Puffin Community Nursery
Registered Charity No: 1158143 OFSTED Registration No: 484162
Welcome to Puffin!
Welcoming families, nurturing children and being a community
We've been delivering quality childcare for children age 2-5 years since 1992. Based in theTarner area of Brighton we pride ourselves on our community ethos and having close partnership's with families. We believe in putting children before profit and we are a charity owned and run by families for families.
We are a term-time only setting- which means we have the same holidays as schools.
Our Session Times and Prices
(From Sept 24)
Mornings
9.00am -12.00am cost = £16.50
Afternoons:
12.00 am -3.00pm cost = £16.50
Full day:
9.00 am - 3.00pm cost = £33.00
Late pick up:
3.00 - 3.30pm
Cost = £2.75
Hot lunches: cost = £2.00
Or bring a pack lunch!
Most of our children have 15 hours a week free funding from the government- don't know if your child is eligible for funding? Just ask and we will help you find out!
Why come to Puffin?
Our Mission
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We create a happy and welcoming environment for all our children
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We offer a friendly and affordable service to as many families as we can
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We give children a solid foundation for learning
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We make every child feel valued
Our Staff
The Puffin team have been together for a long time and we are lucky enough to have had very low staff turnover- our deputy manager, Eleni, has been here more than 18+ years! Many of our staff started out as parents themselves, but all have now worked their way up to get qualifed. Our manager, Tracy, is a qualified Early Years Teacher and we regularly support students from MET College and Brighton Universities through placements at our setting.
Funded Sessions
Every child receives funding for 15 hours nursery or child care from the term after their 3rd birthday. At Puffin, children can have their funded hours at any of our sessions morning, afternoon or our full days during school term times
2 Year Funding
If you would like to find out whether you are eligible for 2 year funding or not, please click on the link below for contact details for the Brighton & Hove Family Hub.
30 Hour Funding
Some 3&4 year olds whose parents are working are eligible for 30 hours funding, to see if you are eligible follow the link below:
Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK
You will need your National Insurance number to hand. Eligible children can have up to 30 funded hours per week at any of our sessions, morning, afternoon or full days during school term times
If you wish your child to have extra sessions on top of their funded sessions, these will be charged at the prices shown above. If you wish to cancel your child’s attendance at Puffin we require one month’s notice of leaving.
