Key Information
Term-time sessions available for 2, 3 & 4 Year Olds
We are taking bookings for the pre-school.
September 2025 and 2026.
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We offer 24 spaces each day and we are open term time, 38 weeks a year.
Children must be 2 years & 8 months to attend.
Part time and full time spaces are available in the week.
We require each child to attend a minimum of 2 days a week, minimum 7.5 hourly sessions
15 & 30 hours funding accepted term time and we are happy to share this funding with another setting if required.
A maximum of 7.5 funded hours can be claimed each day. We also accept private hours.
Private hours - £6 per hour.
Payment monthly in advance. Non-refundable unless the setting closes due to unforeseen circumstances.
Contract set- 4 weeks notice to leave.
There is also a £5 voluntary contribution per day that a child attends to cover costs of snacks and resources.
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Alternative Provision for 4, 5 and 6 year olds
We offer 4 spaces a day for children in Reception and year 1 as an Alternative Learning Provision.
This is for young school children experiencing difficulty accessing education as a result of their mental or physical health, permanent exclusion or special educational needs.
Forest school offers therapeutic intervention, meeting each child's individual needs and supporting them to return into mainstream education.
A school referral is needed to access these spaces.
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Holiday Club For 4-11 Year Olds.
Easter & Summer. Feb, May & Oct half term.
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May half term- Tuesday 27th-Friday 30th May 8am-5pm
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Summer holidays- Wednesday 23rd July-Friday 29th August
Release date 6th May
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​8-3pm / 8.30-3.30pm / 8.45-3.45pm/ 9-4pm - £35
8-4.30pm £42.50
8-5pm- £45
When you email, please specify times that you want.
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Payment is invoiced in advance. We accept cash, BACS, and childcare vouchers.
Non-refundable once paid, (unless the setting closes due to unforeseen circumstances).
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Council funded HAF spaces available in the Summer holidays for children eligible for benefit related free-school-meals.
NOT OPEN FOR BOOKINGS YET.
To book ,copy the link below;
Keepers Gate Forest school holiday club with Keepers Gate Forest School · Eequ​​
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Keepers Gate Forest School
Keepers Gate Forest School
Wentwood Drive
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 9ND
Tel: 07826 965258
Yearly Calendar of Opening Times
We follow the North Somerset term dates;
Calendar of term dates 2024-2025
1st March - October half term 9.5hrs per day - 8am- 5.30pm
November and February 8.5 hrs per day - 8am-4.30pm
December to January 7.5 hrs per day - 8.30am- 4pm
Mid February to 1st March 9 hrs per day -8am-5pm
Christmas holiday CLOSED FOR 2 WEEKS
We are open daylight hours to protect the bats that live in the woodland, enabling them to feed at dusk.
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Sustainable travel and road safety
The goal of sustainable travel is to promote sustainable ways for families to travel to and from the forest school.
We encourage walking, cycling, car sharing and public transport use., to reduce traffic and pollution. There is a bus stop at the end of Wentwood drive, connecting you to Weston-super-Mare.
Sustainable travel will reduce the impact on local roads and nearby residents,
We also ask that parents stagger their drop off and collection times to promote road safety. Reducing the amount of vehicles entering and departing at one time will make it safer for the children and parents as well as the local residents.
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Summer, Easter and May half term holidays, open 8am-5pm.
There will be staggered drop off times and pickups.
Drop off times; 8am. / 8.30am / 8.45am / 9am
Pick up times; 3pm / 3.30pm / 3.45pm / 4pm / 4.30pm / 5pm.
February and October half term, open 8am- 4.30pm
Drop off times; 8am / 8.20am / 8.40am / 9am
Pick up times; 3pm / 3.30pm / 4pm / 4.30pm
When parents book their spaces, they will also need to choose a specific time slot. There will be 4 slots for drop off and 4 slots for pick up, with 9 spaces in each slot.
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Scooter/cycle storage.- We offer space for 4 bikes/scooters to be locked to our galvanised cycle stand.
We follow the Statutory Framework for the early years foundation stage, which is mandatory for all early years settings. The requirements are given legal force under section 39(1)(a) & (b) of the Childcare Act 2016.
We have policies and procedures in place to show how we cover safeguarding and welfare requirements, and learning and development requirements.
We have written risk assessments in place for the setting and all activities that take place.
Parents will be given these documents and asked to read them.
Keepers Gate Forest School is OFSTED registered and as of 25th October 2023 we are an OUTSTANDING setting
Keepers Gate Forest School - Open - Find an Inspection Report - Ofsted
