{"id":18,"date":"2019-07-12T22:04:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T21:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dulwichwood.com\/primary-beta\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-04-30T20:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:30:18","slug":"times-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dulwichwood.com\/nursery\/home\/times-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Times &#038; Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#dropoff\">Drop off and pick up<\/a> | <a href=\"#hours\">Additional hours<\/a> | <a href=\"#wrap\">Wrap-around care<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"terms\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Term dates 2025 \u2013 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Autumn Term 2025<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>INSET DAY 1<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>Mon 1 Sep<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>INSET DAY 2<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Tue 2 Sep<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Primary Children return<\/td><td>Wed 3 Sep<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nursery Children return<\/td><td>Tue 9 Sep<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Half Term<\/td><td>Mon 27 \u2013 Fri 31 Oct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Children return<\/td><td>Mon 3 Nov<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Term ends<\/td><td>Fri 19 Dec<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0\"><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Spring Term 2026<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Children return<\/td><td>Tue 5 Jan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Half Term<\/td><td>Mon 16 \u2013 Fri 20 Feb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Children return<\/td><td>Mon 23 Feb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Term ends<\/td><td>Fri 27 Mar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Summer Term 2026<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>INSET DAY 3<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Mon 13 Apr<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Children return<\/td><td>Mon 14 Apr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bank Holiday<\/td><td>Mon 4 May<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Half Term<\/td><td>Mon 25 \u2013 Fri 29 May<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>INSET DAY 4<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>Mon 1 Jun<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Children return<\/td><td>Tue 2 Jun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Term ends<\/td><td>Fri 17 Jul<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\"><strong>INSET DAY 5<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #d3a21d;\">Mon 20 Jul<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-682b49e7d10fd93a7e481c15df89336c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>School will be closed to children on INSET Days &amp; Learning Review Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"dropoff\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Drop-off and pick-up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-58d222ce wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening hours<\/strong><br>08:35 \u2013 15:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Drop-off begins at 08:35 via the main nursery entrance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Morning session<\/strong><br>08:35 \u2013 11:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pick-up after the morning session is between 11:25 and 11:35 from reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Afternoon session<\/strong><br>12:35 \u2013 15:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pick-up at the end of the day is between 15:25 and 15:35 via the side gate, which will be opened by a staff member when the children are ready for collection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public transport<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearest station is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/stations\/sydenham-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydenham Hill Station<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/bus\/stop\/490G00008841\/kingswood-drive-college-road\/\">nearest bus is the 450<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no dedicated parking for parents, and no street parking in the immediate area due to School Street Restrictions which operate on Bowen Drive, Lyall Avenue, and Seeley Drive from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>08:00 \u2013 09:30 and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:30 \u2013 16:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday to Friday during term time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ed5746a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:180px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7623e07b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><strong>Session times<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2d399ad wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-l-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b1c781c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:180px;padding-top:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;padding-left:0.5em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-39ef1ceb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Morning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">3 hours<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a165bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0em\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">08:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">11:35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-l-green-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;padding-left:0.5em\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><br>1 hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-l-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b1c781c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:180px;padding-top:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;padding-left:0.5em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-39ef1ceb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">3 hours<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a165bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0em\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">12:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">15:35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f0ab459c wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School street<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7623e07b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-tan-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-871e582c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:120px;padding-top:0.25em;padding-right:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.25em;padding-left:0.5em\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-tan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0em;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0px\">08:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-tan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0em;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0px\">09:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-831b2db5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dulwichwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dulwichwood.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/image.png 321w, https:\/\/www.dulwichwood.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/image-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No vehicles permitted on Lyall Avenue, Seeley Drive and Bowen Drive from 08:00 \u2013 09:30 and 14:30 \u2013 16:00. Mon &#8211; Fri during term time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-tan-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cba6038a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:120px;padding-top:0.25em;padding-right:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.25em;padding-left:0.5em\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-tan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0em\">14:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-tan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0em\">16:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hours\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery per week, funded by the government. This covers 5 sessions per week, Monday to Friday, where a session is either a morning or an afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Morning Session: 08:35 \u2013 11:35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afternoon Session: 12:35 \u2013 15:35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can choose to use your 5 free weekly sessions for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 mornings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 afternoons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">A combination of mornings and afternoons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extending to 5 full days<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like your child to attend nursery 5 full days per week (Monday to Friday, 08:35 \u2013 15:35), you would use your 5 free sessions and pay for an additional 5 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">In this case, you would receive 5 sessions for free and pay for the additional 5 sessions at \u00a321 each, totalling \u00a3105 per week and invoiced monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other extension options<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need more than your 5 free sessions but less than 5 full days, you can pay for additional morning or afternoon sessions, subject to availability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Once you have chosen your additional days you cannot reduce them without giving a term&#8217;s notice and will be charged until the new arrangement comes into force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For two year olds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some two year olds may qualify for the same 15 hours of free nursery sessions per week, Monday to Friday. The office can provide eligibility details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cannot accept children younger than two years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"wrap\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Wrap-around care with Emu Club<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breakfast Club<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">07:30 \u2013 08:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">From 07:30 nursery children can join friends from Dulwich Wood Primary to enjoy a nutritious breakfast and fun morning activities before heading to nursery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After School Club<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15:20 \u2013 18:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afternoons are filled with games, crafts and outdoor play until 6pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note there are only 16 places available daily for 3-4 year olds in Emu Club. 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