Welcome to Little Acorns!

Do you have a child aged 0-4?

Fantastic! Then we are thrilled to be able to invite you to a 'Stay and Play' session in our Little Acorns Nursery:

Tuesday Mornings 9.15-10.15am

Come and explore our exciting outdoor space, lovingly referred to by our pupils as the 'Secret Garden'! Meet the guinea pigs; feed the chickens; measure a sunflower and snuggle up with a book. Discover what wonders await in our nurturing Nursery, as you are invited to create, explore and discover what we have to offer - it's where the joy of learning at Hayton Primary School begins!

To book please call 01228 670491 or email admin@hayton.cumbria.sch.uk

Nursery Places

We welcome all children into our Nursery class in Little Acorns from the term after their 3rd birthday, as shown in the table below.

You can use funding from your child's 15 hours of funding, 30 hours of funding and/or pay for additional sessions. We have morning sessions from 08:45-12:00 and afternoon sessions from 12:00-3:15. The sessions run at the same time as the reception class so we do not make a charge for the additional 15 minutes for each session. However, we do charge for snacks and consumables at £1 per session so if your child does a morning only or afternoon only session there is a £1 per day charge for snacks and consumables. If your child does 2 sessions in a day, i.e. a full day of both morning and afternoon sessions, there is a charge for snacks and consumables at £2 per full day.

Any booked sessions with charges associated with them will be charged for even when your child is absent.

Please complete a Nursery booking form below if you would like to add your child’s name to the school register.

Any trips out of school are worked out at the cost of the trip to the school and charged per child.  Your child is welcome to come even if it is not their day to attend nursery. These trips are not compulsory, but they do all enjoy them.

If you would like to look around our school and see our fabulous Nursery provision, then please email the school office admin@hayton.cumbria.sch.uk. All forms to book a place in Nursery are below.  To check if you are entitled to 30 hours free childcare, please use the link https://www.gov.uk/free-childcare-if-working. If you are entitled to 30 hours free childcare, please also complete the Cumberland Council Parent Declaration Form below.

Please ensure you check you are getting everything you are entitled to for your child including if they are entitled to Early Years Pupil Premium.  The details for the criteria are on the form below and if unsure please email the Early Years Funding Team eyfunding@cumberland.gov.uk for advice.