Leechpool Caterpillar Nursery & After-School Club

There are various schemes available to support families with their childcare costs, including:

• Tax-Free Childcare for working families with children up to 11 years old.
• Claim back up to 85% of the cost for working families on Universal Credit.
• Claim back up to 70% of the costs for working families on Tax Credits.

As well as:

• 2-Year Funding (up to 15 hours per week) for families getting certain government support.
• 3-Year Funding (up to 15 hours per week) for all families.
• 3-Year Extended Funding (up to 15 additional hours per week) for working families.

Further details can be found here: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/using-childcare-schemes-together/

A new website offering tips for Early Years Practitioners and parents on delivering physical development opportunities to children:
https://www.earlymovers.org.uk/

Information and guidance on Safeguarding children and young people:
https://www.westsussexscp.org.uk/

What to do if you are worried a child is being abused:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/what-if-suspect-abuse/

Information on 2, 3 and 4 year old funding in West Sussex:
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/information-for-childcare-providers/providing-free-childcare-for-2-3-and-4-year-olds/

A useful guide on your child’s development
Foundation Stage Development

Support and advice on potty training:
https://www.eric.org.uk/pages/category/potty-training

Our hot lunches are provided by Chartwells. When ordering, please use “Caterpillars” as the class name:
https://westsussex.mealselector.co.uk/