School Day: 08h45-15h15 (£61.77)
Morning + Lunch: 08h45-12h15 (£33.26)
Afternoon: 12h15-15h15 (£28.51)
Wrap-Around Care:
Nursery Keen Beans: 08h00-08h45 (£4.84)
After-School Club: 15h15-17h00 (£4.84-£10.21)
Whole Day: 08h00-17h00 (£76.82)
Full fees info available here on our website.
Children are welcome to join our wonderful Nursery from the start of the term during which they turn 3. Nursery fees are charged per session: you can choose to attend for the Morning + lunch; or for the Afternoon; or you can choose to attend for the School Day (Morning + lunch and Afternoon).
Nursery Keen Beans and After-School Club are also available.
[The School also offers Early Club (07h30 – 08h00) and Late Stay (17h00 – 18h30). These are charged optional extras available to all pupils from Nursery to Year 8.]
At Exeter Cathedral School we accept the Universal 15 hours EYE (Early Years Entitlement) in our Nursery*. Funding applies to core sessions and is not applied to Nursery Keen Beans and Pre-Prep AfterSchool Club.
* EYE only covers hours attended for the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage; it does not cover the cost of consumable items or additional provision such as: our specialist music lessons; our specialist
physical education lessons; our specialist curriculum & wellbeing days; access to our School facilities (for example the Hall House Library, our Music & Drama spaces, occasional use of the professional sports facilities used by the School, access to the Cathedral); snacks and meals (our Nursery provision includes a morning snack and a hot lunch).
These additional provisions are charged as an additional fee per session (contained within the ECS Nursery fees above). These are applicable to all our Nursery children and a breakdown is below:
• 08h45 – 12h15: £16.10
• 12h15 – 15h15: £13.80
• 08h45 – 15h15 £29.91
• 08h00 – 17h00: £44.96
Current Nursery parents find that the most convenient place to park is on the Southernhay district, which is a 30 second walk from the Nursery. The closest car park is the Cathedral & Quay Car Park, which is a 3-4 minute walk away. When arranging a visit, the Admissions Manager will give you the details of the school's visitor parking spaces.
The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.600) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School has 6 reviews.
Review from Victoria P (Mother of Child) published on 20 August 2024
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Reply from Heidi Lawford, Head of Pre-Prep at The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School
What wonderful words -thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. I am thrilled you found our nursery nurturing and supportive - it was such a joy to see your daughter flourish in Bumblebees and we will miss the fun and games we shared during our outdoor learning time. Wishing your family the very best with your move.
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Review from M P (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2024
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Reply from Heidi Lawford, Head of Pre-Prep at The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School
Thank you so much for writing this lovely review of our nursery. I am so glad that you and your family continue to enjoy being a part of our community, and wonderful to read your praise of our weekly themes and school habits - it really is a pleasure to see our pupils putting them into practice each day.
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Review from Vikki O (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2024
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Reply from Heidi Lawford, Head of Pre-Prep at The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School
It has been a pleasure helping your son manage the change to a Nursery environment. He has done brilliantly and we are so pleased he has enjoyed all the different activities on offer each week. Our Pre-Prep teachers are very much looking forward to seeing him in September for what is going to be another wonderful year.
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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2024
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Reply from Heidi Lawford, Head of Pre-Prep at The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School
What wonderful words - thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely review. It has truly been a joy for our team to see your daughter blossom at our Nursery.
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Review from B B (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2024
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Reply from Heidi Lawford, Head of Pre-Prep at The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School
Thank you so much for your kind words. It has been an absolute pleasure for our staff to nurture your children at Exeter Cathedral School. We will be sure to pass this on to our team as they will be delighted.
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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2024
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Thank you for this wonderful review of our Nursery! I'm delighted that your family are so pleased with your experience in Bumblebees and we very much look forward to continuing to support your child's learning journey through Exeter Cathedral School.
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The Review Score of 9.6 (9.600) out of 10 for The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.
The Average Rating of 5.000 for The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School is calculated as follows: ( (72 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 5
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').
The 4.6 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Nursery at Exeter Cathedral School is based on 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 = 3.6
ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 26 number of registered child places is 5.2, which has been reached with 6 Positive reviews. Points = 1
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.
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Job Title: Head of EYFS
Joined: 2022
Kate is a qualified and experienced Early Years teacher, who oversees the learning and development of all of our Nursery children.
Job Title: Nursery Teaching Assistant
Joined: 2020
Erika is one of our fully-qualified EYFS Teaching Assistants. She works alongside our Head of EYFS to make sure that our Nursery children's days are full of learning, friendship and fun.
Job Title: Head of Pre-Prep
Joined: 2023
Heidi is our Head of Pre-Prep, working closely with the EYFS team to ensure first-rate provision for all of our children aged 3 to 7.
Job Title: Receptionist and SLT Administrator
Joined: 2024
Mathilde is the smiley face that welcomes you to Hall House (our Nursery and Pre-Prep setting). If you phone us up, it'll be Mathilde who answers - and who knows everything you could possibly want to know about our wonderful Nursery.
Job Title: Admissions Manager
Joined: 2021
Jacqueline is our Admissions Manager, and will guide you step-by-step through your journey to joining the ECS Nursery. If you'd like to enquire about visiting, funding, provision, fees (etc etc), Jacqueline is the best person to contact.
Job Title: Headmaster
Joined: 2016
James is the Headmaster of Exeter Cathedral School, responsible for the experience of each child and their family from their first day in the Nursery to their final day as a leaver at the end of Year 8.
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