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Parent Info — Alban Preschool Nursery in High Barnet EN5

Parents

Everything you need in one place — term dates, newsletters, Tapestry, funding and more.

Tapestry Login

View your child's observations, photos and learning journal in real time. Add your own notes from home.

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Fees & Term Dates

View our current session fees and term dates for the 2026–2027 academic year.

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Newsletter

Read the latest newsletter from the team. If you'd like a printed or translated copy, please speak to Val.

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Policies

All our policies are adopted from the Early Years Alliance and updated regularly. View the full list online.

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Funding

Information about the 15 and 30 hour free entitlement, Tax-Free Childcare and childcare vouchers.

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Ofsted Outstanding Provider

Ofsted Report

We are proud to hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. Click to read our most recent inspection report.

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Healthy Early Years London

Alban Preschool takes part in the Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) scheme — a Mayor of London initiative recognising excellence in supporting child health, wellbeing and development in early years settings.

This reflects our commitment to good nutrition at snack time, physical activity, emotional wellbeing and strong partnerships with families.

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Daily life

Useful Day-to-Day Information

Snack time

We have two snack times daily. We charge £1.25 per day towards fruit and vegetables. Children are encouraged to cut their own fruit to build independence. Milk and water are provided.

Lunchboxes
  • Please promote healthy eating — no sweets or chocolate
  • Strictly no nuts and no kiwi due to allergies
  • We do not reheat food provided from home
Illness policy

Children must be symptom-free for 48 hours before returning after sickness or diarrhoea. We do not administer antibiotics — parents must come in. We do administer long-term medication.

Sleeping room

We have a dedicated sleeping room for children attending a full day.

Observations

Staff observe children weekly under the EYFS framework. Every child has a minimum of one observation per week, uploaded to Tapestry.

Celebrations

We celebrate and enjoy the differences in all cultures and religions — not just Christian festivals. Diversity is something we cherish.