example, if your child turns 3 in August, you may be eligible for 30 hours funding from September, so you would need to apply before September in order to receive the funding. If successful, you will receive a 11-digit code which will need to be supplied to the nursery. This code will need to renewed every 3 months to reconfirm eligibility. Applications must be made through the government gateway portal.   If you are not eligible for the working parents funding, it is likely that if your child is 2 years old, you may be able to receive 15 hours funding. Parents have to apply for this through Somerset Council, in which if you are successful, we will need a copy of the confirmation email from Somerset Council.   In order for us to claim all types of funding, we must have a copy of the child's birth certificate. Without this, we are unable to claim any funding and you will be charged the hourly rate.   For children who attend all year round, the funding is stretched to either 11 hours per week or 22 hours per week.