Early Learners
Rainford
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40 Church Rd, Rainford, WA11 8HA
About Us
Early Learners Nursery Rainford will be based on Church Street at the former community library in the heart of Rainford. We are planning to open our doors in Autumn 2026 subject to planning and construction.
Our intention is to provide a homely family atmosphere, where your child will have the opportunity to play and learn with others in a happy and secure environment, nurturing their development and stimulating their growth. Here is a overview of our plans and the services we will be providing.
Opening
Autumn
2026
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Our intention is for the nursery to open: Monday to Friday 7:00am to 6:00pm for 52 weeks of the year excluding bank holidays. The nursery will be fully registered with Ofsted.
The setting will benefit from a range of fully qualified, caring and enthusiastic early years professionals. We will offer a variety of full and half-day paid sessions for parents to choose from! We will also offer places from birth, 2, 3 and 4 year old children, claiming free 15 or 30 hours Funded Early Education. We spread this entitlement across 52 weeks supporting the working parent so your child can attend each and every week for free.
We are planning for the nursery to have a approximate occupancy of 66 children across three classroom, this includes:
20 place baby classroom
23 place toddler classroom
23 place preschool classroom
Our plans are subject to changes. Once open we'll show you our lovely new setting and introduce you to our team and you'll get to meet some of the other children too. You'll also get a chance to ask any questions you may have.
We have taken our time during the planning stage and sort advice to ensure we create an incredible setting, which is innkeeping with the area and services the local community. The build will continue to be a single storey. We have decided to enhance on the existing unique structure, keep the green open spaces and include new bike & pram stores and electronic parking bays.
Careful considerations has been given to ensure we comply with biodiversity net gain, we have done this by proposing to create a grassed roof and keeping natural environments around the premiss. A range of new planting will also be included to enhance on the vegetation. We have completed a range of surveys which included a noise assessment, an operational traffic management plan and ecology report.
Nursery Days & Sessions
Half Days:
Our Half Day(s) are 5 ½ hours per session:
Morning Session(s) 7am - 12:30pm
Afternoon Session(s) 12:30pm - 6pm
Full Days:
Our Full Day(s) are 11 hours per day:
Full Days(s) 7am - 6pm
How Fees are calculated:
Is calculated: Weekly Fee x 52 / by 12 = Nursery Monthly Fee
We are closed on bank holidays
Early Years Funding
From ages 9 months to 4 years old
What you need to know?
If you’re a working parent, you may be able to get 30 hours of free childcare a week if your child is aged 9 months to 4 years old, that's 1140 funded hours per year. All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare per week that’s 570 funded hours per year. Here at Early Learners we stretch the funding over 12 months/ 52 week (instead of 38 weeks), this is to help working families and spread the savings throughout the year.
You can apply for 30 hours of free childcare from when your child is 23 weeks old. You can check the government set deadlines for applying below:
Check the deadlines for applying
To check if your eligibility for the amount of free childcare you can get through Free Childcare for Working Parents click on the link below:
Once you know if you are eligible, you can simply sign up and apply online. To apply, you’ll need to set up a childcare account, it usually takes 20 minutes to apply. If your application is approved, you’ll get an 11-digit code that proves you’re eligible to get free childcare. You’ll need to give this code to us your childcare provider. You’ll receive your funded hours once your code has been approved.
Here at Early Learners we have made choosing 15 & 30 hour funded options easy. Please click on our options below or visit our Childcare Support page for more information:
15hrs
Stretched
Funding
30hrs
Stretched
Funding
Understanding
Early Years
Funding
Tax Free
Childcare
How to use Tax Free Childcare?
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.
You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 15 or 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.
Find Us
Rainford Library, 40 Church Rd, Rainford, Saint Helens , WA11 8HA