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School based Nurseries provide care for children the term after their third Birthday. Schools usually provide care for three hours a day, and in many schools they offer 5 morning sessions or 5 afternoon sessions. The ratio's are 1:13 as long as a Qualified Teacher is present and at least one other member of staff holds a minimum of a Level 3 Qualification. They are registered and monitored by Ofsted, and you can view their latest reports on Ofsted's website: [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report Ofsted Inspection Reports]. School based Nurseries follow our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, and support and monitor all 7 area's of development.

Sessional day-care is often called a variety of different names! Depending on where you live, how you were brought up and the group's themselves they can be called Pre-schools, Nurseries, or playgroups. They all have the same basic structures in place. Sessional day-care groups opertae for under 4 hours a day, they are often over registered for children over the age of 2, but there can be variations. Many sessional-day-care groups will offer you part time sessions, so you don't have to attend 5 days a week. They are usually private, charity, or committee run. They are registered with and monitored by Ofsted. Therefor, you will be able to read their latest inspection report on Ofsted's website : [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report Ofsted Inspection Reports]. Sessional day-care groups follow the EYFS and provide care and learning opportunities to support all 7 area's of develeopment.