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Early Years Funding
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All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to universal funding for early years education of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks per year from the term after they reach the eligible funding age. 30 hours funding is available to 3 and 4 year old children of working parents (subject to certain eligibility criteria)
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For children attending all year, funding may be stretched over the whole year. The maximum number of hours claimed in a year is 570 hours (15 per week) or 1140 hours (30 hours per week). If funding is stretched, this will equate to 11.2 hours per week for the universal funding (15 hours) or 22.3 hours per week for the extended funding (30 hours). If additional hours are taken over the entitlement of funded hours, normal fees will apply.
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Funding for working parents’ children is available for 15 hours per week term time, starting from 9 months old, and this will increase to 30 hours in September 2025, subject to eligibility criteria.
Your child will be eligible for the term after they reach the eligible funding age, and for children attending all year, this may be stretched over the whole year. If funding is stretched, it will equate to 11.2 hours per week.
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Term dates start on 1st September/ 1st January / 1st April for funding purposes.
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Employer childcare voucher scheme
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We accept vouchers from most childcare voucher providers, please let us know if you will be paying this way.
Voucher payments must be set up so they are paid in advance of the month that you are paying. It is your responsibility to keep track of your voucher payments and ensure that they are being paid as expected.
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Tax Free Childcare scheme
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To qualify, parents will have to be in work, and each be earning at least £115 a week and less than £100,000 each per year.
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For every 80p you or someone else pays in, the overnment will top up an extra 20p. The government will top up the account with 20% of childcare costs up to a total of £10,000 – the equivalent of up to £2,000 support per child per year (or £4,000 for disabled children).
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The scheme is available for children up to the age of 12 years old, so can be used for breakfast and holiday club as well as nursery care.
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Any eligible working family can use the tax-free childcare scheme.
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For more details on support that is available for childcare costs, please visit:
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https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
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Fees
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Any hours outside of funding entitlement will be charged as follows:
£7.00 per hour for any child under the age of 3 years old
£6.00 per hour for any child 3 years and older
£2.75 per day for a hot meal which includes a pudding of either a yogurt, jelly or a piece of fresh fruit.
Breakfast is charged at £1.00 per day and morning and afternoon snack is charged at 50 p each per day.
The charges for breakfast, snacks, and hot dinners are optional. You may choose to opt out and provide your own breakfast, snack, and/or packed lunch.