We would like to invite all of our children who are leaving us to go to school in September, to our walk or drive past celebration on Friday 17th July. View or download the full letter below:

Horden Nursery School – Leavers Celebration Letter

We have places available for 2,3 and 4 year old children in September 2020.

If you are interested in a place for your child, please either message this page, email hordennursery@durhamlearning.net or telephone 0191 5865415.

If your child’s name is on our waiting list, we will be writing to you very soon to confirm their place. Unfortunately, due to current circumstances, we are unable to give any start dates.  We look forward to hearing from you soon, take care and stay safe.

Our nursery has 2 year old places available from September, please get in touch if you need any further information.

2 Year Free Play and Learn Applications – September 2020 eligibility

Due to the current circumstances surrounding the Covid19 pandemic we are unable to send out Golden Tickets to those families with eligible 2 year olds for September 2020.  Parents can still apply via the Parent Portal which can be found on the DCC Website. To prevent any delays in processing applications we are encouraging all parents to apply via the Portal to ensure an immediate result.

At present under government rules, only those children who are eligible to attend under the DfE vulnerable children list or Critical Workers with no alternative childcare can attend schools and settings. Parents requiring a funded two year place will be asked to complete an online application via the Parent Portal. They may require support in doing this.

The childcare team are available at childcare@durham.gov.uk to answer any queries from both providers and parents.

We thought it would be a lovely idea to give our children and families a ring over the next few days to say hello. We know how much the children will be missing nursery and we are missing them too.

This call will be from your child’s key person, or a member of staff who knows them well.

Please be aware that we are unable to use the nursery phone, therefore the number will show as Withheld or No Caller ID.

We look forward to speaking to you and your child soon.

Can we remind parents that if you are a key worker and require care for the week beginning Monday 30th March, as you have no alternative arrangements, please email the nursery at hordennursery@durhamlearning.net or telephone on 0191 5865415. Please try and complete this request by midday, Friday 27th March in order that we can make arrangements.

Thank you for cooperation and understanding in these very difficult and challenging times.

Horden Nursery School

Dear Parents,

As the situation with coronavirus continues to develop we are asking you to carefully consider whether or not your child needs to be in school.

We appreciate that the central government guidance around what constitutes a key worker is quite broad, however we would like to remind you that the reason schools are remaining open is primarily to ensure that those frontline workers who are key to helping this country get through this situation, can get to work.

Each school will have different levels of demand for these places and may handle this situation differently in order to ensure the welfare of all staff and children.  We ask you to respect any restrictions your school may put in place to help them cope during these challenging times.

Finally, can we remind you that in line with Public Health England guidance, the best place for your child, wherever possible is at home with you, helping to maintain good social distancing for our wider community.

Thank you,

Richard Crane
Head of Education and Skills
Children and Young People’s Services
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UJ

In view of the current situation with regards the coronavirus, we are not in a position to be able to carry out the planned visits for the children expected to join our nursery after Easter. Please do not worry, your child has a place and we will welcome them as soon as we can.

We are also unable to currently correspond with families whose children could start in September 2020.  We are asking for your patience and understanding in this very challenging situation. Rest assured we will be in touch as soon as we are in a position to do so.

We wanted to share some ideas for learning at home. These are just suggestions, please don’t feel that they need to be completed, remember there’s learning in everything that we do!

For the full list of activities visit our Home Learning page on our website.