Sessions & Fees
We offer parent friendly hours between 8:00am and 5:45pm
Funding Options
Tax-Free Childcare
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.
You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.
Universal Credit
You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need help with your living costs.
If you pay for childcare while you go to work and are entitled to help, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs. If you live with a partner, you both need to be working, unless your partner cannot look after your children.
You can get up to 85% of childcare costs paid back to you. The maximum amount a month is:
- £950.92 for one child
- £1,630.15 for 2 or more children
Free childcare places for eligible two year olds (Me2 Funding)
Families earning less than £16,190, with a two-year-old, could get up to 15 hours of free childcare per week.
The 15 hours must be used over at least two days each week and parents/carers can use a maximum of 9.75 hours a day between 8.15am and 6pm.
The full 15 hours of funding can be allocated at the Nursery in 2 ways:
- Standard Funding: 15 hours per week. The annual funding only covers 38 weeks per year, equivalent to school term times, and full fees are payable for the weeks (11 weeks) that are not funded periodically throughout the year. e. 5 summer weeks, 3 half term weeks, 2 Easter weeks and 1 Christmas week.
- Stretched Funding: 12 hours per week. The annual funding is spread over the whole year, 47.5 weeks, to even out monthly payments for parents.
The annual total amount of funding provided by the Government remains the same for both options.
If they’re eligible, your child can claim a free place from the beginning of the term after they become two years old.
| Child’s birthday | When you can claim |
|---|---|
| 1 January to 31 March | The beginning of term on or after 1 April |
| 1 April to 31 August | The beginning of term on or after 1 September |
| 1 September to 31 December | The beginning of term on or after 1 January |
15/30 Hour Early Years Entitlement Funding for 3 and 4 Year Olds
The Early Years Entitlement funding consists of 15 hours of universal funding, which all children are entitled to, and 15 hours additional funding, which has eligibility criteria as detailed below. Therefore, some children will be entitled to 15 hours and others, who meet the criteria, will be entitled to the full 30 hours.
The additional funding is intended to support working parents with the costs of childcare. It will give both couples and lone parents a chance to work more hours if they choose to do so.
The full 15/30 hours of funding can be allocated at the Nursery in 2 ways:
- Standard Funding: 15/30 hours per week. The annual funding only covers 38 weeks per year, equivalent to school term times, and full fees are payable for the weeks (11 weeks) that are not funded periodically throughout the year. e. 5 summer weeks, 3 half term weeks, 2 Easter weeks and 1 Christmas week.
- Stretched Funding: 12/24 hours per week. The annual funding is spread over the whole year, 47.5 weeks, to even out monthly payments for parents.
The annual total amount of funding provided by the Government remains the same for both options.
| Child’s birthday | When you can claim |
|---|---|
| 1 January to 31 March | The beginning of term on or after 1 April |
| 1 April to 31 August | The beginning of term on or after 1 September |
| 1 September to 31 December | The beginning of term on or after 1 January |
Further information regarding funding and support for families can be found at: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Sessions & Fees
| Times | 0 – 23 mths | 2 yrs | 3 yrs – 4yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast Club (8:00-9.30am) | £12.94 | £12.79 | £12.64 |
| Main Day (9.30-3.30pm) | £46.74 | £46.14 | £45.54 |
| Main day Funded (9:30-3.30pm) | FREE | FREE | FREE |
| Tea Club (3:30-5:00pm) | £13.69 | £13.54 | £13.39 |
| Extended Day (5:00-5:45pm) | £5.88 | £5.78 | £5.68 |
| Deposit (deducted from your first invoice) | £100 | £100 | £100 |
Deposit
- £100.00 deducted from your first invoice
Other Charges
- Late invoice payment £25.00
- Late collection fee (per 15 mins) £25.00
Optional Charges
- Lunch £3.00
- Snack £0.75
- Consumables (wipes, nappies, suncream) £1.00
Discounts
- A 10% sibling discount will be applied to the oldest child’s invoice once funded hours have been deducted.
- A 10% discount will be applied when a child attends 5 full days per week.
Minimum Session Requirement
- We have a minimum attendance requirement of 2 (6 hour days per week)
Additional information
- We offer stretched funding only due to being open all year (12 or 24 hours per week over 47.5 weeks).
- Term time only places are not available.
- Fees are not charged for bank holidays, the 2 nursery closure weeks or 3 staff training days.
- Full fees are still payable for absence due to sickness or holidays.
Formula milk, nappies, wipes and creams need to be provided by the parent/carer
Children Accessing Early Years Entitlement Funding (EYEF)
(This will include 2 year olds entitled to receive 15 (12 if stretched) hours from April 2023)
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to receive either 15 (12 if stretched) or 30 (24 if stretched) hours of funding per week and become eligible the term after their third birthday.
| Details | Funded 3 & 4 year olds |
|---|---|
| Funded hours | Free |
| Additional non-funded hours | £7.35 |
| Daily food cost | £6.25 (Breakfast, snack, hot lunch and tea) |
- A 10% discount is offered for a full week
- Universal entitlement: 12 hours per week over 47.5 weeks or 15 hours per week during term time
- Extended entitlement 24 hours per week over 47.5 weeks or 30 hours per week term time only
- Term time only places are not available
Settling in Sessions
Helping you and your child settle into nursery and supporting your little one’s emotional wellbeing is our absolute priority. By giving yourself and your child shorter amounts of time to become familiar with their new environment and meeting your child’s keyperson, will allow you to see how your child interacts with them, the team and other children and will support you both in this time of adjustment.
As a parent, worrying about leaving your child is the most normal feeling and separation anxiety is commonplace in babies and young children, so naturally you will both find this difficult to begin with. When a child’s parent leaves them, they are naturally afraid about whether or not the parent will come back for them. Trusting that their parent will return is something children will only learn through experience.
As upsetting and stressful as leaving your child for the first time can be, whilst doing so, it is important to say goodbye with a smile, so that your child receives the message that they are being left in safe hands. We are always ready in the office with tea, tissues, and time to talk if you need to.
Making sure your child sees you leave and return, will help them develop trust over the first few times of being with us that you will always return for them. A kiss and a cuddle before you leave will help your child know what is happening, whilst sneaking off, which helps adults to feel better, can leave your child unsure.
What do settling in visits look like?
We ensure only one new child and parent is present in any room for a settling in session at any one time to allow this to be an unhurried opportunity for you all and allows you to feel secure in the knowledge our time is dedicated to you and your child.
Settling in usually takes place over two visits, both of which are free of charge. Normally this is enough time, however, where we feel your child would benefit from a further settling in session, we are happy to arrange this in order to ensure a smooth transition.
During the first visit parents are encouraged to stay for the whole time so that you can share lots of information about your child’s routines, likes and dislikes, special people, and any other important information that you would like us to know. It also gives your child the chance to explore their new surroundings with you close at hand.
The second visit, your child will spend one to two hours with us by themselves to allow the keyperson and your little one the opportunity to learn about each other and begin to form a trusting bond.
