All children aged 3 or 4 are entitled to 15 hours a week at nursery free of charge. Now this is being extended to 2-year-olds from lowincome families.
Going to nursery helps a child’s development and wellbeing and gives them a head start for when they go to school. Children do better by going to nursery than staying at home – and it gives parents a break too. The nurseries below offer places in Burngreave and can help parents through the process of applying for the funding from the Council.
The places for two-year-olds are available to families on means-tested benefits or incomes below £16,100 a year. The places are for parents in or out of work.
Places for 3 or 4 year olds are available to all.
Watoto Pre School (Catherine Rd) (see ‘Free early learning places for 2 year olds at Watoto’ for more details) Tel 275 1817; E-mail info@watotopreschool.co.uk
Fir Vale Pre-School (Earl Marshal Rd) Tel 303 0176; E-mail firvalepreschool@hotmail.co.uk
Ellesmere Children’s Centre (Buckenham St) Tel 281 2143; E-mail sharon@ellesmere-cc.fsnet.co.uk
Burngreave Children’s Centre (Spital St) Tel 252 5224; E-mail burngreaveycc@lea.sheffield.sch.uk