Fees and Funding
Childcare Fees
Whole-year contracts
Under 3yrs
8am-5:50pm
8am-1:30pm
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1 Day
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3 Days
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4 Days
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5 Days
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Monthly
full-time
- £91.96
- £275.88
- £367.84
- £459.78
- £1915.76
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1 Day
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3 Days
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4 Days
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5 Days
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Monthly
full-time
- £58.42
- £175.26
- £233.68
- £292.10
- £1217.08
3-5yrs
8am-5:50pm
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1 Day
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3 Days
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4 Days
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5 Days
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Monthly
full-time
- £85.29
- £255.87
- £341.16
- £426.45
- £1776.88
8am-1:30pm
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1 Day
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3 Days
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4 Days
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5 Days
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Monthly
full-time
- £55.99
- £167.97
- £223.96
- £279.95
- £1166.46
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Prices are based upon a minimum attendance of 3 days per week to include a Monday or Friday.
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Fees are not charged for 2wk Christmas Closure, Team Training Days & Bank Holidays.
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All Fees are payable irrespective of non-attendance due to child holiday or sickness.
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Under 3's move into the '3-5yr's' charge band the term after their 3rd birthday.
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For extra hours purchased in addition to that of your child's contracted hours the hourly rates of £10.61 for under 3's and £10.18 for 3-5yr's will apply.
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Fees are quoted before deduction of the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE)
Additional Charges
Additional service charge
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We apply an additional daily service charge for items such as hot food, snacks and drinks on those days where the FEEE is applied.
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30hr Sessional
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Daycare
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Breakfast
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AM
£10.64
£10.64
£2.91
£9.74
No discount is applied to this charge
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We do not charge a service charge for 2yr FEEE Funded Contracts and tea time club.
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No additional service charge applies to those sessions where the FEEE hrs are used in full over 38wks (Term-time Contract):
9am to 12pm (3hrs per day)
9am to 3pm (6hrs per day)
Monday to Friday
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The 'Average Monthly Fee' is based upon the weekly fee multiplied by 50wks divided by 12 equal monthly instalments.
Registration Fee
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We charge a registration fee of £22.40 for Day Care and tea time club contracts.
Late collection Fee
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Our late collection charges are displayed in our settings.
Administration Fees
(after end of contract)
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£11.20 fee for each overpayment made via standing order
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20% fee where a 'Tax Free Childcare' payment/voucher is received at the end of your contract.
Free Working Families Childcare Support
&
Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE)
Please read our guide to funding which covers the following childcare topics:
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9-23 month old funding
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2yr olds FEEE Funding
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FEEE for 3-4yr olds
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30hr extended entitlement for working families
Please obtain your 11-digit code from the government website. This proves that you are eligible for free childcare.
You will need to give this code to us before a place can be offered.
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Check eligibility and apply for your code on the government's website here:
You can also find more childcare information on the local authority's website here:
Please be aware that these links will connect you to external websites.
Our charity cannot be responsible for the content of these sites including any downloadable files.
Please read our policy on links to external web pages here
Sibling Discount
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Our sibling discount is applied to the older siblings account.
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It is only applied to childcare hours purchased and not to other items such as the 'Additional Service Charge' for those children in receipt of the 'Free Early Education Entitlement'.
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Under 3's
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3 to 5's
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Mixed Ages
10%
5%
5%
Other Information
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Prices are based upon a minimum attendance of 3 days per week which must include a Monday and/or Friday.
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The fees are quoted before deduction of the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE).
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If you would like to purchase extra sessions we charge the following hourly rates:
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Under 3's
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3 to 5's
£10.20
£9.79
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You will be charged/invoiced for any hours or services that you wish to purchase that are above the free entitlement
SEND and Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium
We can get up to £388 per year to spend directly on supporting your child’s education which makes a big difference!
Please speak to staff at your setting to find out whether you are eligible
SEND
Early Years settings can access additional funding to support children with learning and developmental delay and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
This includes Disability Access Fund (DAF), SEND Inclusion Fund (SENIF)
and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
Links to an external webpage
Please be aware that these links will connect you to external websites.
Our charity cannot be responsible for the content of these sites including any downloadable files.
Please read our policy on links to external web pages here