Please read the attached information regarding our proposal to lower the age range of the school to from 4 to 3 years old and operate a school run term-time only early years and childcare setting from 8.30am to 3pm with  additional paid hours from 8am and until 4pm to support working families.

This provision will cater for a maximum of 26 places and will offer Funded Early Education Entitlement funded for early years (30 hours) to support eligible working families. The proposal is for this new early years setting to open from September 2026.

• The consultation period will run for 4 weeks from Monday 1^st September 2025 until Monday 29^th September 2025
• If you have any questions or comments about the proposal, please email the School Business Manager, Mrs C. Onslow: office@st-helens-inf.essex.sch.uk
• Alternatively,  the school will be holding a drop-in session for members of the community, to answer any questions, on Wednesday 10^th September: 3.30pm-4.30pm