Daisy Preschool
Our Ethos
The Daisy and Rainbow Childcare ethos is to provide a safe and happy place for babies and children to learn together through play. Where parents feel reassured that their child’s physical and emotional needs are being met in a nurturing, ‘homelike’ environment.
The Daisy and Rainbow Childcare ethos is to provide a safe and happy place for babies and children to learn together through play. Where parents feel reassured that their child’s physical and emotional needs are being met in a nurturing, ‘homelike’ environment.
Our Preschool
Daisy Pre-School is a bright spacious building which has an amazing outdoor space consisting of the Adventure Garden where the children can use the scooters down the zigzag decking. The secret Garden is smaller and is where the children can plant and grow lots of exciting plants and fruit and where we also have a mud kitchen.
Daisy Pre-School is a bright spacious building which has an amazing outdoor space consisting of the Adventure Garden where the children can use the scooters down the zigzag decking. The secret Garden is smaller and is where the children can plant and grow lots of exciting plants and fruit and where we also have a mud kitchen.
Virtual Visit to Daisy
You can watch our ‘Show-around’ video
We will invite you in to come and visit us in person prior to offering your child a place.
You can watch our ‘Show-around’ video
We will invite you in to come and visit us in person prior to offering your child a place.
Our Sessions
- Daisy Preschool is open Term Time only, offering places to children from 2 to 4 years old.
- We are open Monday-Friday 8.45am to 2.45pm.
- Morning sessions start at 8.45am and finish times can be 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.45pm or 2.45pm.
- Afternoon sessions start at 12.45pm and finish at 2.45pm.
- We have a few limited spaces available, upon request, between 2.45 - 3pm (These spaces are not funded)
- Bookings must be over a minimum of two days.
- Brunch – Between 9.15am and 10am we provide a simple brunch such as cereals, overnight oats, yogurt, fruit, toast, crumpets, muffins etc.
- Lunch – Between 11.45am and 12.45pm – please bring a packed lunch.
Our Funded Places
Daisy Preschool offers Government Early Years Funded places, subject to availability. See 'Our Fees and Charges' section below for information about our charges for funded children.
Universal Entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds
Working Entitlements (for working families)
Targeted Funding for 2 year olds
EYPP – Early Years Pupil Premium
EYPP is additional funding paid to providers to enhance the quality of your child’s early years’ experience by improving the teaching and learning, and facilities and resources, with the aim of impacting positively on your child’s progress and development. Funded children may be eligible if parents have an income under £16,190 and are in receipt of certain benefits.
You do not need to apply for this, Devon County Council will use the information you give us on the funding declaration/registration form to check your child’s eligibility. We will let you know if your child is eligible.
Daisy Preschool offers Government Early Years Funded places, subject to availability. See 'Our Fees and Charges' section below for information about our charges for funded children.
Universal Entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds
- All children, from the term after their 3rd birthday, are entitled to up to 15 funded hours per week.
Working Entitlements (for working families)
- Eligible 3 & 4 year olds can access up to 30 hours per week (term after 3rd birthday)
- Eligible 2 year olds can access up to 15 funded hours per week (term after 2nd birthday)
- Check eligibility and apply
Targeted Funding for 2 year olds
- Families in receipt of certain benefits, or looked after children may be eligible for the targeted funding for 2 year olds. Eligible children can access up to 15 funded hours (term after 2nd birthday)
- Check eligibility and apply
EYPP – Early Years Pupil Premium
EYPP is additional funding paid to providers to enhance the quality of your child’s early years’ experience by improving the teaching and learning, and facilities and resources, with the aim of impacting positively on your child’s progress and development. Funded children may be eligible if parents have an income under £16,190 and are in receipt of certain benefits.
You do not need to apply for this, Devon County Council will use the information you give us on the funding declaration/registration form to check your child’s eligibility. We will let you know if your child is eligible.
Our Fees and Charges
The department for Education’s operation guidance states:
“Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver up to 15 or 30 hours a week of funded high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours or additional services -The provider can charge for meals and snacks as part of a funded entitlement place, and they can also charge for consumables such as baby wipes or suncream”
The department for Education’s operation guidance states:
“Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver up to 15 or 30 hours a week of funded high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours or additional services -The provider can charge for meals and snacks as part of a funded entitlement place, and they can also charge for consumables such as baby wipes or suncream”
- Hourly Rate for non-funded hours: £6.25 for 3 & 4yr olds and £7.00 for under 3s.
- The 2.45-3pm slot: is £2.50.
- Non-refundable registration fee: £50 for children booking non-funded hours.
- Consumables: Funded children will be charged a consumables fee to cover items used in the care of your child. This is £1 per funded hour (e.g., a child who is claiming 15 hours per week, the fee will be £15 per week) This includes the following: snacks, drinks, arts and craft materials, resources, cleaning products, hand towels, baby wipes etc.
- There will be no consumables fee on the first 15 hours for children who are eligible to the Early Years Pupil Premium or the Targeted 2-year-old funding.
Help with Childcare costs
Working families may be able to get help with childcare costs.
Working families may be able to get help with childcare costs.
- Tax-Free Childcare – if you are earning more than £183 per week and not in receipt of tax credits or universal credit, for every £8 you pay, the government pay £2 (up to £2000 per year)
- Universal Credit – may pay up to 85% of childcare costs.
- For more information on these and all government funding options including how to apply go to https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
OFSTED Report
Our Ofsted Registration Number is 2695998
Our Ofsted Registration Number is 2695998
This link takes you to our previous Ofsted registration which now shows as closed. This is because we re-registered with Ofsted and there are no reports yet under our new registration.
Apply for a place
We invite you to complete our pre-registration form which does not commit either yourselves as parents or ourselves. It will enable us to put your child’s name on our waiting list for a future admission. We will use the information you provide to enable us to contact you within 2 months of the proposed start date to offer your child a place or to inform of the lack of a vacancy.
We invite you to complete our pre-registration form which does not commit either yourselves as parents or ourselves. It will enable us to put your child’s name on our waiting list for a future admission. We will use the information you provide to enable us to contact you within 2 months of the proposed start date to offer your child a place or to inform of the lack of a vacancy.
How to find us
Daisy Preschool, Daisy Play Centre, Pathfields, Totnes TQ9 5TZ.
We are located in the grounds of St Johns Primary School, there is a car park but that is for the school staff only. You will find a path with painted daisies that follows the footpath around the car park around and down the path to our big yellow building at the bottom. There is some parking on the road but please be aware of the residential parking.
Daisy Preschool, Daisy Play Centre, Pathfields, Totnes TQ9 5TZ.
We are located in the grounds of St Johns Primary School, there is a car park but that is for the school staff only. You will find a path with painted daisies that follows the footpath around the car park around and down the path to our big yellow building at the bottom. There is some parking on the road but please be aware of the residential parking.